Power Generation Technical Service Representative
Posted Sep 28, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about your background with engines, electrical systems or generators.
What they are checking: Whether they have enough hands-on technical knowledge to troubleshoot installed systems with dealer technicians.
Tell me about a time you noticed a pattern in problems and reported it so something could be fixed.
What they are checking: Whether they gather failure data in a way that helps improve the product, which the role asks them to do.
This job is on-site at the Waukesha headquarters. What draws you to this role in person rather than remote?
What they are checking: Whether they have accepted the on-site requirement and see value in being near engineering and senior TSRs.
What would you do
How would you guide a dealer tech through a remote diagnostic tool when they are less comfortable with it than you are?
What they are checking: Whether they can teach patiently and clearly while a tech is standing at a failed unit with a customer waiting.
A dealer is angry because this is the third call about the same unit. How do you handle that call?
What they are checking: Whether they stay calm, own the problem and move toward a fix rather than reading a script.
You get a question you cannot answer and the dealer needs help now. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they know when to escalate and how to set up the case so a senior TSR can act fast.
You have calls and emails piling up. How do you keep track of everything and make sure nothing falls through?
What they are checking: Whether they can manage a steady queue and follow up until each issue is resolved.
About the work
A dealer technician calls and says a home standby generator will not start. Walk me through the first questions you would ask.
What they are checking: Whether they follow a logical diagnostic path over the phone instead of guessing, since the dealer is their hands on the unit.
You authorize warranty repairs and send parts. How do you decide if a failure is covered?
What they are checking: Whether they weigh evidence fairly, protecting the company from bad claims while treating dealers honestly.
Why do the notes you write during a call matter so much in this job?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that clear notes let the next person pick up the case and help engineering spot failure trends.
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