Great company. Great people. Great opportunities.
If you’d like the chance to make your mark with the world’s largest equipment rental provider, come build your future with United Rentals!
As a Field Diesel Mechanic (Service Tech III - Field Service), you’ll use your skills to perform maintenance and repairs on complex equipment in a safe and professional manner. Every day, you can improve and challenge yourself, and if you have the desire and ambition, you’ll have the potential to work towards higher levels of Service Technician and leadership roles in our Service Department. Like every member of our team, we will rely on you to provide exceptional customer service to our customers.
What you'll do:
Safe maintenance and repair of a variety of complex rental equipment involving mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and diesel systems
Travel to customer job sites for repair/maintenance of rental or customer owned equipment; must maintain service vehicle in a clean and professional manner
Assist in the training of lower level technicians as needed
Maintain paperwork/electronic documentation of work performed (work orders) in a complete and timely manner on a daily basis
Assist with pick-up and delivery of equipment & parts
Other duties assigned as needed
Requirements:
High School diploma or equivalent
Valid driver's license with acceptable driving record
3-5 years of experience repairing/maintaining equipment and tools
Advanced mechanical aptitude and working knowledge of tools
Strong mechanical background knowledge of various engines
Must own tools applicable to position
Superior customer service, teamwork and verbal/written communication skills
Ability to frequently lift items up to 45 lbs.
This position is deemed Safety Sensitive for purposes of United Rentals’ policies and procedures.
We don’t just “talk the talk!” We’re an award-winning company (recently named a Glassdoor Best Place to Work in 2026) that truly cares about our people - That’s why we offer best-in-class benefits and perks that will support you and your family. In addition to our health and financial plans, we also offer:
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Discount Program
Career Development & Promotional Opportunities
Additional Vacation Buy Up Program (US Only)
Early Wage Access through Payactiv (US Hourly Only)
Paid Sick Leave
An inclusive and welcoming culture
Learn more about our full US benefit offerings here.
United Rentals, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes employment decisions regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or any other status protected by law. If you need a reasonable accommodation at any point of the application process, please email careers@ur.com for assistance.
At United Rentals, we proudly hire active duty members, veterans, reservists, and their families. The values that define your service—leadership, discipline, integrity, and teamwork—are the same values that drive our success. With many veterans already part of our team, we’re ready to help you transition into a rewarding career.
United Rentals consists of a wide variety of roles with different duties and responsibilities. The actual pay rate offered to candidates varies depending upon a wide range of factors including specific position, location, education, training, experience, skills, and ability.
ABOUT UNITED RENTALS
United Rentals (NYSE:URI) was founded in 1997 and quickly became the world’s largest equipment rental provider. Today, our company continues to build on its industry leadership with a best-in-class range of resources and the largest customer service network of its kind in North America. United Rentals deploys $15.97 billion of fleet (original equipment cost) through approximately 1,360 branches, a centralized reservation service and automated online ordering. Our branches are fully integrated through technology, allowing them to collaborate on solving customer needs.
CUSTOMERS
United Rentals’ customer base is a diverse mix of construction and industrial companies, utilities, municipalities, government agencies and others. Most of our customers align with two categories: approximately 46% are non-residential construction, and 50% are non-construction, such as industrial. About 4% are homeowners, municipalities and other types. To serve this base, we employ customer service professionals who have firsthand knowledge of equipment capabilities and site challenges. Their expertise, together with our company’s commitment to safety, are compelling competitive advantages.
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
United Rentals serves its customers as a single-source solution, provided through two business segments: General Rentals and Specialty Rentals: General Rentals offers construction, industrial and homeowner equipment for rent, and related services. Specialty Rentals includes the rental of equipment and tools for underground construction, temporary power, power distribution, highway safety, climate control, fluid solutions, disaster recovery, tool management, modular offices, mobile storage and related services. To serve specific sectors of its customer base, United Rentals has a comprehensive National Accounts program, industrial specialists and government sales specialists. Additional customer services are provided by the company’s centralized, toll-free call centers, emergency response teams, and individuals dedicated to larger accounts, such as managed services consultants and single points of contact.
UR WORKSITE®
The United Rentals safety culture takes a no compromise approach to loss prevention and safe behavior. Examples of safety initiatives include the company’s Injury and Illness Prevention Program, branch safety meetings, driver safety programs and the United Academy® training and certification management portal for customers and employees.
Total Control® is United Rentals’ proprietary, web-based rental management software, designed to help large customers reduce equipment consumption, control costs and drive efficiencies.
UR Control® is an online rental management platform that provides unlimited access to account details, giving customers the tools to track and control equipment costs and view all rented equipment, even across multiple accounts. With UR Control, users can request equipment pickups, submit electronic (ACH) payments, and access more than a dozen customer-specific reports that support bidding, budgeting and decision-making.
Tool Management is a service for capital projects, maintenance shutdowns and turnarounds, whereby an onsite mobile tool room is established to facilitate workflow and enhance accountability.
On-Site Shop Services are offered for major capital projects through a centralized, on-site maintenance and repair facility.
Sustainability is a major, ongoing focus of United Rentals as part of our commitment to corporate responsibility. Our company has implemented Sustainable Growth initiatives in the areas of facilities, fleet and logistics. We believe that these initiatives will result in the reduction of our total cost of operation and will safeguard the environment, while helping our customers reduce their own carbon footprints.
COMPANY SNAPSHOT
President and Chief Executive Officer Matthew J. Flannery
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jessica T. Graziano
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Dale A. Asplund
Company Profile:
• 2021 total annual revenue of $9.72 billion, including $8.21 billion in equipment rental revenue, from two reporting segments: General Rentals and Specialty Rentals.
• $15.97 billion OEC of rental fleet that includes 4,300 classes of construction and industrial equipment, as well as specialty solutions for trench safety, fluid solutions, power generation and climate control.
• A customer service network of approximately 1,301 rental locations in North America, 13 in Europe, 28 in Australia and 18 in New Zealand.
• A team of approximately 20,850 industry experts with knowledge about equipment applications for virtually all types of construction and industrial projects.
• Safety leadership in risk management and loss prevention, professional customer training, certifications and site evaluations.
• Unparalleled technology and specialty resources, such as Total Control®, Tool Management, On-Site Shop Services and Online Ordering.
• Sustainable growth and diversity practices that are the foundation of corporate responsibility.