Good day to you all
I have a few questions reguarding tool requirments for technicians. First of all does your employer require you to have specific tools that you own to perform daily repairs? For example we require a basic set of hand tools, along with torque wrenches, and electrical test equipment ( muliti meter, test light,power probe III, spark tester, etc ) What toos do you require for a new hire? I am thinking about requiring technicians to be required to purchase a power probe hook, however it is fairly pricey ( $400 - $450 ) and i wanted to know what you all thought? Thank you for you input
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Agee with forking about and easi tech
You need some basic tools only. and when you go to the field you will know which tools you require further
Yes my company supplies just about everything...don't know for how much longer but we'll take it! My boots $150 a year, shirts and pants, coveralls....and they pay us to wash them. We have a laptop, Ipad, iphone with all manuals
You get all the perks your company can afford. When things get tight, you start to lose. But it will never be as bad as when i was an auto tech!
For me the company supply:
Laptop with diagnostic leads & software
Curtis handheld unit
Lifting equipment like jacks, blocks, slings, chains & spreader beam.
Grinder, 2 x drills ( 1 mains & 1 battery )
Torque wrenches ( as they insist on having them calibrated every 6 months )
Any PPE ( Personal Protective Equipment ) like safety goggle's, boots, apron, dust mask, hi viz vest, gloves etc - well there legally required to provide PPE in the UK.
Everything else the technician is expected to supply, the company does insure the technicians tools for theft & will also replace anything broken in the line of duty.
As part of the deal for buying a new fleet of forklifts from a manufacturer the software, cables & training on the software are part of the overall deal.
bbforks,
well as far as the readers and handsets etc the company would buy these. As for the laptops i've seen this handled in a couple different ways. The company i work for now supplied me with mine. But i have heard from some old friends that their company would supply the laptop but make them buy it over a payment type plan. But as i said it all depends on the company you are working for and how they deal with it. As for the software that is needed? well thats a whole different ballgame. Alot of it you can get without requiring a license but there are some factory programs that incorporate the program into the computers identity and is locked into that specific laptop and cannot be transferred. As for paying for it? usually the company would or the customer would have to agree to buy it in some rare cases.
The specialty tools I'm speaking of are the laptops, readers, etc that are now considered required tools for the electronics.
As I said earlier- not sure how that could be incorporated into our industry.
hi lynn,
well in my experience anywhere you go as a technician the tech is required to own a decent basic set of hand tools along with a tool chest. Multimeter and the like are generally required to be purchased by the tech but in some cases the company may buy it depending on the company.
As for specialty tools that varies depending on the company.
Most of the lift truck companies i've worked for supply the testers and cables required to work on thier equipment and are generally kept in the shop. In a couple of cases i was issued component testers but was responsible for them and if they were lost i would be required to buy another one. Impact guns etc are usually required to be bought by the tech but in some cases the company might pay to have them repaired if they break.
Really it varies alot when it comes to specialty tools and the company.
A friend of mine works for cocacola and he was required to buy ALL his tools period as far as i know and he has more tools that god would allow lol
But coke pays him very well i'm sure so he can afford it ;o)
right now the company i work for allows us a tool allowance but that is seemingly going downhill, they keep lowering the allowance on us for some reason and restrict where we can use it. Me being a road tech its hard for me to get to those specific places they allow us to use it at so mine does not get used very much. Its easier for me to just go buy what i need where ever it is and if they have the specific brand and type tool i need.
Don't know how that would be beneficial to a road tech...ESPECIALLY if he is 2-3 Hours from the shop...me I work from home and rarely get to the shop I work out of.....I DON'T have a problem buying tools that make my job faster/easier some techs do tho I guess....
In speaking with my auto tech brethren I've noticed a trend that all big dollar tools are owned by the shop & rented to the tech for specific jobs.
The auto tech's are flat rate & the cost of the rental is incorporated into their pay for the job, but any breakage, etc is not- the tech has to report immediately if the tool isn't working- broken, etc, & if it isn't working when they're finished with it, the cost of the repair of the tool is on them.
This apparently was in response to the electronic tools now considered to be tools of the trade which were constantly being broken by techs- this new system has dramatically cut down on this issue so I am told.
Not sure how this could be incorporated into our field, but it's food for thought.
I feel if your going to REQUIRE a tech to have a 500 dollar tool then the company should buy it and deduct out of the techs pay so much over a length of time to pay for it,is a BIG expense to put on a Tech all at once......I own one myself and is a great tool but I don't feel it is a NECESSITY..can use a good multimeter just as well
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