Department: Maintenance
Job Status: Full Time
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Reports To: Sam Snyder
Grade/Level: Mechanic 30-45/$hr. DOE.
Amount of Travel Required: None
Job Type: Regular
Positions Supervised: None
Monday through Friday and some Saturdays 7:00am to 5:30pm but hours will vary depending on work load.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and an E-Verify Participating Employer.
POSITION SUMMARY
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul vehicles and machinery, such as semi-tractors, scrapers, excavators and other heavy equipment in the shop.
Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Functions Statement(s)
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Record details of repairs made and parts used.
- Reassemble vehicles and equipment following repair, testing operation and making adjustments as necessary.
- Maintain, repair, and overhaul heavy machinery and vehicles, such as haul trucks, semi-tractors, loaders, scrapers, and hydraulic systems.
- Examine and listen to vehicles, read inspection reports, and confer with operators to locate and diagnose malfunctions.
- Dismantle defective vehicles for repair, using personal hand tools.
- Test and replace electrical components and wiring, using test meters, soldering equipment, and hand tools.
- Repair or replace defective parts, using hand tools, welding equipment, grinders, or saws.
- Clean and lubricate parts.
- Tune or overhaul engines.
- Fabricate new metal parts, using drill presses, and other general machine tools.
- Use an android tablet and or laptop to make a record of repairs made, labor time, and parts used.
- Diagnose, repair or replace hydraulic systems and or components.
Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.
Problem Solving - Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems.
Systems Analysis - Ability to determine how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Deductive Reasoning - Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively and clearly with others using the spoken word.
Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
Self Motivated - Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of ones ability using his or her own drive or initiative.
Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.
Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
Education: High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED): Required
Associate's Degree (two year college or technical school) or Work Equivalent, Field of Study: Diesel Mechanics (not required)
Experience:
5 plus years of experience in heavy equipment repair preferred not required.
Computer Skills:
Must be familiar with Microsoft office, scheduling software and standard functions of transferring, saving and imputing of data on a computer. Must be able to operate a smart phone, tablet and/or laptop.
Certifications &
Licenses:
Certificate related to diesel mechanical repair or 5 years of verifiable job experience preferred not required.
Other Requirements:
Clean Driving record and the ability to pass a background investigation, and drug screening.
Physical Demands
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Frequent standing, walking, bending, kneeling, crawling, and material handling
- Lift 10–50 lbs. frequently; up to 100 lbs. occasionally
- Occasional climbing and overhead reaching
- Continuous physical activity throughout workday
- PPE required at all times on job sites
The company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the company may deem appropriate. Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (hard hat, eye & ear protection, safety vest, gloves, dust mask or respirator, fall protection gear, etc.).
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Outdoor with varying weather conditions and degrees of temperature.
