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Field Service Technician-March 2024
Melbourne
Mar 28, 2026
About Field Service Technician

  Business: Kalmar

  Job Function: Service

  Location:

  Melbourne, VIC, AU

  Field Service Technician

  Kalmar keeps global trade moving. Our innovative solutions contribute to every fourth container movement in the world and help transform the future of cargo handling. We believe in collaboration, delivering on our promises and that people make the difference.

  Purpose of the position

  Executes service on Kalmar and 3rd party equipment at the customer site or in Kalmar premises

  Knows the customers’ Installed base

  Responsible for: security, service execution on quality and on time, professional interaction with customers, service report, work time report, sales leads

  Accountable for: Customer satisfaction, quality workmanship and first time fixes

  As per work agreement: weekend work (stand-by), shift work, overtime, remote travel

  Main tasks and responsibilities

  Maintain and repair the latest cargo handling heavy equipment at customer facilities or Kalmar premises, including:

  Planned maintenance

  Conducting repairs on breakdown

  Fault finding

  Contributing to effective OH&S practices

  Actively builds good customer relationships by professional behaviour and customer-minded interaction

  Actively builds profitable Kalmar service business in the country by well planning work days and providing service at high quality and on time to customers

  Prepares well for service jobs: service history, parts, customer address and contact, onsite on time etc.

  Executes daily service jobs, properly signing in and out at the customer’s site, securing the equipment for: repairs, preventive maintenance, warranty, inspections, refurbishments etc.

  Leaves the customer site having cleaned the workplace, reviewed the work done with the customer, checked for additional service opportunities, service report sent and properly signing out with the customer contact

  Report any unsafe equipment (Service vehicle, Tooling, Equipment etc) to the relevant manager

  Continuously learns about new Kalmar equipment

  Reports service work (during the day, at the end of each job)

  Reports work time (daily)

  Provides sales leads on to relevant parties and other opportunities at the customer site

  Keeps van stock up to date and accounted for

  Keeps service vehicle clean and presentable at all times, vehicle services to be kept up to date

  Company provided tooling to be secured, maintained and accounted for.

  Close cooperation with customer service contacts, spare parts division etc

  Other duties as requested by your manager

  KPI’s

  Security: zero accidents

  Work organisation: 5S

  Invoice lead time (from last operation performed to status WDON)

  Installed base data

  Customer satisfaction related to service: CROL customer survey

  Kalmar must-win battles and strategic targets for Services

  What you’ll need to succeed

  Education

  Mechanical or Electrical trade qualification eg diesel mechanic, mobile plant fitter, commercial marine mechanic, auto electrician, electrical fitter, industrial electrician

  Minimum year 10 high school

  Ability to participate in training on and off the job with above average ability to learn and apply new skills.

  Experience

  Ability to fault find unsupervised

  Ability to test & understand hydraulic & electrical circuits/diagrams

  Ability to strip & rebuild mechanical components eg differential

  Experience using email and ICT

  Industrial/commercial heavy equipment background

  ECU / PLC experience / exposure advantageous

  Ability to plan efficient service execution

  Competencies

  Team player

  Proactive with a can do attitude

  Self-starter

  Results oriented

  Ability to achieve deadlines

  Career focused

  Motivating and Inspiring people

  Ability to get things done

  Good customer communication, structured, service minded, customer-oriented

  Literacy in English language written and oral

  Knowledge

  In depth-knowledge of hydraulic, mechanical and electrical systems.

  Customer solutions focused

  Licenses (preferred)

  Disconnect Reconnect restricted electrical license

  Forklift operator’s license

  Elevated work platform license

  Working safely @ heights

  You will be part of

  We believe in our people as it is our people who really make the difference. We always work in close collaboration with our customers, deliver on our promises and never walk away no matter how big the challenge. We succeed because we do it together.

  With us, you will have the opportunity to realise your potential and become an important member of our global team.

  Interested to join?

  If you are excited about this opportunity, please submit your application with salary request and CV by 29.02.2024.

  Kalmar is part of Cargotec

  Kalmar is the global leader in sustainable cargo handling for ports, terminals, distribution centres and heavy industry. With our extensive electric portfolio and global service network, we help our customers move towards safer, more eco-efficient and productive operations. Together, we develop innovative solutions that shape the future of our industry, improving our customers’ every move. www.kalmarglobal.com

  Kalmar is part of Cargotec. Cargotec's (Nasdaq Helsinki: CGCBV) sales in 2022 totalled approximately EUR 4 billion and it employs around 11,500 people. www.cargotec.com

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