Chemical Service Technician

Bargreen Ellingson is looking for a Chemical Service Technician to join our Seattle service team. This role is responsible for providing quality service to our customers who have various types of commercial appliances that require service. This can include serving customers at restaurants with dish machines, or at hotels, schools and other customers who lease and service equipment with Bargreen Ellingson.

We’re looking for a dependable, mechanically minded individual who enjoys working with both equipment and people. The ideal candidate has experience servicing commercial equipment, strong troubleshooting skills, and excellent customer service skills. They should be comfortable working independently, managing a service territory, responding to customer needs, and working a flexible schedule that includes occasional overtime and on-call responsibilities. Reliability, safety, responsiveness, and a willingness to learn are key to success in this role. Additionally, we’re ideally looking for someone who lives in Seattle or North Seattle, since this position will primarily service that area. 

The wage range for this role is $22.00 to $30.00 per hour, depending on experience. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manage their given territory with exceptional service to customer accounts.
• Install and maintain chemical dispensers at restaurants, laundry, grocery and health care facilities. 
• Install and maintain dish machines from under counter to conveyor units at restaurant, grocery and health care facilities.
• Conduct routine and thorough preventative maintenance visits at customer accounts to ensure equipment is functioning properly.
• Maintaining the appearance of the service vehicle, both inside and out.
• Managing parts inventory and conducting cycle counts for their assigned service vehicle as necessary, as well as following up on any discrepancies.
• Respond to and resolve emergency service calls during business hours & after hours/weekends when on call. Rotating on-call schedule is required.
• Create and maintain positive relationships with key individuals (customers, territory sales reps, suppliers, and co-workers).  
• Work with management to provide any necessary training for employees.
• Must be safety/security conscious, adhere to the guidelines in the Safety Manual, and report any accidents or incidents immediately.
• Be knowledgeable about and follow company policy and procedures.
• Outstanding relationship-building skills coupled with a high degree of responsiveness and integrity. 
• Tool and Equipment Accountability - Maintain custody of, track, and safeguard all tools, equipment, and materials issued by the Company that are required to perform assigned duties. Promptly report any lost, damaged, or missing tools or equipment to the supervisor.
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. 

• Valid state driver license with clean driving record.
• High school diploma or equivalent 
• Work schedule may include nights, weekends, holidays and long hours with mandatory overtime and on-call status.  
• Regular attendance is necessary.
• Reliability and dependability are essential, as our customers rely on our service visits to maintain their business operations
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.
• Desire to succeed in a high growth, fast-paced retail environment.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• This position requires a minimum of 2-years warewash, laundry, or similar experience 
• Familiarity with smart phones, tablets and email 
• Ability to drive a company work truck or vehicle.
• Able to follow safety standards that vary from site to site
• Ability to read and interpret wiring diagrams
• Overall mechanical aptitude
• If assigned a vehicle over 10,001 pounds, a DOT Medical Card is required before starting.

Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands and arms to finger, handle, feel, or carry; reach with hands and arms. 
• Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance or stoop; kneel, crouch, or crawl. 
• Frequently required to lift up to 50 lbs. 
• Constant use of hand truck to lift, move and place items.
• Must be able to safely tolerate heat or other inclement weather.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear; read and identify numbers for accurate order filling and receiving of material. Apply sound reasoning and logic performing daily tasks.

Bargreen Ellingson offers a comprehensive benefit program, which includes medical and dental insurance, retirement match, vacation, paid holidays, and sick leave (as mandated by local laws) for all full-time employees. Benefits for part-time employees include retirement match and sick leave (as mandated by local laws). Note: Benefits and eligibility may vary depending on location, position and hours worked. A full summary of benefits will be provided upon hire.

Bargreen Ellingson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.