Alta Material Handling is currently looking for a full-time Forklift Field Service Technician / Mechanic reporting to our Dorval, QC branch. This position is day shift Monday to Friday, and hourly (no flat rate!). The primary responsibilities of the position consist of, but are not limited to: Responsibilities: Performing preventative maintenance on customer forklifts and other material handling equipment

Diagnose and repair all forms of customer equipment

Completing each repair job in a timely, efficient, and professional manner

Providing exceptional customer service

Work and manage workloads independently

Accurately complete and submit all required paperwork and electronic documentation, including updating work orders in company systems

Track work-in-process (WIP), labor time, and job status using digital tools

Follow company digital workflows and maintain accurate electronic service records

Incorporate Alta's Guiding Principles into daily activities

Performs other duties as assigned

Consistent, regular, and reliable attendance including being ready for work at the designated start time We encourage our technicians to participate in our in-house paid training program, allowing them to acquire additional skills in diagnosis and troubleshooting and further advance their career as a technician. Also, company uniforms are provided!

Qualifications: Fluent in French - written and spoken (mandatory)

Two years of previous mechanical repair experience in forklift, auto, diesel, agricultural or heavy equipment repair experience

Previous field experience is highly preferable

Excellent mechanical aptitude





Possess own tools

Must have clean driving record and valid driver’s license to drive company vehicle

Interpersonal skills

Basic computer proficiency, including daily use of a laptop

Ability to enter and update work orders in a computerized system

Comfortable using web-based systems, email, and standard office tools

Language Skills - Intermediate: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Reasoning Ability - Intermediate: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands/Work Workplace: Physical/Sensory Functions: Regularly will stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands

- Frequently will talk/hear
- Occasionally will sit, climb, or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

Frequent bending and working from a prone position (lying down while working underneath equipment) are required.

Vision: No special vision requirements.

Lift and/or Move Functions: Regularly will lift to 10 pounds

- Frequently will lift 11 to 25 pounds.

Work Environment: Regularly will work near moving mechanical parts

- Frequently will be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, outdoor weather conditions
- Occasionally will work in wet or humid conditions (non-weather), extreme cold and heat (non-weather), risk of electrical shock, vibration

📌 Forklift Field Service Technician (Montreal)
🏢 Alta
📍 Montreal