Lead Technician

Interested in taking the next step in your technical career? RDO Equipment Co. is looking for a skilled Lead Technician to serve as an in‑shop technical resource supporting our service team. If you’re passionate about advanced diagnostics, mentoring other technicians, and maintaining high standards of repair quality and safety, we’d love to talk with you. Apply today and grow your career with RDO.

What’s In It For You:

• $27– $43 / hour
• Competitive wages and profit sharing program to match your skills and experience.
• An opportunity to participate in a career path program which gives you autonomy to manage your own career.
• Tool reimbursement program.
• Competitive wages and profit sharing program to match your skills and experience.
• A comprehensive benefits package that supports your well-being. For more details and to view these offerings, visit RDO’s benefits page (https://www.rdoequipment.com/careers/benefits).
• A company that lives by its core values: they’re not just words on a wall – they’re how we work, grow, and lead. Click here (https://www.rdoequipment.com/about/core-values) to learn more.

Why RDO?

When you join RDO Equipment Co., you’ll become part of an industry-leading team providing a world-class experience for customers who do vital work. We deal in iron from the world’s leading equipment and technology manufacturers, but we’re a people business first. RDO has grown from humble roots, guided by a family’s values, and shaped by the strengths, voices and entrepreneurism of our team members.

Texas has a booming construction industry. The need for RDO's services and product expertise in this region is diverse. In Austin, you'll work with customers of various scales to help them maintain efficiency and profitability throughout the year. These companies do the important work of building Texas' infrastructure and supporting its economy, relying on support from RDO team members every day. Join the growing team in Austin and make your impact today.

What You Will Do:

• Serve as a technical leader: act as the primary in‑shop expert and escalation point for complex diagnostics, repairs, and troubleshooting.
• Stay hands‑on: perform advanced mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and diesel diagnostics and repairs, with expectations to remain actively engaged in billable work.
• Support and mentor technicians: provide technical guidance, coaching, and informal mentorship to help develop skills and promote repair consistency.
• Promote quality and safety: help prevent rework and comebacks by reinforcing proper diagnostics, repair procedures, documentation, and safety standards.
• For a complete list of duties and responsibilities, view the full job description here (https://assets-sitefinity-cdn-prod.azureedge.net/assets/docs/default-source/job-descriptions/lead-technician.pdf).

What You Will Need:

• Advanced technical experience: strong diagnostic and repair skills across mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and diesel systems.
• Demonstrated technical leadership: ability to guide and support other technicians without direct supervisory responsibility.
• Strong communication skills: clear, professional written and verbal communication.
• Attention to detail: commitment to repair quality, safety, and documentation standards.
• Computer proficiency: comfortable using diagnostic software and service systems.
• Valid work authorization: candidates must have valid work authorization and be able to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship.

Why You’ll Love It Here:

• Team outings: We regularly attend events and doing things together outside of work.
• Great team atmosphere: Everyone is willing to help out when needed. Monthly events like chili cook-offs, a Christmas party and a pumpkin carving contest.
• Team member perks: Ice Cream Wednesdays and Hot Dog Fridays. Food trucks/snow cone trucks in the heat of the summer.
• Safe environment: Management and team members look out for the safety of others in the shop and around equipment.
• Equipment variety: We work on and with a lot of different kinds of machines, this is especially a perk for our technicians.
• Emphasis on training: Training and development are big deals here; every technician has the opportunity to become a capstone technician.
• Customer & association events: Team building events with customers and associations.
• A dynamic environment: where no two days are the same.
• A supportive team: that’s as invested in your success as their own as well as opportunities to build on camaraderie throughout the year.
• Opportunities to: grow, learn, and lead in the industry.

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