Employee Spotlight: Meet Manny Carrera!

Working on large machines is in Manny Carrera’s DNA. His grandfather had a lifelong career driving and repairing trucks, while his father spent two decades working for a heavy equipment dealer before retiring. Growing up near Tampa Bay, Fla., the Linder Industrial Machinery field service technician frequently found himself tagging along to jobsites with both men and soaking up their knowledge.

“I’ve been around heavy equipment and diesel engines for my whole life,” offered Carrera. “When I was younger, I was able to go with my dad and grandpa almost anywhere and watch them work. As I got older and regulations became stricter, I still helped them with projects at home.”

After finishing high school, Carrera followed in his father’s footsteps and began a career as a technician. He quickly excelled but eventually found himself ready for the challenge of working for a different company. Several friends suggested that he apply at Linder Industrial Machinery, and following the initial interview, Carrera was sold on the new job.

“I took my friends’ word that Linder would be a good experience,” said Carrera. “They were absolutely right. Everybody gets along and looks out for each other here. I see Linder as a family.”

Keeping a balance

Carrera’s family at home, however, is his main priority.

“I spend as much time as I can with my wife, two daughters and son,” noted Carrera. “My wife and I like to take the kids to the park. Anytime we get a chance to go to a museum or an amusement park, we do. When I’m working on a project at home, my son is a lot like me and takes an interest in what I do.”

As a field service technician, Carrera is able to balance his work-life schedule. He enjoys traveling to different jobsites with unique challenges and still arriving back home before dark. One especially noteworthy project stands out clearly in his mind.

“A customer had two old bulldozers – one with a bad motor and another with a bad transmission,” recalled Carrera. “We removed a lot of parts from one and put them in the other, essentially combining the two broken bulldozers into one functioning machine.”

Customers have taken notice of Carrera’s expertise and often specifically request that he look at a machine, no matter how big or small the problem.

“Downtime kills customers,” stated Carrera. “I try to minimize how long a machine isn’t working. I think what customers really appreciate is that I am upfront about what I can do and that I’m all about efficiency.”

Linder offers a wide variety of new, used and rental equipment. Construction products, excavators, dozers, trucks, wheel loaders, milling machines, pavers, brooms and so much more. Linder Industrial Machinery provides an extensive OEM parts inventory, remanufactured exchange components, aftermarket parts for all makes of equipment, used parts, complete undercarriage rebuilding equipment, and a professional staff of Customer Support experts. Linder Industrial Machinery has branches in North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida. They are conveniently located near the areas of Arden, Aurora, Concord, Greenville, Greensboro, Raleigh, Wilmington, West Columbia, Ladson, Greer, Fort Mill, South Jacksonville, Orlando, Plant City, Ocala, Fort Myers, and West Palm Beach.