Diesel Technician Apprentice

Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores•Missoula, MT

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, assisting with roadside services and learning preventative maintenance. Love’s provides training for mechanically inclined candidates without professional experience. The apprentice 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 work a rotating schedule that alternates between day and night as needed. The role requires the ability to move and lift more than 75 pounds while working in close quarters and to work in various temperatures. Employees must put customer safety and satisfaction first and comply with company safety policies and procedures. A medical card must be obtained through the Department of Transportation; Love’s pays for it.

Requirements

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; paid for by Love’s.

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 diagnostics and repairs.
Learn air brakes diagnostics and repairs.
Learn charging system diagnostics and repairs.
Learn basic computer diagnostics and auxiliary component replacement.
Learn parts lookup and acquisition.
Prioritize customer safety and satisfaction and comply with company safety policies and procedures.