Paving Equipment Mechanic - Asheville, NC

Carolina CAT - Construction•Asheville, NC

About The Position

As a family-owned company under our third generation of leadership, we have built our business based on the principles of trust, integrity, and a desire to help our customers and employees succeed. Since 1926, we’ve supported our communities by supplying equipment for critical infrastructure and commerce and by donating our time and resources to area nonprofits. We make smart investments in our company and continuously improve as part of our vision to be a trailblazing company that’s built to last. We’re looking for hard-working, team-oriented professionals who enjoy working on new challenges every day. We believe our employees are the key to our success, and we’re committed to providing a work experience that helps our team grow to their full potential. Collectively, our employees work together to make a difference for our customers, our communities, and our company. Learn more about what it means to become a team member with Carolina Cat. Summary: This primary responsibility of the Level 1 Construction Paving Technician is for troubleshooting, diagnosis and repair of customer equipment in a shop or field environment while maintaining an acceptable level of productivity and customer satisfaction.

Requirements

Must be US citizen or legal alien.
Must be at least 18 years of age.
Must read, write, communicate in English as it relates to this job and safety regulations.
Must meet the ergonomic and physical requirements, as well as the physical base scores for this position.
Must have a valid driver’s license.
Must have keyboarding skills.
Possess tooling required to perform job duties.
Must have earned a High School Diploma, or a GED
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Nice To Haves

Six months work experience in hands on mechanical repair work with paving equipment or earthmoving equipment, or similar industry.

Responsibilities

Promptly, at start of shift, review work schedule, check equipment and supplies required to perform the work scheduled, and prepare for operations
Determine the technical or physical status using the on-board computer, service documents and reviewing product improvement and support programs.
Verify findings, review readings of gauges and procedures and compare to manufactures specs.
Prepare a plan to correct the problem consulting with co-workers or lead man when necessary.
Order or obtain from stock or send parts to special service shop to make the appropriate tooling or alterations.
Install, replace, re-build or repair the parts and/or equipment in a timely manner and according to specifications.
Test the part or equipment and perform quality check after work is complete.
Perform general housekeeping duties as assigned.
At end of shift, secure all equipment and machinery, and complete all required paperwork.
Works to ensure departmental compliance with all safety and contamination control guidelines.