Vander Molen Fire Apparatus Sales and Service - Technician Jobs in Ballston Lake, NY

Shop is heated with radiant heat in the floor, shop is not air conditioned but we have several large fans

We are a smaller team, we currently have 6 shop techs, 4 road techs, 2 parts people, 3 management, and 6 sales staff

Our summer hours are Monday - Thursday 7AM - 5:30PM, we do work 7AM-12PM on Fridays durning the winter. We do offer Overtime for who ever wants to work it.

We provide, jack, jack stands, speciality tools, 3/4" and 1" drive tools. We expect technicians to have 1/2 drive tools and smaller

We have a large break room with a large dining room table that sets 12 people. We have multiple refrigerators, 2 micro waves and a dishwasher. We also have a washer and dryer available so if you get oil soaked through your uniforms you done need to take those items home and ruin your own washer etc..

We have 5 bays in out main location and 3 in our satellite shop

There is a wide range for this between 100 - 300 per month

We have dedicated parts personal to assist with parts ordering. We like emails to be sent by the tech to the parts personnel requesting parts so we have a paper trail.

We allow side work as long as it is not on Emergency vehicles

We offer an efficiency bonus program based on billable work. This can range from $500 - $2500 per month. This is between $3.13 and $15.63 per hour in bonus money based on 160 hours per month

We offer on going training with Cummins and various industry specific manufactures. We send technicians to various schooling throughout the year.

We start techs in the shop and advance them road techs when management feels they are ready. There may be opportunity to advance away from mechanics intop management and or sales

We perform 30 day, 90 day, and 180 day reviews after hire. Then semi annually after that.

We require state mandated training at hire. This includes, fire extinguisher safety, power tool safety, emergency evacuation plans, and safety belt usage.

We assign new techs to work with senior techs for approximately 90 days. This can be shortened or extended based on their progression. We rotate techs between senior techs so they see all aspects of the business

We participate in local Christmas parades. We have veteran community days at our facility.

We work with the local BOCES program and have interns that work with us a couple hours a day a few days a week

We see the shop adding a 2nd building in Ballston Lake to be a collision and fabrication shop. We also see our satellite shop building our own location the same size as Ballston Lake

We have a standard employment application, normally take about 10 minutes to complete.

Yes we do do a brief phone screening prior to an in person interview.

In person interview starts with the GM and HR rep. If they feel the candidate is a good fit a drivers license abstract will be pulled and the applicate will be asked to take a pre employment drug screening

License check and pre employment drug screening

No we do not. We may walk an individual around a truck and ask them to identify certain components.

24-48 hours depending on how long it takes for the drug screening results to come back.

1 week

Hourly paid position This position may be considered bonus-eligible after 90 days.

Hourly paid position Desired training, ASE or EVT certifications, CDL Class B License, NYS Inspectors license for Groups 1 & 2

1ST Year apprentice will start at $18-$20. 2ND Year apprentice will be $20-$22, after that will move to Tech rate