Job Description
Great company. Great people. Great opportunities.
As an Equipment Associate at United Rentals, you will perform a variety of manual tasks to ensure smooth branch operation. Your primary objective will be to provide labor assistance to service technicians, sales staff and other branch personnel engaged in meeting the needs of customers.
Your strong work ethic, reliability and positive attitude will make you an asset to our branch and entire organization. If you would enjoy the chance to make your mark with the world’s largest equipment rental provider, consider a future with United Rentals. You will be supported by a strong management team that will help you achieve your goals. Excellence in this challenging and rewarding position paves the way for advancement opportunities.
Additional duties include the following:
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Check equipment for damage, hours used, mileage and fuel level upon return to
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Inspect rental equipment for safety decals, safety compliance, and ensure that equipment is in good working order
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Clean all equipment and maintain a clean work area
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Load and unload rental equipment, and prepare equipment for rental
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Checkout and demonstrate equipment for customers as well as drive a delivery truck to pick-up and drop-off equipment
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Other duties assigned as needed
Job Requirements:
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High school diploma or equivalent
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Valid driver's license with acceptable driving record
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Effective communication, multi-tasking and strong teamwork skills
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Diligent attention to safety
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Superior customer service skills
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Ability to frequently lift items up to 45 lbs.
At United Rentals, the largest equipment rental company, we believe that it takes great employees to build a great organization – and we’re passionate about helping our people grow professionally and embrace teamwork in everything they do. Our culture is based on our corporate values and centers on mutual respect, job satisfaction, diversity and a shared responsibility to build a better future.
What's in it for you?
U.S. Full Time roles: Best in class benefits offering includes medical, dental, vision, flex spending and health savings accounts; 401(k) retirement with company match; life and disability insurance; and paid time off including sick, vacation, holidays, and paid parental leave. Comprehensive training and development and career growth opportunities.
U.S. Part Time roles: Benefits offering includes 401(k) retirement with company match/RRSP; paid time off including sick, vacation and holidays; and comprehensive training and development and career growth opportunities.
Canada: Best in class benefits package which includes medical, dental & vision, RRSP/DPSP*, paid time off, comprehensive training and development, and career growth opportunities.
*Offered for full time roles, part time eligibility in select provinces
United Rentals, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer of women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Geoff Partridge
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.