Diesel Technician Apprentice

Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores•Brookville, PA

About The Position

Diesel Technician Apprentices work in a fast-paced environment and help maintain clean places with friendly faces. They interact with customers and drivers and learn diesel service skills through an apprentice program. Love’s provides training for people who are mechanically inclined but have no professional experience. The program covers diagnostics and repairs for electrical systems, air conditioning and heating, wheel ends, air systems, air brakes, and charging systems, as well as basic computer diagnostics, auxiliary component replacement, and parts lookup and acquisition. Apprentices also assist with roadside services and learn preventative maintenance. The role includes a rotating schedule that alternates between day and night as needed. A Department of Transportation medical card is required and paid for by Love’s.

Requirements

Be mechanically inclined; professional experience is not required.
Ability to move and lift more than 75 pounds while working in close quarters.
Ability to work in various temperatures.
Ability to obtain a Department of Transportation medical card; Love’s pays for it.

Responsibilities

Assist customers with roadside services.
Learn preventative maintenance services.
Learn electrical diagnostics and repairs.
Learn air conditioning and heating diagnostics and repairs.
Learn wheel end assembly diagnostics and repairs.
Learn air system and air brake diagnostics and repairs.
Learn charging system diagnostics and repairs.
Learn basic computer diagnostics and auxiliary component replacement.
Learn parts lookup and acquisition.
Put customer safety and satisfaction first and comply with company safety policies and procedures.
Work a rotating schedule that alternates between day and night as needed.