Field Maintenance Truck Technician - Heavy Equipment
About The Position
The Field Maintenance Truck Technician prepares, inspects, cleans, maintains, and repairs Field Maintenance Service Trucks, coordinating repairs with local dealerships when needed. The role carries out daily truck and bay upkeep, including refueling, handling used oil and filters, replenishing cleaning supplies and bulk oil, and disposing of waste. The technician drives trucks around the facility and to local dealerships and follows safety, environmental, contamination-control, DOT, OSHA, and MSHA requirements. The position has no supervisory responsibility and is regularly monitored, with some discretion to set priorities within established parameters. Work is typically performed during regular business hours, with occasional requirements to work nights, holidays, and weekends. The work environment includes frequent exposure to outdoor conditions and atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases, or poor ventilation, as well as occasional exposure to oils, noise, vibration, temperature extremes, and physical hazards.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Six months or less of experience.
- Valid driver's license.
- Ability to comprehend written material and communicate orally and in writing with employees and customers.
Nice To Haves
- Ability to comprehend, speak, and write in English.
Responsibilities
- Perform assigned work safely, following applicable safety, environmental, and contamination-control policies, procedures, and regulations, and wear appropriate personal protective equipment.
- Inspect and clean Field Maintenance Service Trucks before the start of shifts and perform repairs or take trucks to a local dealership for repairs.
- Coordinate truck repairs with relevant dealerships or shops, such as Kenworth and Ford.
- Add diesel fuel, remove used oil and filters, replace used rags and cleaning supplies, discard garbage, and fill bulk oil tanks.
- Clean and maintain the Field Maintenance Bay to contamination-control standards.
- Keep trucks compliant with Caterpillar Contamination Control, DOT, OSHA, and MSHA standards by following company guidelines.
- Communicate truck issues to the PM Dispatcher.
- Drive Field Maintenance trucks throughout the facility and to local dealerships.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
