Heavy Equipment Technician
About The Position
The Heavy Equipment Technician performs repairs and maintenance on heavy equipment, compact heavy equipment, light service equipment, and light trucks. Work includes preventive maintenance inspections and repairs to hydraulic, fuel, exhaust, brake, suspension, electrical, HVAC, and emission systems. The technician diagnoses and repairs mechanical problems; services electrical, diesel, and gasoline vehicles and equipment; and performs gas or diesel engine overhauls. The role also involves reviewing equipment condition reports and repair orders, communicating with supervisors and operators about defects and preventive techniques, documenting parts usage and work times, preparing daily consumables reports, and interpreting oil-sampling results, onboard computer information, and fleet-management software data. The technician follows applicable safety policies and procedures.
Requirements
- At least 1 year of experience as a technician working on heavy equipment.
- At least 1 year of experience in a technician position requiring knowledge and application of OSHA Haz Com, OSHA Lock Out Tag Out, and OSHA Fire Protection regulations.
- Advanced knowledge of air brakes, tires, hydraulics, electrical systems, drivetrains, suspension, steering, and wheel-end components, evidenced by ASE certification.
Nice To Haves
- Mechanical trade school certificate or degree.
- Certificate in electrical diagnostics.
- Applicable ASE certifications.
- Working knowledge of Tier 4 emission systems.
- Welding or fabrication skills or experience.
Responsibilities
- Diagnose and repair mechanical problems on heavy equipment.
- Perform repairs and preventive maintenance on electrical, diesel, and gasoline vehicles and equipment, including compactors, excavators, wheel loaders, and related vehicles.
- Service engines, transmissions, chassis, drivelines, body components, hydraulic, brake, electrical and suspension systems, wheels, tires, and undercarriages.
- Read and interpret equipment condition reports and repair orders; clarify defects with supervisors or operators and discuss preventive techniques to reduce future repairs.
- Complete repair paperwork, document parts usage, and account for applied work time by comparing work-order and time-card hours.
- Complete daily consumables reports recording hours and fuel and oil usage for entry into Dossier fleet-management software.
- Collect and interpret analyses from oil sampling, onboard computers, and fleet-management software.
- Follow safety policies and procedures.
- Perform overhauls on gas or diesel engines.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical benefits coverage.
- Dental plans.
- Vision coverage.
- Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
- Short- and long-term disability coverage.
- Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
- Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
- Employee discount programs.
- 401(k) plan with a company match.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
- Paid Time Off (PTO).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
