Careers
Lead Welder/Fabricator
Location: Tacoma, WA
The Lead Welder and Fabricator designs and creates welding projects primarily in the shop, with occasional field work. This role involves rebuilding compaction equipment and requires learning and retaining product-specific information. Key responsibilities include designing, laying out, and fabricating steel components and structures from drawings and prints, leveraging strong production and welding experience. As SWS is a refuse company, the candidate must be prepared to work on refuse equipment, including trash trucks, septic trucks, street sweepers, and other related machinery.
Example of Duties:
- Ensure Health & Safety is the top priority by adhering to all policies, processes, and safety protocols.
- Perform basic MIG/PAW welding of steel.
- Use judgment in selecting repair methods, equipment, and materials for assignments.
- Prepare, inspect, clean, diagnose, and repair all welding-related equipment and materials.
- Repair products by dismantling, straightening, and reshaping components.
- Weld components in various positions, including flat, vertical, downhill, or overhead.
- Order and negotiate with metal and hardware suppliers.
- Perform work in compliance with all safe work procedures, guidelines, practices, permits, and air monitoring requirements.
- Ensure proper safeguards for equipment and PPE during welding operations.
- Execute other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Safety-conscious role demanding constant vigilance and adherence to safety protocols.
- Completion of formal apprenticeship, vocational training, or extensive on-the-job program preferred.
- Welding certificates and journey-level experience are desirable.
- Proficiency in operating maintenance tools and equipment required.
- Essential requirement for regular attendance.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.
- Basic computer literacy with Microsoft Office proficiency is advantageous.
- Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills, fostering relationships at all levels.
- Hydraulic installation and repair experience beneficial.
- Forklift certification or willingness to obtain it necessary.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and shifting priorities.
- Demonstrates creative thinking and attention to detail.
- Reliable, results-driven, with strong organizational skills.
- Capable of working autonomously and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
- Must pass a post-offer drug screen.
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Oregon Service Manager
Location: Wilsonville, OR
Due to our continual growth, SWS Equipment is seeking a dedicated Service Manager to support our expanding teams and evolving needs. The Service Manager will lead and inform our customers while supervising the shop. This role requires a hands-on leader with a solid understanding of heavy equipment to manage daily operations in a manufacturing, production, and customer-focused environment. Responsibilities may take place both on-site and in the shop. The ideal candidate will quickly learn and retain product-specific information and demonstrate a strong commitment to safety. This individual will guide and mentor our technicians, plan and manage workloads, and create operational efficiencies.
Example of Duties:
- Assess and analyze individual projects and departmental budgets to optimize margins.
- Collaborate across divisions to develop or enhance standard service practices and operations.
- Maintain and enhance departmental procedures in conjunction with business management processes.
- Set and drive department goals and initiatives to improve key operational metrics.
- Communicate with senior leadership about shifting company priorities and projects.
- Coordinate with different teams to exchange ideas and participate in cross-team learning.
- Diagnose and repair customer-owned equipment, ensuring safety, reliability, and maintainability.
- Promote and schedule service requests and fill parts orders as needed for all product lines.
- Lead by example, promoting team morale and adhering to company core values.
- Recommend and execute personnel actions, including new employee selection, promotions, training, and employee counseling.
- Execute other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Safety-conscious role demanding constant vigilance and adherence to safety protocols.
- Establish and maintain strong working relationships across all organizational levels, including co-workers, management, customers, and vendors.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook) and computer literate for tasks like texting and document management.
- 3+ years of maintenance leadership experience; CMRP certification is a plus.
- Proven track record in developing effective work teams, with strong technical abilities and problem-solving skills applied to safety, quality, and process improvements.
- Ability to read and understand hydraulic and electrical schematics, with experience in DC electrical systems and multiplex systems.
- Hydraulic installation and repair experience, as well as PTO installation experience and welding experience.
- Valid Class B Interstate CDL and the ability to supply own hand tools consistent with a journeyman mechanic.
- Possess an entrepreneurial spirit committed to identifying opportunities to establish multiple streams of revenue both within our core business and adjacent.
- Proven ability to effectively resolve problems or issues by using good judgment consistent with company standards, practices, policies, procedures, values, and applicable legal standards.
- Working knowledge of continuous improvement tools and methodologies.
- Must pass a post-offer drug screen.
