Heavy Equipment Mechanic (Yermo, CA)
About The Position
This position requires a Commercial Driver's License (CDL). The Heavy Equipment Mechanic analyzes malfunctions and repairs and rebuilds and maintains power equipment such as cranes, power shovels, scrapers, paving machines, motor graders, trench-digging machines, conveyors, bulldozers, dredges, pumps, compressors and pneumatic tools. This worker operates and inspects machines or equipment to diagnose defects; dismantles and reassembles equipment using hoists and hand tools; examines parts for damage or excessive wear using micrometers and gauges; replaces defective engines and subassemblies such as transmissions; and tests overhauled equipment to ensure operating efficiency. The mechanic welds broken parts and structural members, may direct workers engaged in cleaning parts and assisting with assembly and disassembly of equipment, and may repair, adjust, and maintain mining machinery such as stripping and loading shovels, drilling and cutting machines, and continuous mining machines.
Requirements
- Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
- Ability to analyze malfunctions
- Ability to repair and rebuild power equipment
- Ability to maintain power equipment
- Ability to operate and inspect machines/equipment to diagnose defects
- Ability to dismantle and reassemble equipment using hoists and hand tools
- Ability to examine parts for damage or excessive wear using micrometers and gauges
- Ability to replace defective engines and subassemblies
- Ability to test overhauled equipment
- Ability to weld broken parts and structural members
Nice To Haves
- Experience directing workers engaged in cleaning parts and assisting with assembly and disassembly of equipment
- Experience repairing, adjusting, and maintaining mining machinery
Responsibilities
- Analyzes malfunctions and repairs and rebuilds and maintains power equipment such as cranes, power shovels, scrapers, paving machines, motor graders, trench-digging machines, conveyors, bulldozers, dredges, pumps, compressors and pneumatic tools.
- Operates and inspects machines or equipment to diagnose defects.
- Dismantles and reassembles equipment using hoists and hand tools.
- Examines parts for damage or excessive wear using micrometers and gauges.
- Replaces defective engines and subassemblies such as transmissions.
- Tests overhauled equipment to ensure operating efficiency.
- Welds broken parts and structural members.
- May direct workers engaged in cleaning parts and assisting with assembly and disassembly of equipment.
- May repair, adjust, and maintain mining machinery such as stripping and loading shovels, drilling and cutting machines, and continuous mining machines.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
