Job Description & Responsibilities:
What You Will Be Doing: As a Think Big Intern – Heavy Equipment you will be enrolled in a two year specialized program alternating every eight weeks between South Georgia Technical College and your sponsoring Yancey Bros. Co. branch. This is where you will put your learning into practice with paid internships. Students learn how to work with Diesel, Electronics and Hydraulics in the classroom and then get the opportunity to put those new found skills to work in a real working environment. Upon graduating, students earn an Associate Degree in Applied Technology, have two years of experience with Yancey Bros Co and could have the opportunity to immediately transfer over as a full time employee, working in the field of their dreams. Career paths can include achieving top level skills as a shop technician, field service, supervision, management, sales, product support positions and dozens of other positions. To be considered for the program, each candidate will go through a face to face interview, complete job specific testing and be given a tour of our Yancey Bros. Co. facility. The Think BIG program has a limited number of spots each year and therefore students must gain a ‘sponsorship’ from one of the participating Caterpillar Dealers to attend. We will notify the candidates of our final choices prior to the school year starting in August. Along with being chosen to represent Yancey Bros Co as a student in the program, you will also be required to meet the qualifications and be accepted into the South Georgia Technical College program. Payment for the college courses will be the sole responsibility of the student. The program does qualify for the HOPE Grant. This is NOT a Summer Internship but a Two Year Associates Degree Program. **Classes start every August** Primary Responsibilities: Maintain ‘B’ average in all classes assigned at the college Maintain ‘Meets Expectations’ in Conduct/Appearance/Work Ethic score provide on transcript Additional Responsibilities: Participate in required safety programs, and working in a safe manner
Qualifications
Who We Are Looking For: To be successful in this position you will need to have the desire and skill to work with mechanical concepts, enjoy ‘hands-on’ challenging work and enjoy working in a fast paced environment. You will need to have good work habits and the willingness to learn. A typical candidate may have completed ‘mechanical skill based’ classes such as Automotive while in High School, and would have had extra-curricular activities such as sports, clubs, working on cars / trucks / ATV’s / motorcycles or a part-time job. A typical candidate would have experience working with hand tools and would know that they enjoy working with their hands and taking apart and properly putting things back together Education/Experience: High School Diploma Required Qualifications/Skills: Meet the admission requirements to attend South Georgia Technical College Mechanical aptitude (having the desire and skill to work with mechanical concepts) Enjoys ‘hands-on’ challenging work Enjoys a fast paced work environment Have good work habits (shown by achieving acceptable grades and attendance in High School) Have a good moral foundation
Contact:
Employer: Yancey Bros
Location: Albany, GA
Link: https://recruiting.ultipro.com/YAN1000YANCE/JobBoard/1be0f333-fd25-49d5-aaef-9cd764ffc43f/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=f43173b9-04bc-42e5-8190-a9ab94fa9b0f