Heavy Equipment Mechanic

Amentum•Las Vegas, NV

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Amentum is seeking a Heavy Equipment Mechanic for the North of Las Vegas, Nevada area. The position repairs and assesses malfunctions, rebuilds, and performs maintenance on heavy and construction equipment, including cranes, power shovels, scrapers, paving machines, motor graders, trench-digging machines, conveyors, bulldozers, dredges, pumps, compressors, and pneumatic tools. The position is represented by a Collective Bargaining Agreement. The mechanic diagnoses defects by operating and inspecting machinery; dismantles and reassembles equipment using hoists and hand tools; examines parts for damage or excessive wear; replaces defective engines and subassemblies; tests overhauled equipment; and welds broken parts and structural members. Work may also include cleaning parts and assisting with equipment assembly and disassembly, and repairing, adjusting, and maintaining mining machinery. The mechanic reviews technical data and data systems to identify, acquire when required, and issue proper repair parts to work orders, and to ensure repairs follow technical data. All operations must be conducted safely, and work must stop if hazardous conditions are observed. The position may require travel and requires the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance and a valid state-issued driver's license. The work involves frequent walking, sitting, handling or feeling with the hands, reaching, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, and talking or hearing. Employees occasionally stand and may occasionally lift or move up to 75 pounds. The work environment includes moving mechanical parts, high or precarious places, outdoor weather, electrical-shock risk, vibration, and occasional exposure to fumes or airborne particles, fuels, oil, and toxic or caustic chemicals. Noise is usually loud. Employees are responsible for maintaining a safe work environment, completing applicable training and safety responsibilities, complying with Amentum's Quality Policy and applicable quality-system and customer-contract requirements, and following operational, safety, quality, and environmental procedures and policies.

Requirements

High school education or GED equivalent.
Two to five years of experience troubleshooting and repairing heavy equipment.
Experience diagnosing equipment with laptop computers, gauges, and instruments across electronics, hydraulics, power train, engines, and general machine performance.
Knowledge of basic tools and tool usage, including basic welding skills.
Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
Valid state-issued driver's license.

Nice To Haves

Technical, vocational, or trade school education, or equivalent.
Commercial Driver's License (CDL).

Responsibilities

Operate and inspect machinery or equipment to diagnose defects.
Dismantle and reassemble equipment using hoists and hand tools.
Examine parts for damage or excessive wear using micrometers and gauges.
Replace defective engines and subassemblies, such as transmissions.
Test overhauled equipment to ensure operating efficiency.
Weld broken parts and structural members.
Clean parts and assist with equipment assembly and disassembly as needed.
Repair, adjust, and maintain mining machinery as needed.
Review technical data and data systems to identify and obtain proper repair parts, issue them to repair work orders, and complete repairs according to technical data.
Conduct operations safely and stop work when hazardous conditions are observed.
Perform other position-related duties as assigned or requested.
Maintain a safe work environment and complete applicable training, self-aid/buddy aid, emergency-response, and safety-team responsibilities as appropriate.
Follow Amentum quality requirements, applicable quality-system documents, customer contracts, and operational, safety, quality, and environmental procedures and policies.