MT Truck Works - Technician Jobs in Kalispell, MT

Our shop is heated and provides a comfortable climate all year round.

Currently, our shop consists of 10 employees. We have our owner/operator, a bookkeeper, a service manager, a service advisor and 7 technicians.

Hours of operation are 8:00am-5:00pm, but since we specialize in emergency vehicles occasionally we may require later hours from time to time depending on the circumstances.

Various tools, supplies, and equipment will be available for all employees to use at their discretion.

Our breakroom is separate from the shop floor and is upstairs above the office space. Full amenities are available for our staff to use. We also have a smoker for our staff to use as well.

7 bays, 3 with lifts, and mobile column lifts

Around 100.

Parts ordering is completed via our shop system, entered in by the technician and then the service writer is notified within the system. For parts that are not common, which on fire engines, most are not, the technician discusses with the parts and service team, and ordering is then handled by them.

Side work is allowed after hours with approval from upper management and is to not interfere with shop jobs. You may use the shop tools and equipment but you will have to provide your own parts and supplies.

We work on some of the most specialized vehicles on the road, which means there is always new things to see and learn. We rarely work on over the road tractors, and we always allow our technicians to refuse to work on the few that we do see.... (no nasty heaps covered in urine or other body substances due to lazy nasty drivers)

Yes, we offer in-house and outside courses. Training and continuing education are required but also compensated for.

Shop lead, Shop Foreman, Service Advisor, and Service Manager are almost exclusively filled from within.

For the first year, we review every 30 days up to six months and then we meet every 90 days. After the first year, we do bi-annual reviews.

Forklift, vehicle lifts, fire truck operations, ambulance operations.

We are an open learning shop. Anyone can learn from anyone!! New techs often have newer technology to teach the older techs, and the older techs have years of experience to teach. We are a positive learning environment.

We are always giving to charitable organizations, supporting veterans and first responders through different organizations and the work we perform.

We work with local schools and are currently in the process of building an internship program.

We will do a brief phone screen for applicants, to get the feel of your personality and experience.

In person interviews begin with getting to know the candidate on a personal level. We then move into random sets of questions that pertain to the job applied for. Depending upon certain answers, our line of questions can take different paths.

We will run a background check along with a pre-employment drug screen as we work on life safety apparatus. Once hired, you will be subject to random drug screens. Of course, if you hold a commercial license you will be held to the DOT screening standards.

Yes, we have had previous candidates perform a skill assessment prior to hire. They usually entail working on the shop floor with a task or two assigned to evaluate the knowledge, efficiency, and personality of the candidate.

Depends on the current applicant pool, but some employees have received offers on the spot.

Varies

Pay really depends on experience and top money is earned with specialty certifications, which are paid for and required to earn and keep.