AUS Heavy Equipment Diesel Mechanic 3950115 01/02/26

Lone Star Paving•Austin, TX

About The Position

Lone Star Paving is a paving contractor, operating in the Central Texas region with paving crews, HMA, aggregate, trucking, milling, and quality control. Our operations complete heavy highway and civil projects throughout Texas. We pride ourselves in being a family-oriented organization with a goal of upholding the safety and health of our number one asset, our employees. Position Overview The Heavy Paving Equipment/Diesel Mechanic will work closely with the Milling, Asphalt, and Maintenance Teams to ensure company-owned tools, equipment and vehicles are always maintained in good working order, consistent with direction provided by his/her direct manager. The ideal candidate has experience with maintenance of paving equipment, particularly asphalt milling machines, and a thorough understanding of asphalt work.

Requirements

Trade school or 3-5+ years of qualified experience
Work experience with diagnostics, maintenance, and operation of asphalt milling machines
Must be organized with a detail-oriented mindset
Must be positive, friendly, and professional
Ability to work well with others in a group or one-on-one setting
Position requires driving company vehicles. Applicants must meet insurance eligibility requirements to operate company vehicles (typically this includes being 25 years of age or older)
Ability to engage in a variety of tasks simultaneously and consistently meet deadlines.
Must demonstrate professional communication in reaching out to employees and managers for needed documents
Willingness to take on additional tasks and responsibilities as they arise
Exhibit excellent time management skills and ability to prioritize various tasks and complete them in a timely manner
Able to perform duties independently
Must comply with the company's drug and alcohol testing requirements.
Use of Personal Protection Equipment is required.
Proper PPE is required at all times.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of asphalt production and associated equipment, and an understanding of operations and safety requirements is preferred
Familiarity with MSHA and OSHA regulations, a plus

Responsibilities

Evaluate condition of defective tools, equipment and fleet vehicles located at the Yard or at construction job sites; collaborate with the Equipment Manager in trouble shooting defective equipment and participate in discussions to arrive to solutions for dealing with defective items.
For items requiring more extensive or unusual repairs, prepare an estimate of cost to complete repair and seek authorization to proceed from the Equipment Manager before commencing repair.
Following a standard maintenance schedule developed collaboratively with the Equipment Manager, perform routine maintenance on company-owned tools, equipment and vehicles.
Ensure that maintenance is performed on schedule, to standard and that accurate logs of such maintenance are kept up to date.
Place approved orders for replacement parts with vendors; ensure that the Equipment Manager is informed of all such deliveries and that all associated paperwork is provided to the Equipment Manager in a timely manner.
Before departing work each day, ensure that the shop area is neat, clean and orderly; all tools are stored in their proper place and the shop surfaces are free of trash and debris.
Additional responsibilities as may be assumed or assigned from time to time in support of our company's effort to achieve client loyalty.
Promote, execute and adhere to the company's safety policy, and encourage all employees, subcontractors and consultants to adopt safety as a culture.
Work in a safe, responsible manner to not intentionally or unintentionally injure oneself, or endanger the wellbeing of others.
Promote a team approach and maintain dialogue with all employees to exchange information and gather ideas.
Collaborate with any project teams on other special initiatives, as required.