Mechanic I

Terex Corporation • Holden, LA

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About The Position

Ferrara/KME manufactures fire trucks and emergency response vehicles, including pumpers, aerials, industrial, wildland, and rescue apparatus. As part of Terex Corporation, the company builds specialized vehicles and equipment with a focus on safety, innovation, and quality. The Mechanic I works with manufacturing materials and components to support assembly of fire apparatus, following schedules, manuals, wiring diagrams, shop orders, prints, pick lists, bills of materials, photographs, and instructions. The role requires familiarity with schematics and the ability to identify basic plumbing, electrical, and mechanical components commonly used in assembly.

The position also involves ensuring manufacturing, quality, and safety requirements are met; retrieving parts and supplies from staging locations; using hand and power tools; and participating in continuous improvement activities. The work may involve physical exertion, sustained standing and walking, climbing, bending, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and reaching, as well as exposure to moving machinery, vehicles, electrical current, elevated work areas, heat, or chemicals.

Requirements

• High school graduate or General Education Diploma.
• Math and blueprint-reading skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong work ethic.
• Basic computer skills.
• Commitment to Ferrara quality standards.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure manufacturing, quality, and safety requirements are met.
• Work from schedules, manuals, wiring diagrams, shop orders, prints, pick lists, bills of materials, photographs, and instructions; become familiar with schematics.
• Identify and understand basic plumbing, electrical, and mechanical components commonly used in assembly.
• Review shop orders and similar materials to determine requirements.
• Retrieve parts, materials, and supplies from staging locations.
• Operate hand and power tools.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED