Mechanic

Job Type: Full-time with overtime

Experience: 3 years

Reports to: Territory Manager, no supervisory responsibility

Wage: $28 - $30 per hour (based on experience and qualifications)

Benefits/Incentives:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program
• Company-Paid Short-Term Disability and Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Time Off, Holiday, and Bereavement Pay
• 401(k) with Company Match
• $1500 Sign-On Bonus
• Annual Safety Incentive and Clothing Allowance

Job Summary:

The main duties of the Mechanic position include performing a full range of repair and modification work on heavy equipment vehicles. This is a full-time position that requires overtime through peak season, reports to the Territory Manager, and has no supervisory responsibility.

For more information regarding this position, contact Cody Hulbert at 308-383-3515.

• Perform a full range of repair and modification work on heavy equipment vehicles to include, but not limited to light-duty, heavy-duty, and Redi-Mix trucks, backhoes, loaders, and miscellaneous equipment.
• Repair tires, wheels, wheel bearings, idler wheels, idler bearings, and oil seals.
• Replaces suspension arms, torsion bars, stabilizer bars, etc.
• Repair hydraulic and air brake systems.
• Determine the nature and extent of repairs required.
• Perform major and minor repairs on engines, power transmissions, transfers, and related electrical, fuel, and hydraulic components.
• Use technical manuals and other publications to identify and order repair parts.
• Operate and inspect machines or equipment to diagnose defects.
• Examine parts for damage or excessive wear, using testing equipment such as compression testers, computer software tools, test meters, micrometers, gauges, and overall strong diagnostic skills.
• Test overhauled equipment to ensure operating efficiency before being released to the field.
• Complete welding, run overhead crane, lifts, and jacks.
• Willingness to perform duties outside the normal scope of work (i.e. work in poor weather conditions or outside normal hours).

• Consent to authorization of a pre-employment work screen, Motor Vehicle Record request, and drug test.
• Accreditation from a school of mechanics or 3 plus years working with heavy construction equipment.
• Class B CDL.
• Understand instructions from supervisory positions, both written and verbal.
• Dependability and reliability by showing up to scheduled shifts on time and being prepared for work.
  Physical Requirements
• Ability to reach below/at/above shoulders
• Pushing/Pulling/Twisting/Bending
• Sitting/Standing/Balancing
• Operate hand and foot controls
• Simple/Firm grasping/Pinching
• Ability to lift/lower/carry over 50 pounds
• Squatting/Stooping/Crouching/Kneeling/Crawling