Take your diesel mechanic career, and your earning potential, to the next level! Earn up to $160,000 annually based on experience, overtime, and incentives while building your skills through company-paid training and certifications. Join a stable, family-owned dealership group operating since 1972, where technicians enjoy clear advancement opportunities, an entirely shop-based role, and a Monday–Friday schedule that leaves your weekends free.
Roberts Truck Center, the leading dealership group in the Southwest, is seeking an experienced Diesel Truck Mechanic to join their team in Abilene, TX.
If you have at least 2 years of Diesel Mechanic experience with commercial trucks and trailers or heavy equipment, this is a career you need to explore!
Why The Best Diesel Mechanics Join the Roberts Truck Center Team:
- Earn Industry-Leading Pay: Earn $30–$55/hour based on experience. Top Technicians can earn up too $160,000 annually, depending on their experience, overtime worked, and additional incentives.
- Advancement: Tiered system of advancement opportunities and comprehensive training designed to help you become a highly sought after master technician who earns well-above $110,000 annually.
- Consistent Schedule: Enjoy the consistency of a 40-hour work week with a Monday – Friday Shift with weekends off.
- Growth: Join a company that offers a straight-forward system and training for career advancement and promotes from within.
- Benefits: You will get access to medical, dental, and vision insurance. They also offer to match 401k and provide PTO.
- Established 7-location Company with family-owned culture: Enjoy working for a family-owned company that continues to grow across the Southwest, while continuing to value each individual employee on their team.
In this role, you will be responsible for:
- Provide technical service to vehicles and equipment. Including trouble shooting, electrical and diagnostic services.
- Read Repair Order, observe and listen to vehicle in operation to determine malfunction and plan work procedures.
- Perform general and detailed repair of all trucks, engines, and components.
- Overhaul gas or diesel engines.
- Install injectors, pistons, liners, cam shafts, cylinder heads, rod and main bearings, oil pans, clutches, fan hubs, differentials, fifth wheels, brakes, change or recharge batteries, and replace transmissions and other parts.
- Examine protective guards, loose bolts, and specified safety devices on trucks, and make adjustments as needed.
- Lubricate moving parts and drive repaired vehicle to verify conformance to specifications.
- Advise the Service Supervisor if additional repair work is necessary
- Tag all warranty parts and returns to warranty clerk.
- Maintain a neat and orderly working area, and proper handling of company tools
- Follow safe work practices and procedures, uses safety equipment when required, responds to suggestions for working safely and seeks assistance when necessary.
- Attend training classes and keep abreast of factory technical bulletins
- Other duties assigned by manager.
About the Company:
Since 1974 Roberts has delivered valuable transportation solutions to customers across many industries from coast to coast, creating life long partnerships along the way. Through Vehicle Sales, Leasing, Rental, Financing and All Make Parts, Service, Body and Painting; Roberts has the solution for all your medium and heavy-duty trucks and busses. Our Mission is to provide value added solutions across the truck and bus industry. Our Vision is to deliver excellence through our people and products enhancing customer success.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to the individual's race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, status as a military veteran, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
