Who Are We?
Since 1987, Wesco Turf has been the golf, grounds, and irrigation market leader. We are a worldwide provider of the highest quality used golf course equipment. We are an exclusive provider for Toro, Club Car, Bernhard, Salsco, Harper, Ventrac, and MCI-Flowtronex and Watertronics Pump Stations in Florida and Southern Georgia. Wesco has been honored multiple times as Toro’s North American Distributor of Excellence. On August 1st, 2022, Wesco acquired Hector Turf located in Deerfield Beach expanding our market to include from Vero Beach to Key West, including the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and the Caribbean Islands.
What Will You Do?
The Turf Equipment Mechanic is responsible for providing support to the Sarasota Shop team to ensure the shop can respond to our customer's needs, exceeding their expectations for quality repairs, quick turnaround time, and meeting promise dates.
To grow and build a successful career with Wesco Turf, you will be responsible for:
- Accurately test, troubleshoot, and diagnose failures on hydraulic, electrical systems, and gasoline and diesel engines.
- Perform all repairs to meet quality control standards and in accordance with SRT.
- Prepare accurate estimates for parts & labor.
- Read and interpret electrical and hydraulic schematics.
- Welding as needed
- Assembly of new equipment to customer specs and within SST
- Preparation of Demo, Loaner, Pre-owned sale and rental units according to request and specifications
What Can We Give You?
Wesco’s foundation is built on the strength and quality of our people. We are committed to providing all of the resources and tools necessary to help our people be successful. Recognizing that our employees are our greatest resource, our competitive rewards package is designed to attract and retain our talented associates.
Health Insurance – Medical, dental, and vision insurance is available to full-time employees, eligible dependents, and spouses.
Wellness – We offer full-time associates a variety of mental health, financial health, and other types of resources.
Growth Opportunities – Nearly half of our employees have worked in our organization for over ten years. We are committed to the advancement of our employees by providing challenging work assignments, formal and informal training, professional associations, and networking opportunities.
Competitive Salary – In addition to their base pay, employees are eligible for our company-wide bonus that is dependent on Wesco meeting our sales goals. We have met these goals every year for the past 10 years, the bonus is equivalent to 0-3 weeks of additional pay and is prorated for your first year. Employees in our Service and Operations departments are eligible for a monthly incentive program based on performance.
What Do You Need?
To be considered for this role, a candidate should meet the following minimal requirements:
- Must be skilled in maintenance and repair of turf equipment.
- Must have the ability to read, interpret and understand schematics.
- Must have the ability to work alone and with others in the team environment.
- Must have own tools to work on equipment, Standard and metric. Specialty tools provided.
- Must have the ability to read and understand work instructions.
- Must be able to perform diagnostic tests to identify and rebuild/repair malfunctions on all equipment.
- High school or equivalent experience at vocational, technical trade school or training seminars in the commercial turf industry
- Minimum of five years’ experience or related field experience in Mechanical Field
- Training courses, schools, and seminars a plus
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for training, compensation, transfer, promotion, and other aspects of employment for all qualified employees without regard to sex (including pregnancy and childbirth), race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or veteran status. M/F/D/V
Wesco Turf, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V