Heavy Equipment Mechanic
Pay: $15.00 - $28.00 per hour, depending on experience
Shift: M - F, 8AM - 5PM
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Understand and follow Standard work for Service Department but also contribute ideas to improve our methods.
- Disassemble units for diagnosis and/or repair.
- Inspect, troubleshoot and diagnose unit failures.
- Devise solutions for unit failures through examination of equipment, specification sheets, and manuals.
- Provide customer service/inside sales personnel with written documentation of parts needed in order to complete repair.
- Clean and degrease parts using appropriate chemicals and cleaning devices.
- Recondition and/or replace damaged parts and reassemble units using appropriate manuals and schematics.
- Test reassembled units for fitness.
- Paint reassembled units and prepare for storage or shipment.
- Perform field service work when necessary in a safe and timely manner.
- Assist sales personnel with customers who have service related questions.
- Maintain a professional and courteous attitude with customers and vendors at all times.
- Provide on-the-job training to technicians and helpers as assigned.
- Keep work area clean and organized and in a safe working condition.
- Understand general 5S concepts and work to raise the overall level of shop organization.
- Perform weekly 5S audits as assigned.
- Maintain shop equipment and tools in good and safe working order.
- Alert appropriate personnel when shop supplies need to be ordered.
- Follow all company safety and DOT policies and procedures.
- Complete all required paperwork in an accurate and timely manner.
- Attend service schools and technical training as required by management.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
- Read and understand assembly manuals, drawings, and schematics.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- The equivalent of High School diploma or GED and 2+ years of experience in repair of industrial, off-road vehicles.
- CDL preferred but not required.
- ASE preferred but not required.
- Must have a valid drivers’ license.
- Must have steel toe boots.
- Must have own tools.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or veteran status.