RV Service Technician

Job Description:

Diagnose, inspect, adjust, repair, or overhaul recreational vehicles including travel trailers. May specialize in maintaining gas, electrical, hydraulic, plumbing, or chassis/towing systems as well as repairing generators, appliances, and interior components.

Job Tasks:

Explain proper operation of vehicle systems to customers.

• Explain use of products or services.

Locate and repair frayed wiring, broken connections, or incorrect wiring, using ohmmeters, soldering irons, tape, or hand tools.

• Repair electrical circuits or wiring.

Confer with customers, read work orders, or examine vehicles needing repair to determine the nature and extent of damage.

• Read work orders or descriptions of problems to determine repairs or modifications needed.
• Inspect vehicles to determine overall condition.
• Confer with customers or users to assess problems.

Repair plumbing or propane gas lines, using caulking compounds and plastic or copper pipe.

• Repair pipes to stop leaking.

Examine or test operation of parts or systems to ensure completeness of repairs.

• Inspect completed work to ensure proper functioning.

Connect electrical systems to outside power sources and activate switches to test the operation of appliances or light fixtures.

• Connect electrical components or equipment.

Connect water hoses to inlet pipes of plumbing systems and test operation of toilets or sinks.

• Connect hoses to equipment or piping.

Inspect recreational vehicles to diagnose problems and perform necessary adjustment, repair, or overhaul.

• Inspect vehicles to determine overall condition.
• Repair defective engines or engine components.

Inspect, repair, or replace brake systems.

• Inspect mechanical components of vehicles to identify problems.

Diagnose and repair furnace or air conditioning systems.

• Inspect systems to determine if they are operating properly.
• Repair worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts.

Repair leaks with caulking compound or replace pipes, using pipe wrenches.

• Repair pipes to stop leaking.

List parts needed, estimate costs, and plan work procedures, using parts lists, technical manuals, or diagrams.

• Estimate costs for labor or materials.
• Plan work procedures.
• Record information about parts, materials or repair procedures.

Remove damaged exterior panels and repair and replace structural frame members.

• Remove parts or components from equipment.
• Repair non-engine automotive or vehicle components.

Open and close doors, windows, or drawers to test their operation, trimming edges to fit, as necessary.

• Test mechanical equipment to ensure proper functioning.
• Cut materials according to specifications or needs.

Reset hardware, using chisels, mallets, and screwdrivers.

• Reassemble equipment after repair.

Refinish wood surfaces on cabinets, doors, moldings, or floors, using power sanders, putty, spray equipment, brushes, paints, or varnishes.

• Refinish wood or metal surfaces.

Seal open sides of modular units to prepare them for shipment, using polyethylene sheets, nails, and hammers.

• Seal gaps or cracks to prevent leakage or moisture intrusion.