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Since 1978

Nevada Contractor 0020861
 

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Field Service Technician 

& Service Manager Trainee

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Accountabilities:

Spa Deliveries & Start-Up:

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Cover for Delivery Technician during vacations and illness

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Collect Daily Delivery Schedule & each Bill of Lading for today's deliveries

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Call the customers & go over their pre-delivery preparations & time delivery is scheduled

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Load spa and other items purchased and drive to delivery site arriving on time

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With the customer's help unload the spa and other items and set them up on the customer's deck

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Verify that the pre-wiring is correct and to code and test and hook spa up to wiring

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Install and test any accessory items purchased while spa is filling with water

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Police the delivery area for delivery debris, straighten up delivery area and load packaging back on truck

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Test spa for all functions & show customer spa operation, chemicals and maintenance procedures

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Collect required signatures and any balance owed on contract

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Drive back to store and place delivery papers into an envelope and into the safe

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Unload spa packaging into Dumpsters, clean & wash truck & trailer if necessary

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Prepare for the next delivery as above

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Practice with and become fluid in the delivery paper work & presenting the various customer training segments

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Monitor and have repaired company equipment damaged during the course of our day to day operations

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Keep tires properly inflated, tire chains repaired, the delivery carts, straps and other equipment in good working condition

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Notify the Operations Manager when trucks require serviced as per vehicle manufacturers recommendations

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Be able to effectively teach Spa Delivery Technician Trainees on all phased of the Delivery & Start-Up position

Shipping & Receiving:

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Cover for Delivery / Shipping & Receiving Technician during vacations and illness

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Hold and continue to hold both a valid Nevada Driver's license and an OSHA Approved fork lift truck operators certificate

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Have and continue to maintain a clean driving record

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Safely & efficiently operate the fork lift truck to load & unload shipments of spas and other items from common carriers

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Thoroughly examine all incoming shipments for freight damage and if damage is detected notify the truck driver and your supervisor before signing the Bill of Lading and before delivery man leaves our store

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Carefully count the quantities of all incoming items and compare to our purchase order, packing list on the incoming shipment and freight company's Bill of Lading.  Don't sign until the counts agree or shortages are so noted on the Bill of Lading

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Check-off each item on the our Bill of Lading for out-going shipments with truck drivers or customers & obtain signatures to verify all items listed are shipping & in good condition

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Stock within the warehouse to the proper locations hot tubs, covers, gazebos, decks, steps, lifters, chemicals and other palletized and non-palletized shipments

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Help load customer vehicles with items they are picking up from the warehouse

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Unpack and place spas on the sales floor at locations designated by the Floor Sales Manager

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Unpack, place on the floor and help assemble gazebos and other showroom floor displays per Floor Sales Manager's directions

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Be able to help with other shipping & receiving carried on UPS, FED-X, AIRBORNE, etc.

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Learn the computer and become proficient with the customer records, inventory & shipping & receiving modules

Field Technician:

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Enjoy our beautiful outdoors and be proficient working outside during all seasons of the year 

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Be proficient in the trouble shooting and repairs of Sundance, Sweetwater and other major brands of hot tubs

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Know from memory and be able to practice the Sundance "STA" without help from others

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Study and learn our geographical service area and all the time saving shortcuts during road construction season and the winter months

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Be able to group service calls into geographical areas and to flow smoothly from job site to job site without back tracking

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Be able to replace any piece of equipment, piping or fitting efficiently without call backs

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Be able to detect multiple component failures & determine likely causes and appropriate solutions

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Be able to locate needed parts from parts catalogs, the internet and verbally from suppliers if necessary

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Be able to supply our order department with the catalog, page number, exact manufacturer's part number, our vendor part number and our cost so that the proper parts can be ordered

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If a part is taking a long time to receive check the vendor clip board or computerized order software and bring it to the order departments attention

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Be able to provide the customer with a reasonable estimate of the cost of the repair and to stop and notify the customer if other hidden and substantial problems are found that will need your attention

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Be fair with our customers and if excessive time is spend on a diagnosis or you have to back track discuss what is going on with your Service Manager

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Report any accidental damage to a customer's property and to your Service Manager immediately

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List all parts used on all jobs even if you broke or ruined it and have to supply another for free

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Keep all parts on your service truck properly packaged so as to remain in like new condition until needed

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Collect for all field service COD unless specific signed written instructions to the contrary are on your work order

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Be on the look-out for safety and building code violations and take appropriate steps to correct the problems or notify the owners to contact the appropriate contractor to have the problems corrected

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Be able to check the overall "health" of the hot tub system and to recommend preventative maintenance when appropriate

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Be able to leave the customer a legible and detailed "Field Invoice" explaining what you did & what they may need to do

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Carry in your vehicle back-up accessories such as cover lifters, cover straps, spare filters, filter soaking tanks and a small supply of chemicals & fragrances, etc.

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Be able to explain the benefits of these common accessories and sell them to customers desiring to purchase

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Carry also all the small items occasionally missing from spas & accessories such as screws, light bulbs, clips, fuses, etc. and those items such as o-rings, solvent cements, pipe, common & specialty fittings

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Be able to effectively communicate any delivery or service problems with you supervisor or the manufacturer

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Educate, supervise and critique new Spa Technicians & delivery personnel to the best of your ability

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Communicate any personality problems, breach of company policies or other improper Team member behaviors to you supervisor

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Become proficient with the field service invoices, warranty tags and procedures

Required Experience:

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Minimum High school diploma or GED with some college a plus

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Comfortable with the computer and good computer skills with word processing & email experience

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Clean driving record with five years minimum successful driving experience

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Comfortable and efficient driving the fork lift truck 

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Experienced driving a vehicle while towing & backing a trailer and a spa dolly

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Warehousing, shipping and receiving experience a plus

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Minimum three to five years hot tub repair experience with pool repair experience a plus

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Hands on trouble shooting, repair & warranty repair experience working on Sundance, Sweetwater, Jacuzzi, Hot Springs, Coleman, Caldera, Dimension One, LA Spas, Cal-Spas and Marquis spas and Balboa Controls a real plus 

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Minimum three to five years hands on electrical and mechanical trouble shooting with electrical wiring a plus

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Minimum three to five years hands on spa and or pool plumbing experience with landscape plumbing a plus

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Minimum three to five years hands on retail and customer care experience

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Posses spa manufacturer and equipment training certifications with the NSPI Certification a real plus

Personal Abilities:

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Able to maintain your personal appearance neatly shaven & clothed & maintain good personal hygiene

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Be of high moral and ethical character & able to instill those attributes in Team Members

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Able to occasionally lift heavy objects 100 Lbs plus and in good physical & mental health

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Excel in the use of basic hand and electrical hand tools with a highly developed mechanical aptitude

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Able to read and understand basic electrical schematics and systems flow charts

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Own appropriate basic hand, plumbing, electrical & electrical testing tools and purchase those required to perform the job

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Highly motivated and an effective worker regularly able to meet and exceed daily goals

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Effectively a self starter when working alone and a TEAM leader with co-workers & customers

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Able to effectively organize physical items and tasks and to adapt to frequent changes in the daily schedule

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Able to maintain service vehicle properly stocked with adequate supplies of required parts at all times

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A neatness specialists with a burning desire to keep the work site, shop & service vehicle immaculate & organized

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Able to effectively communicate with gestures, verbally, in writing, by radio & electronically

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Able to work overtime and up to six days a week when the need arises

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Desire to work for frequent advancement and towards an ownership interest & the rewards it brings

Compensation:

        Salary based on experience.

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