Essex Crane Rental Corp. is the owner of the largest fleet of large lattice-boom crawler cranes in the world and is the leader in the heavy crane rental and service business in North America.

Essex leases and services a variety of large mobile crawler cranes and attachments used in construction projects in the areas of power generation plants, petro-chemical plants & refineries, water purification, bridges, highways, hospitals, commercial construction and shipbuilding.

Acquired by Kirtland Capital Partners in May of 2000, and under a newly-formed, progressive management team, Essex is a profitable medium-sized company focused on continued improvement in its asset utilization and growth.

In addition to the corporate headquarters located in Buffalo Grove, Illinois - Essex currently has five fully staffed service centers located in Alabaster (Birmingham), Alabama; Arcola (Houston), Texas; Longmont (Denver), Colorado; Fontana (Los Angeles), California, and Tampa, Florida.





Field Service Representatives

The company is recruiting field mechanics to work in regions throughout the United States which include 1) Southwest 2) Southeast, 3) Mid Atlantic, 4) Northeast, 5) Northwest or Northern California. These regional field service mechanics will be provided with a service truck and be required to carry some of their own tools.

Field Crane Mechanics work on customer sites without assistance with supervision and direction via phone or fax to his supervisor or manager. Mechanics are expected to perform service repair, troubleshooting and inspection on large 100-750+ ton capacity Crawler Cranes.

Job qualifications and experience:
• Dependable, with strong problem solving skills and an excellent safety record
• Must be a high school graduate or equivalent with secondary mechanical education or training
• Ability to meet and pass the CDL medical requirements
• Willingness to travel
• Prepare work order documentation
• Good communication and organization skills
• Experience with computers is a plus

Physical job requirements:
Job position is very physical and requires the individual to be able to perform duties and work long hours outdoors in a variety of weather.
• Extensive requirement to climb, pull, stretch, twist onto large crawler cranes
• Climbing and working at heights of 25 feet with proper tie off and safety equipment
• Must be flexible and mobile to work in confined areas and able to stoop, crawl and maneuver in small confined spaces
• Distant vision of 20/40 or better in each eye separately and binocular, with or without correction
• Repetitive lifting and carrying of 50-75 lbs
• May be required on occasion to lift large components and rigging weighing 100-150 lbs and more
• Long hours of standing or sitting may be required
• Job requires prolonged periods of driving service truck to and from jobsite frequently up to 500 miles per day.

The company offers excellent health care benefits and company match 401k plan along with vacation/personal days and safety/quality bonus incentives

Please call John Johnson 847-215-6515 or FAX work history to 847-215-6535 or email hr@essexcrane.com.




Essex Crane Rental Corp. offers a safe and friendly work environment; competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including health and life insurance; 11 paid holidays, vacation, and profit sharing/401(k). For confidential consideration, please mail, fax, or e-mail your resume and cover letter to:

Essex Crane Rental Corp.
1110 Lake Cook Road, suite 220
Buffalo Grove, Illinois, 60089

Fax: 847-215-6535
Email: hr@essexcrane.com

It is the policy of Essex Crane Rental Corp. to not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, creed, color, age, religion, national origin, disability or veteran status, and to provide equal employment opportunity.