Job Description

The Mechanic & Field Technician is responsible for performing highly diversified duties to schedule, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain a variety of transportation equipment according to company and DOT guidelines. These practices complement standards for safety, preventative and scheduled maintenance, and repair best practices.

General Duties and Responsibilities

Strictly follows and enforces all safety requirements and champions a safety-first culture
Repairs and maintains all company vehicles and equipment, such as trucks, trailers, and heavy equipment
Responsible for all shop maintenance and facility functions
Troubleshoots and determines appropriate cost-effective repairs; examines parts for defects and excessive wear
Maintains all DOT, maintenance, tire, and vehicle inspection files for compliance
Entry and preparation of monthly computer reports, mileages, and vehicle transfers
Ensure annual DOT, vehicle, state, and cargo tests are performed within regulatory guidelines
Ensure proper DOT, state/annual inspection, insurance documents and other necessary information are contained and up to date in the cab folder
Schedules all service and repair work, both internally and externally
Responsible to maintain shop parts and tire inventories
Review and finalize repair orders
Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of transportation equipment
Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service
Diagnose problems, replace, or repair parts, test and adjust
Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters, and material handling equipment in performing duties
Maintains effective communication with Manager of Mechanics for service and repair logistics and cost tracking
Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas
Perform all other duties as assigned or needed.
Regular attendance at the worksite is required. 

Position Qualifications:  Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Must be highly motivated and able to work independently.
Operate necessary tools, equipment, and diagnostic computers.
Operate forklifts and lifting equipment.
Maintain a clean driving record to operate company vehicles.
Comply with any additional tasks and assignments.
Ability to work overtime as necessary.
Ability to be a positive representative of the Company both internally and externally.
Ability to always work with respect and cooperation with fellow employees and customers.
Must be committed to always working safely.

Experience/Education:

High school diploma / GED or equivalent experience is required
Associate’s degree or apprenticeship in mechanical, electrical, or industrial maintenance a plus
Requires a valid driver’s license
Must be 21 years of age or older

Travel:

Negligible travel required. 

Physical Requirements: 

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must frequently position, transport and/or move up to 50 or more pounds.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to:

Stand; walk; move across large areas including uneven terrain, sometimes quickly;
Be stationary for long periods of time;
Work in confined or restrictive working spaces;
Balance with equipment and while moving large and/or heavy objects;
Use hands to finger, handle, or feel;
Reach with hands and arms above the head and to ground level;
Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl or otherwise reach into confined spaces;
Push and pull material and equipment from one place to another;
Communicate with and exchange information verbally and in writing;
Work using repetitive motion.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work requires physical efforts associated with using the computer and phones to access information.

Working Environment: 

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is:

Occasionally in an office environment.
Occasionally exposed to work in high, precarious places.
Frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals.
Occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat.
Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, hand tools and small to medium-sized power tool use.
Occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock.
Regularly exposed to non-toxic propane fumes or airborne particles.
Regularly exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals.