Maintenance Technician
Irving, TX - USA
Job Summary
The Maintenance Technician is responsible for ensuring safe efficient and reliable operations across their terminal or warehouse facility. They play a critical role in minimizing downtime supporting operations and maintaining compliance with all safety and regulatory standards. They perform minor repairs conduct routine and corrective maintenance troubleshoot mechanical and electrical issues and oversee the performance of both inhouse and vendor-supported systems.
Responsibilities
- Maintain safety compliance across all assigned areas and proactively identify and resolve potential hazards.
- Perform diagnostics routine maintenance inspections and repairs on facility systems and structures.
- Repair maintain and troubleshoot HVAC plumbing electrical and mechanical infrastructure.
- Conduct mechanical electrical plumbing and structural repair work throughout the facility and terminal environment.
- Maintain and repair dock doors rollup doors guard rails bollards dock plates and other freight-handling equipment.
- Identify and execute opportunities to perform repairs in-house when appropriate to reduce vendor costs and improve response time.
- Ensure equipment is safe functional and ready for use.
- Respond quickly to maintenance needs and implement preventative maintenance strategies.
- Maintain accurate documentation of all inspections repairs and maintenance activities.
- Oversee vendor support including scheduling service coordination and account management.
- Obtain quotations manage vendor contracts and ensure vendors meet established service-level expectations.
- Maintain relationships with thirdparty providers including propane suppliers firepanel services access control systems landscaping/irrigation janitorial electrical plumbing and HVAC professionals.
- Collaborate with internal teams to plan maintenance activities that support smooth terminal operations.
- All other duties as assigned to meet evolving business needs.
Qualifications
- Education: High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
- Certification/Licensure: Technical certifications in HVAC electrical plumbing or related fields preferred.
- Experience: Previous maintenance/construction/skilled trades experience or apprenticeship preferred.
- Strong mechanical electrical and plumbing troubleshooting abilities.
- Ability to safely operate tools lifts ladders forklifts and other warehouse equipment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to document work clearly.
- Ability to read and interpret schematics equipment manuals and maintenance documentation.
- Experience working in a warehouse freight terminal or industrial environment preferred.
- Demonstrated discretion and confidentiality in handling and protecting sensitive information.
- Technical: Proficient with common office technologies including Windows PCs Microsoft O365 (Outlook Word Excel PowerPoint) and web conferencing platforms (Teams Zoom Webex).
Environment: Comfort commuting to and working in a 100% onsite environment (as listed in this posting).
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About Company
Forward Air Corporation is a leading provider of time-definite surface transportation and related logistics services to the North American air freight and expedited LTL market. We provide scheduled surface transportation of cargo as a cost effective, reliable alternative to air transp ... View more