Head Mechanic

Boise Cascade • Elgin, OR

27d • Onsite

About The Position

The Head Mechanic is responsible for servicing and troubleshooting plant rolling stock and heavy equipment. This role involves maintaining and improving the preventive maintenance program with a focus on safety, quality, continuous improvement, and production. The mechanic will work through project justification, risk management, troubleshooting, goal setting, cause and effect analysis, progress evaluation, project completion, and follow-up. Responsibilities also include ordering parts, maintaining inventory, communicating efficiently with plant and supervisory personnel, reading and understanding service manuals, and maintaining required documentation using a work order system for tracking maintenance and scheduling preventive maintenance.

Requirements

• Knowledge of and experience with hydraulic pumps and components, automatic transmissions, electrical and electronic systems, brake, exhaust, fuel (gas, diesel and propane), cooling systems and welding/fabricating required.
• Must possess good communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting and maintaining rolling stock in an industrial environment.
• Basic computer knowledge of Word and Excel.
• Ability to utilize a work order system to track maintenance and schedule preventative maintenance is required.

Nice To Haves

• Minimum of 5 years forklift and heavy equipment repair experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Service and troubleshoot plant rolling stock and heavy equipment.
• Maintain and improve the preventive maintenance program with focus on safety, quality, continuous improvement and production.
• Work in a safe manner by complying with all company safety policies to include the utilization of required PPE.
• Work through process of project justification, risk management, troubleshooting, goal setting, cause and effect, progress evaluation, project completion and follow-up.
• Order parts and maintain inventory.
• Communicate with plant and supervisory personnel in an efficient and timely manner.
• Read and understand service manuals.
• Maintain required documentation and use work order system to track maintenance and schedule preventive maintenance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed