Technical Support Specialist

About JLG, an Oshkosh company

JLG began in 1969, when our founder, John L. Grove set out to resolve growing safety concerns in the construction industry. Since then we have been committed to understanding the challenges and delivering innovative solutions to the access market. We partner with customers to provide quality equipment, training opportunities and trusted support within the access industry. We are a global company, and our products—including mobile elevating work platforms, telehandlers, utility vehicles and accessories—can be found all over the world.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Technical Support Specialist will support internal and external customers via phone, email, face to face, or other media communication. This role will assist to repair and provide guidance on the overhaul of all Access equipment in the field through the contact center. This role will provide guidance to the associate level Technical Support Specialist in repairing and troubleshooting Access equipment in the field through the contact center.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

These duties are not meant to be all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned.

• •Trouble shoot the root cause of technical issues on various equipment within the JLG portfolio, which includes all machines produced by JLG, Hinowa, AUSA such as telehandlers (THM) and aerial work platforms (AWP) and identify the necessary actions to resolve issues.
• •Maintain a professional relationship with customers and other departments necessary to support the customer.
• •Provide guidance for internal Technical Support Specialist on a mentor level as needed.
• •Communicate all service related JLG documentation such as service field bulletins, information notices, and product updates to both JLG customers and other team members.
• •Develop and maintain a knowledge database that will assist customers as a self-help and self-diagnostic tool for future support.
• •Lead training efforts, schedule and coordinate team training meetings as needed.
• •Generate and utilize data from systems to provide analysis and guide other Technical Support Specialist in repair efforts.
• •Participate in New Product Development (NPD) teams as a service representative and in engineering change notice review.
• •Collaborate in continuous training efforts, both internally and externally, to maintain and increase proficiency on various products.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• •High School Diploma or its equivalent with five (5) or more years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• •Five (5) or more years of experience.
• •Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• •Willing to travel in Europe.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• •Associate’s degree in the field or a related area.
• •Experience with contact center or hands on equipment repair work.
• •Experience in troubleshooting manufacturing equipment.
• •Strong problem solving proficiency.
• •Very detail oriented.