Reports To: Shop Manager
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Supervises: This position has no supervisory responsibilities
Position Summary: The Truck and Heavy Equipment Mechanic position performs repairs and maintenance on off road trucks, trailers, baler and heavy equipment to maximize equipment up-time and safe operations.
Core Responsibilities include:
- Examine vehicles to determine extent of damage or malfunctions and diagnoses mechanical problems.
- Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing devices, moving parts, and equipment that operates primarily on the basis of mechanical principles.
- Perform minor engine repairs, hydraulic repairs, and troubleshooting repairs.
- Tear down, repair, and rebuild faulty assemblies such as power systems, steering systems, and linkages.
- Follow checklists to ensure all important parts are examined, including belts, hoses, steering systems, spark plugs, brake and fuel systems, wheel bearings, and other potentially troublesome areas.
- Perform routine and scheduled maintenance services such as oil changes, lubrications, and tune-ups.
- Performs repairs and maintenance on heavy equipment to maximize safe and productive operations. Typical repairs include, but are not limited to, routine maintenance and repair hydraulic systems, brake systems, transmissions, electrical systems, engines, balers and compactors.
- Review work orders and discuss work with supervisors.
- Fabrication and welding repairs
- Follows all safety policies and procedures.
- Performs other job related duties as assigned.
Position Requirements:
- Equivalent of high school diploma or G.E.D certification and 3 years of related maintenance and repair experience.
- Certification in the repair and maintenance of mechanical systems a plus.
- Must have his/her own tools.
- Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
- Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
- Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
- Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Must be willing to work occasional overtime including weekends.
Key Competencies:
- The ability to quickly and accurately adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions within acceptable tolerances.
- The ability to anticipate when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
- Proven trouble shooting skills. The ability to solve complex problems with systems and sub-assemblies and to consider alternatives to resolve problems.
- The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Careful attention to detail and thoroughness in completing work tasks.
- Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
- Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
EOE M/F/D/V
