Senior Mechanic - Heavy Equipment

Sunstate•Conley, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Sunstate Equipment Co. is seeking a Senior Mechanic - Heavy Equipment to join their team. This role is responsible for performing advanced repairs and maintenance on heavy construction equipment and delivery fleets. The company emphasizes safety and people as core values, offering a supportive work environment and opportunities for growth. This position is paid weekly and offers overtime eligibility.

Requirements

Minimum of 3 or more years of experience as a diesel mechanic.
Background in heavy construction equipment or rental required.
Advanced experience with major & minor repairs of hydraulic, electrical, pneumatic, and diesel and gas engines on construction equipment and delivery fleet.
Extensive experience performing preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, diagnosing, and performing heavy equipment repairs.
Must have the necessary tools you need to perform the scope of equipment repairs.
Advanced understanding of schematics, computer diagnostic software, and welding methods.
Diesel laptop experience is required.
Demonstrate exceptional organizational skills and efficient time management techniques.
Successfully manage multiple priorities concurrently, ensuring tasks are completed efficiently and effectively.
Safety oriented, maintaining industry and Sunstate safety standards performing equipment repairs.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Tier 4 engines and DPF, SCR, DEF, and EGR aftertreatment systems is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Inspect, service, and test equipment, ensuring performance to manufacturer specifications.
Demonstrate, perform, and instruct advanced troubleshooting/diagnoses and repair techniques for equipment.
Demonstrate, perform, and provide training on repairing gas and diesel engines, complex hydraulic systems, electrical systems, and drive trains to include manual and power shift transmissions on equipment and trucks.
Serve as a liaison between the shop and office, addressing all equipment issues such as breakdowns, customer damage, etc.
Assist with key decisions regarding all major equipment repairs, ensuring that any warranty or customer damage issues are promptly addressed and communicated to the District Service Manager and Branch Manager.
Collaborate to establish daily work priorities of shop, while mentoring and training an Apprentice Technician.
Facilitate effective communication with shop via huddles, meetings, and one-on-one interactions.
Ensure adequate availability of essential shop supplies for seamless operation.

Benefits

Uniforms Provided AND cleaned for FREE
Work Boot Allowance
Rent ANY of our equipment for FREE
FREE Prescription Safety Glasses
Unique Vacation Overtime Averaging benefit that pays you overtime while you’re on vacation!
Medical, dental, and vision insurance eligibility after first full month of employment.
401 Retirement Plan with up to 6% company match after 90 days.
7 Company paid holidays, 2 half days, + "My Holiday", paid day off annually to observe a holiday of your choice
Two weeks of vacation PTO in your first year + sick leave and personal time accrued after 90 days.
Baby Bonding
My Holiday vacation time
Discounts on everything from movie tickets to cell phone bills