Heavy Lift Equipment Service Technician

We keep cranes and lift equipment in peak condition so every hoist is predictable and every jobsite is safe. If you thrive on solving tough mechanical and electrical puzzles, this role lets you own the full lifecycle—from inspection and diagnosis to rebuild and final test—across cranes, boom trucks, and a supporting fleet of trailers, pickups, and semis.

• Execute preventive and corrective maintenance on diesel engines, boom assemblies, hydraulic systems, electrical circuits, brakes, and more.
• Operate hoists, forklifts, and hand trucks to move, disassemble, and reassemble heavy components.
• Identify faults through detailed inspections; determine repair strategies and parts requirements.
• Run post-repair tests to validate performance against OEM specifications.
• Complete routine service: cleaning, lubrication, and standard adjustments.
• Leverage manuals, blueprints, and technical drawings to inform work plans.
• Fabricate, modify, and install specialized equipment and replacement parts using correct specialty tools.
• Use precision instruments (micrometers, gauges) to verify wear and tolerances.
• Diagnose, repair, and rewire electrical systems.
• Replace worn or damaged parts on cranes and allied vehicles.
• Contribute to other tasks as needed to support operations.

• Education: High School diploma or GED; Associate or vocational degree preferred; Commercial Driver's License (CDL).
• Experience: 5+ years of hands-on mechanical work with cranes (required); 3+ years with diesel, gasoline, and propane engines.
• Skills: Advanced blueprint reading; strong mechanical aptitude and manual dexterity; excellent time management and communication.

You comfortably interpret complex written instructions, draft simple correspondence, and share information clearly in one-on-one or small group settings.

• Frequent: walking; hand use for fine handling and feeling; kneeling, crouching, crawling; speaking/hearing; pushing and pulling; reaching; climbing; bending/stooping.
• Occasional: lifting/moving up to 50 pounds.
• Vision: close, color, and peripheral vision plus depth perception.

• Regularly outdoors in varying weather.
• Frequently around moving mechanical parts.

• Heavy Equipment Repair
• Crane & Lifting Equipment Systems

Must be able to pass a drug test, background check, and fit for duty test.

Maxim is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment based on their race, color, religion, creed, sex, national origin or ancestry, age, sexual orientation, disability, genetic information or veteran status, as those terms are defined under applicable laws, or any other characteristic protected by law.