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Field Service Technician (Stationary & Mobile Equipment)
Location: Spokane, WA & Tacoma, WA
The Field Service Technician is responsible for system and component installations, repairs, troubleshooting, maintenance and retrofits to customers’ equipment or machinery. The Field Service and Install Technician serves our customers directly on location or in the shop. They work with our internal Service Dispatchers and Coordinators to give the customers the best experience possible. It is important this person has the ability to learn and retain product-specific information as it pertains to the position. As SWS is a refuse company, the candidate must be prepared to work on refuse equipment, including stationary equipment like balers and compactors and mobile equipment such as trash trucks, septic trucks, street sweepers, and other related machinery.
Example of Duties:
- Ensure Health & Safety is the top priority by adhering to all policies, processes, and safety protocols.
- Read & follow engineering (hydraulic and electrical) schematic drawings and technical specifications.
- Hydraulic troubleshooting, installation, and repair.
- Troubleshooting PLC and electrical control systems and installation and repair.
- Single and Three-phase AC electrical power troubleshooting and repair.
- In-depth understanding of component operation and adjustment.
- Prepare new equipment for delivery to customers.
- Provide customer guidance for improvement.
- Assemble, test, and service systems and components.
- Travel to job sites as needed.
- Manage workflow to ensure the company meets customer-required dates. Must be able to manage multiple tasks with shifting priorities and time-frames.
- Follow the process of paperwork requirements for billings, reports, and other documentation.
- Work in environmental conditions, including periods of extreme heat and cold.
- Execute other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Safety-conscious role demanding constant vigilance and adherence to safety protocols.
- Completion of formal apprenticeship, vocational training, or extensive on-the-job program preferred.
- Welding certificates desirable.
- Proficiency in operating maintenance tools and equipment required.
- Essential requirement for regular attendance.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.
- Basic computer literacy with Microsoft Office proficiency is advantageous.
- Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills, fostering relationships at all levels.
- Hydraulic installation and repair experience beneficial.
- Forklift certification or willingness to obtain it necessary.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and shifting priorities.
- Demonstrates creative thinking and attention to detail.
- Reliable, results-driven, with strong organizational skills.
- Capable of working autonomously and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
- Must pass a post-offer drug screen.
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NW WA Territory Manager (Sales Rep)
Location: Northwestern WA
Reporting to the VP of Sales & Marketing, this role is responsible for the acquisition of new accounts that primarily fall within Northwestern Washington to achieve the company’s monthly and quarterly revenue and profit margin objectives. This position is the face and soul of SWS in the territory and will develop a strong vision of the SWS Brand, Quality service and Customer Oriented Culture.
Example of Duties:
Primary job duties include account identification and planning, prospecting strategy, and executing the sales process into regional prospects and opportunities. A successful Account Executive will be excellent at their daily activities/ time management, pipeline acceleration, customer adoption and customer support. The AE will rapidly revive and re-energize our existing customer base within Northwestern Washington and expand into the target markets in Northwestern Washington, which are Municipal, State, and Large Commercial accounts that are users of the SWS product offerings.
QUALIFICATIONS:
SWS requires an account executive who can identify and prioritize potential customers and develop the tactics and resources needed to bring them to fruition. This executive will need to actively lead this function in an effective, hands-on, aggressive manner. At the same time, account executives are also expected to contribute to the sales and marketing management team through constant communication of opportunities, competition, and win/loss analysis.
The following establishes the necessary professional background and experience parameters for the successful candidate.
- Minimum 3 years of direct Sales experience is required.
- Successful experience in selling equipment or other large-value sales with long sales cycles.
- Exceptional track record of success against sales objectives; consistently met or exceeded planned objectives.
- Adept at working as a team player.
- Comfortable and credible selling to governmental and commercial decision-makers and influencers of various disciplines in addition to internal communication, presentations, and high-pressure questions from executive leadership, peers, and customers.
- Ability to build SWS into the leadership position with all municipal clients.
- Excellent written and oral communication/phone skills.
- World-class sales & negotiating skills.
- Detail, Goal, and Metrics-driven and highly motivated
- Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong work ethic, attention to detail, and organizational skills
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, CRM, and sales enablement tools
- Flexibility to travel up to 40%
- Bachelor’s degree or 10 years’ experience.