Diesel Mechanic

Silver Eagle Distributors Houston, LLC•Houston, TX

12d•$22 - $35•Onsite

About The Position

Technician for 2nd Shift (1pm - 9:45pm Monday - Friday). This position maintains and repairs all types of company-owned vehicles, including Gasoline, Diesel, Electric and Propane powered. The role involves troubleshooting and diagnosing mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic malfunctions, and efficiently repairing them.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent
2+ years of Diesel/Automotive Technician experience
Demonstrated mechanical and technical aptitude
Must supply automotive hand tools (not including heavy duty or diagnostic tools)
3+ ASE certifications
Must be able to safely operate a pallet jack
Able to obtain and maintain Class C or A-CDL, and medical card
Must have a valid Texas Driver’s License and driving record within MVR policy guidelines
Must have the ability to operate both manual and standard transmissions
Talk, hear, and see (including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus)
Frequent climbing, pushing, pulling and maneuvering dolly, hand truck, bay roll up doors, straps, curb ramps, truck doors, boxes, cases, kegs, truck gear shift
Ability to enter and exit the driver's compartment of the truck and/or behind cab using normally available footholds and handholds
Must regularly lift and move up to 100lbs
Pushing/pulling: up to 100lbs force for turning wrenches, pulling out parts
Ability to bend, stoop, crouch, kneel and crawl to inspect and or wash vehicles
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing
Ability to hear voice commands in areas with a high level of background noise
Ability to demonstrate or learn to safely handle large trucks in a critically safe and precise manner within very constrained and compact areas

Nice To Haves

Automotive/Mechanical Trade or Vocational certification preferred
Military experience equivalency may substitute for some requirements
In person travel within the service territories of Silver Eagle required
electric fork-lift/pallet-jack repair experience preferred

Responsibilities

Trouble shoots and repairs mechanical malfunctions
Diagnoses mechanical malfunctions, determines parts needed and orders through the parts rooms
Repairs engines, drive trains, front and rear ends, all air, electrical and hydraulic systems on Company owned equipment
Repairs, on a minor and/or emergency basis, parts of bodies, i.e., doors, landing gear, etc
Repairs all Company fork lifts
Makes road calls on disabled Company vehicles and performs minor repairs on the road
Performs preventative maintenance on a scheduled basis as determined by Fleet Supervisor
Inspects vehicle (during P.M. inspection) to ensure all D.O.T. requirements are met
Repairs all items not meeting D.O.T. requirements; informs supervisor if not immediately repairable
Performs other tasks/projects as instructed by Fleet Supervisor including but not limited to delivering trucks to and from other branch locations and picking up parts
Adheres to strict safe working practices, Company policies, rules, regulations, corrects obvious hazards immediately or reports to supervisor if not immediately correctable
Other duties as assigned