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Battery Technician - Motive

Shoppa's Material Handling
Farmers, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 4/3/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/2/2025

Family owned and operated since 1981, Shoppa’s Material Handling is one of the fastest growing and most successful material handling dealerships in the United States. We are proud to be an authorized dealer of Toyota Material Handling – the bestselling forklift brand in the world and a recognized leader in quality, durability, safety and innovation. Through our nine locations across Texas and Kansas City, MO, we provide a comprehensive array of products, services and integrated systems that help our customers streamline the storage and movement of their goods.


JOB SUMMARY:


The Battery Technician will be responsible for performing service calls, both in-shop and customer sites. Service calls will consist of watering batteries, evaluating batteries/chargers and battery monitoring systems to correct non-conformities and maximize uptime of customer material handling equipment. Support sales staff, as necessary, in the sale/service of new and used equipment. Will represent Viking Power and requires professionalism, great attitude, effective communication skills and outstanding customer service.


ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  • Communicate with intra-company personnel about potential warranty issues.
  • Be able to rebuild batteries by replacing cells, connectors, cables, etc.
  • Able to burn lead to make connections and case connectors.
  • Able to do acid adjustments to batteries.
  • Able to run diagnostics on batteries.
  • Responsible for all parts in inventory.
  • Be able to do all repairs and P.M. (preventative maintenance) to changers and systems.
  • Periodic maintenance and repairs.
  • Notify supervisor of equipment not working properly.
  • Package and dispose of used acids and batteries in accordance with DOT/EPA and OSHA regulations.
  • Responsible to gather information necessary to properly communicate work; (ie. Truck model, Truck Serial #, Unit #, Battery Model, Battery Serial #, Charger Model, Charger Serial #, Connector type.


QUALIFICATIONS:

  • High school diploma or GED
  • 2 years’ experience working batteries
  • Clean driving record
  • Must have working knowledge of electrical circuits & electronics.


PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

The physical demands and working conditions requirement indicated below are examples of the demands that must be performed in carrying out the essential job functions.


Working Conditions: Work indoors and outdoors; exposure to temperatures commensurate with outdoor seasonal temperatures.



Shoppa’s Material Handling is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled/veterans”; (b) “EOE/Disability/Vets”; or (c) “Shoppa’s provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.”


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