Service Technician

Position Overview:
The Service Technician is primarily responsible for performing routine maintenance and repairs on a variety of farm equipment and processing equipment, including tractors, planters, mowers, balers, rakes, gravity bed, treater, and other equipment. This role ensures all equipment is kept in a safe, reliable working order to support efficient farm operations.
Key Responsibilities:

• Ability to operate all forms of equipment. Examples are combines, tractors, trucks, forklifts, and numerous forms of implements.
• Perform preventive maintenance and repairs on farm and processing machinery such as tractors, planters, mowers, balers, rakes, and all processing equipment.
• Ability to weld.
• Electrical skills.
• Carpentry skills.
• Maintain a clean and orderly workspace.
• Maintain an accurate inventory of equipment parts and order supplies as needed.
• Collaborate with management to prioritize maintenance tasks.
• Assist with other farm operations as needed, including equipment setup and fieldwork support.
• Adhere to safety protocols and ensure that machinery complies with safety standards.
• Regularly communicate work completed – and equipment observations – to management
• Ability to work independently and in a team, at times taking the lead and at other times being able to receive instructions. 
• Maintain an annual and organized service record of all equipment. Make suggestions for repairs, replacements, and improvements.
• Would work as a team member with other team leaders at times, and have the responsibility of maintaining the safety and operation of the company's assets

Physical Demands:

• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds regularly.
• Ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions.
• Ability to stand, bend, and kneel for extended periods during maintenance tasks.
• Must be able to work long hours throughout different periods of the year.
• Must be able to work weekends.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Have a High School diploma or other job experience.
• Keen eye for details and organizational skills.
• Experience with the maintenance and repair of agricultural equipment.
• Mechanical aptitude and problem-solving skills.
• Basic recordkeeping skills.
• Valid driver’s license (CDL preferred but not required).
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new equipment and technologies.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• Supervisory responsibilities may be assigned seasonally or project-based, depending on production demands.

Benefits

• Competitive pay based on experience
• Family Health Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Simple IRA
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Work Comp
• 6 Paid Holidays

 
Reports to

• Production Manager

 
What you should know…
 
Zangger Popcorn Hybrids success begins and ends with our team members.  We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and applications for our position are considered without race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation gender identity or expression, age, disability, religion, military or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.

For more inquiries, please contact Tracy Ries at tracy@zanggerpopcorn.com or her office number at (308) 496-3400.