Field/Shop Heavy Equipment Mechanic
Compensation
The Role
**FIELD/SHOP HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC**
Immediate opening for experienced heavy equipment mechanic with a minimum of 5 years experience working on all types of heavy equipment.
Pay Rate: $35.00-$45 per hour (depending on experience levels)
Job Overview Seeking well-rounded, safe, capable, and professional heavy equipment mechanic. 5 years of experience preferred repairing excavators, dozers, blades, loaders, skid steers, and other pieces of heavy equipment. Work locations vary between mine sites, remote areas, and the Quad Cities. Candidates must provide professional references.
Responsibilities
- Be knowledgeable of the hazards and safety requirements of the job, and utilize required personal protective equipment (welder’s shield, etc.).
- Observes mechanical devices in operation and listens to their sounds to locate causes of trouble.
- Examine critical parts and operating components of heavy equipment for possible wear and tear, defects, or other damage.
- Perform routine maintenance checks on company owned and/or leased vehicles and equipment to ensure safety and longevity of the vehicle/equipment.
- Repair, replace, clean, and lubricate vehicle/equipment parts as necessary.
- Examine, and repair, if necessary, hydraulic components for fluid leaks, ruptured hoses, or worn gaskets.
- Use jacks, cranes, and various hand-held tools to dismantle and reassemble parts.
- May be required to rebuild or replace engines, repair hydraulic fluid pumps, correct electrical problems.
- Start devices to test their performance.
- Pressure washing.
- Ability to operate various types of light and heavy equipment and over the road trucks for maneuvering into service and repair locations.
- Requests spare parts.
- Travel to job site to make repairs to heavy equipment as necessary.
- Maintains a high level of workplace housekeeping.
- Maintains a high level of customer satisfaction.
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Must have a mechanical aptitude.
- Working knowledge of diesel engine repair.
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
- Ability to locate, read, understand and follow instructions outlined in SDS material safety data sheets .
- Ability to write simple correspondence.
- Ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal format.
- Ability to prioritize tasks in accordance to urgency.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, verbal, or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Must be available to work overtime as required for position.
- Cooperative, punctual, and detail oriented.
- Must be able to utilize electronic devices such as a smart phone to send and receive email and communicate from job site locations to office and supervision.
- Must be able to work safely and follow all instructions related to Company policies and regulatory agencies during the performance of duties.
- Maintains a safe work environment and ensures all established Company safety rules, procedures, policies, OSHA and MSHA regulations are followed.
- Class A CDL license preferred.
**PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:**
- Sits: Occasionally
- Stands: Continuously
- Walks: Occasionally
- Drive: Occasionally
- Lift/Carry 0-10 lbs.: Frequently
- Lift/Carry 10-20 lbs.: Frequently
- Lift/Carry 20-50 lbs.: Occasionally
- Lift/Carry 50- over 100 lbs.: Occasionally
- Reach Above: Frequently
- Bend/Stoop: Frequently
- Use Hands for Pushing/Pulling: Frequently
- Use Hands for Manipulations: Frequently
- Stress Level of Job: Moderate
Benefits & Work Details
- Work Location: In person
- 401(k) (after 1 year of employment)
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance (offered)
- $25K Life Insurance provided
- Paid Major Holidays
- Paid Sick Time (after 90-day probation period)
Pay: $35.00 - $45.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Benefits
Estimated- Competitive pay
- Health insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Tool allowance
