Vehicle Mechanic

POSITION SPECIFICATIONS

REPORTS TO:       Maintenance Supervisor   

FLSA STATUS:      Non-exempt

JOB NUMBER:       M9001

DEPARTMENT:      Maintenance

SUB-DEPARTMENT:      Vehicle Maintenance  

 

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, including spouse and children (no payroll deductions)
• $33.67 per hour
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Vacation after one year (begins at 40 hours and increases based on years of service)
• Supplemental leave (used in conjunction with Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave)
• Cost Of Living Adjustments
• Shift differential & schedule premiums (rotating shifts)
• Boot Allowance
• Birthday Gift Card
• 401K
• Pension Plan
• Monthly Bonus structure

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Inspects, repairs, services, and maintains gasoline, diesel, and electronically operated mobile plant equipment and change, repairs, and services batteries and tires.

 

Truck Maintainer’s essential functions include:

• Inspects, removes, repairs, and replaces parts as necessary for maintenance of equipment, working from blueprints and diagrams.
• Exercises considerable latitude in determining priorities, scheduling work and securing parts from the most economical source. Consults usage histories via CRT parts catalogs, calls vendors, purchases materials within established limits.
• Repairs, maintains, paints, charges, removes and replaces electric storage batteries.
• Tests equipment after repairs to check proper operation.
• Does limited welding as required.
• Does body and fender work and painting on vehicle.
• Lubricates, washes, steam cleans, and services plant mobile equipment and parts, gasoline, diesel, and electric.
• Keeps accurate records of all work performed via CRT terminals and/or standardized forms.
• Performs above duties with a minimum of supervision because of thorough knowledge of the principals of internal combustion and diesel engines and electrical/electronic equipment.
• Keeps work area in a clean and orderly condition.
• Comply with all safety, quality and environmental regulations.
• This position has been determined to be a safety-sensitive position and requires a pre-employment drug and alcohol screen that includes marijuana.

The above statement reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the position.

 

 

 

 

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE

Applicants must have 3 years' experience in all phases of repair on gas, diesel and electric mobile equipment.  This includes trouble shooting and repair of motors, hydraulics, brake systems, fuel injection systems, electronic controls and electric motor repair. 

WORK SCHEDULE

Be willing to work shifts, weekends, holidays and rotating schedules, if necessary.

TOOLS & EQUIPMENT

Computerized electronic test equipment, hose-making machine, CRT terminal, overhead cranes, hoists, jacks, welding and cutting equipment, grinders, sanders, hydraulic tire press, battery chargers, voltmeter, hand and power tools, standarized forms, etc.    

 

MATERIALS HANDLED

 

Gasoline, diesel and electrically powered equipment and associated mechanical and electrical components, oil, grease, solvent, electric batteries, acids, hot tar, caustic solution, etc.

  

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

 

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