Experienced Heavy Equipment Mechanic
About The Position
The Experienced Heavy Equipment Mechanic performs preventive maintenance, repairs, and rebuilds on mechanical equipment, including diesel and gasoline engines, hydraulic systems, transmissions, drive trains, and compressors. The mechanic is expected to work with little or no supervision, help the supervisor make economically sound repair decisions, meet deadlines, and assess whether equipment is repairable before substantial labor is spent. The role also includes completing inspections and required paperwork, keeping equipment in good working order, maintaining a clean and orderly work area, promoting safety compliance, and occasionally helping train new employees or supervise and direct employees.
Requirements
- Ability to read and write in English.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Five years of experience in diesel and gasoline engine repairs and rebuilding.
- Experience and training qualifying the employee to repair and rebuild diesel and gasoline engines.
- Experience repairing drive trains and hydraulic systems.
- Experience and ability to troubleshoot and repair compressors.
- Ability to define problems, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to interpret a wide variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Responsibilities
- Perform preventive maintenance, repairs, and rebuilds on mechanical equipment.
- Repair and rebuild diesel and gasoline engines, drive trains, hydraulic systems, and compressors.
- Work with little or no supervision.
- Assist the supervisor in making economic decisions about equipment repairs.
- Help meet deadlines and assess whether equipment is repairable before spending many labor hours on repairs.
- Complete preventive maintenance inspections and required paperwork.
- Promote safety in the shop and ensure employees comply with safety rules, procedures, and regulations.
- Keep the work area clean, neat, and free of trash, scrap, and debris.
- May help train new employees on day-to-day tasks.
- Occasionally assist in supervising and directing employees, including training, planning and assigning work, and resolving problems.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
High school or GED
