Heavy Equipment Operator I

Amentum•Las Vegas, NV

7d•$45•Onsite

About The Position

Amentum is seeking a Heavy Equipment Mechanic for the North of Las Vegas, NV area. Repairs and assesses malfunctions, rebuilds, and performs maintenance on heavy equipment and construction equipment, such as cranes, power shovels, scrapers, paving machines, motor graders, trench-digging machines, conveyors, bulldozers, dredges, pumps, compressors and pneumatic tools. Position is represented by a Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Requirements

High school education or GED equivalent required.
Two to five years’ experience troubleshooting and repairing heavy equipment.
Experience in diagnosing equipment utilizing laptop computers, gauges, and instruments in all machine systems: electronics, hydraulics, power train, engines, and general machine performance is expected.
Knowledge of basic tools and tool usage, including basic welding skills.
Possess Journeyman status per Union rules.
Position may require travel.
Position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.
Possess a valid state issued driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

Technical, vocational, trade school education or equivalent is also preferred.

Responsibilities

Operates and inspects machinery 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 engage 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.
Reviews technical data and data systems to ensure proper repair parts are identified, acquired (if required) and issued to the repair work order and required repairs are completed according to that technical data.
Assures all operations are conducted in a safe manner and stops work if hazardous conditions are observed.
Perform all other position-related duties as assigned or requested.