Job Type
Full-time
Description
Diesel Mechanics to repair Semi-Tractor, trailers, and company vehicles. Diesel Mechanical knowledge and experience required.
- Conducts safety checks on vehicles and equipment
- Examine vehicles to determine extent of damage or malfunctions
- Repair, reline, replace and adjust brakes
- Review work orders and discuss work with supervisors
- Follow checklists to ensure all important parts are examined and other potentially troublesome areas
- Completes required paperwork and maintain equipment files
- Communicate with driver to obtain descriptions of vehicle problems
- Perform routine and scheduled maintenance services
- Repair manual and automatic transmissions
- Replace and adjust headlights
- Comply with all safety, DOT and OSHA guidelines
- Adhere to company rules and regulations
- Ensure cleanliness of shop and surrounding areas
Requirements
The Ideal Candidate Will Possess
- Preferably 5+ year experience in heavy truck equipment maintenance and repair or completion of a diesel tech program or good attitude, willingness to learn, and strong work ethic is a preferred quality.
- Ability to read and comprehend service and technical information.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of repair and maintenance of diesel engines, hydraulics, electrical, transmissions, brakes, drivelines and other automotive systems to perform repair work
- Basic welding skills
- Ability to read and write in English
Physical Requirements
- Work requires the ability to lift a maximum of 100 lbs.
- Work requires the ability to climb stairs, climb ladders, reach, squat, tolerate prolonged standing/walking, balance, bend from trunk, operate mobile equipment, crawl, kneel, push and pull objects
- Work requires the ability to operate hand controls with both hands and foot pedals with both feet
- Work requires the ability to perform sustained overhead reaching
- Work requires the ability to use vibration tools
- Work requires the ability to perform work white lying on back tar for prolonged periods of time and in some cases cramped quarters
- Work requires the ability to work in areas with the potential for high noise levels
- Work is performed 50% outdoors in all environmental temperatures and weather and 50% indoors
Qualifications:
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Minimum 5 year recent medium/heavy diesel maintenance experience
- Must have own hand tools
- Basic computer skills
- CDL license preferred
- Good driving record and proven work history
- Must be able to work in extreme heat and cold temperatures
- **DIAGNOSTIC EXPERIENCE IS A PLUS**
We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, and Simple IRA