Diesel Technician

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Diesel Technician

Location: 342 Gordon Industrial Ave. Shepherdsville, KY 40165

Do you have a passion for automotive and diesel maintenance? Our 11 fleet shops across the US maintain over 3,000 tractors and trailers (reefer units) for our private, company-owned fleet. Gordon Food Service delivers daily to restaurants, healthcare operations, and schools so our customers depend on us- and we depend on our fleet techs for excellence! Take advantage of extensive onboarding and continuous training to keep your skills up to date. Earn hourly rates, not flat rates; we pay you for the time it takes to complete the job the right way. We offer lifts for your safety, a clean organized parts room, and we provide the heavier specialty tools; you just bring the basics. Be part of a skilled team that offers respect, expertise, and professional development.

Schedule:

• Sundays - Thursday work week, with Friday and Saturday off

• 2nd shift - 3:00PM - 11:30PM (shifts may vary based on work volume)

• Shift differential for 2nd shift

Pay: Earn up to $39.13/hour.

• Our apprentice, skilled, certified, and master technicians are paid based on experience ranging from $24-39.18/hour, plus a $3.18/hour incentive. 

• Additional $1.00/hour shift differential for both 2nd and 3rd shifts. 

• Additional $0.65/hour CDL A bonus.  

• Annual $1,000 tool allowance and $150 boot allowance, plus a quarterly safety bonus

Total Rewards at GFS

• Affordable benefits plans start day one!

• Weekly pay 

• Wellness reimbursement 

• Profit sharing & 401(k) with company match 

• 95% of leadership is hired from within GFS - start your career here!

Essential Functions:

• Inspects, maintains, and repairs Diesel engines, Gas Engines, refrigeration units, and all systems/components related to heavy-duty tractors, trailers, and refrigeration units.

• Performs and interprets diagnostic testing to determine malfunctions on all equipment types.

• Performs daily inspection and preventative maintenance of equipment and follow-up on driver’s write-ups to make repairs as necessary.

• Performs general cutting and welding as necessary.

• Makes road calls to repair equipment as necessary.

• Assists in the repair of shop equipment including garage doors and all power tools.

• Determines if rolling stock is safe to operate or needs to be serviced.

• Completes all reporting accurately and promptly and communicates the status of current assignments to management.

• Maintains a clean and organized work environment.

• Operates all equipment safely and efficiently.

• Drives vehicles and moves equipment in, out, and around the shop.

• Delivers and/or picks up techs at vendors when equipment needs additional service.

• May be required to drive a company vehicle to another garage or to meet another fleet technician for parts.

• Follows all safety protocols.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities::

Apprentice Level

• Basic mechanical knowledge

Skilled Level

• Able to properly inspect frames, pintle boxes, and side rails

• Able to Identify major components

• Competent using Fleet Focus

• Able to perform GFS Preventative Maintenance (PM) inspection

• Able to diagnose and repair components (i.e. starters, alternators, batteries, etc…)

• Able to diagnose and repair lighting issues

• Has completed the first half of Volvo Online Training (modules C & D)

• Able to weld steel

• Able to diagnose and repair brake system (also able to explain Service side and Emergency side)

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