Auto Truck and Trailer Technician
Auto Truck and Trailer Technician
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07-04-2025
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Fulltime
Description
Position Summary:
Treelines Auto Truck and Trailer Technician repairs and maintains automobiles heavyduty trucks and trailers for both Treelines private fleet and outside jobs. The Auto Truck and Trailer Technician works on both gas and dieselpowered vehicles in addition to some related equipment that is specific to Treelines main campus. Excellent teamwork and great communication are notable assets and features of this work environment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Contributes to developing and maintaining a safe working environment.
- Contribute to safety meetings and risk assessment discussions.
- Recognize hazards and manage them effectively.
- Maintain personal safety and watch out for the safety of others.
- Accept and appreciate fellow team member is watching out for your safety and offering suggestions or advice.
- Always watch out for fellow team members safety and be willing to assist and make suggestions.
- Comply with all OSHA safety guidelines.
- Read job order observes malfunction and plans work procedures.
- Diagnose and repair/replace various parts/components that have failed or are causing malfunctions. Including but not exclusive to:
- Troubleshoot and repair electrical problems relating to the equipment and its components.
- Diagnose and repair problems related to the hydraulic components of equipment.
- Diagnose and repair problems on the steering systems of equipment.
- Diagnose and repair problems on the brake system of equipment.
- Inspect vehicles for all D.O.T. safety requirements.
- Performs preventive maintenance.
- Always observe or look for potential problems and take corrective actions to prevent failures and downtime.
- Ensure that all work is complete and correct to avoid comebacks.
- Keep your tools and workspace clean neat and organized.
- Service equipment: grease trucks and related equipment check and change oils/fluids.
- Welding of components necessary for repair of equipment and/or fabrication of components/parts necessary for repair of equipment.
- Safely operate cutting torch and gas welding equipment.
- Safely operate shop tools: power drill power saw and related power tools. Operate air tools chipping guns and scalers impact guns and related air tools.
- Safely operate a service truck or tow truck with the required license if needed.
- Perform all paperwork and recordkeeping duties timely legibly and accurately.
Experience/Skills:
- Comply with all company safetyrelated rules. Work with safetyrelated equipment to perform your duties.
- Always make sure that the equipment being worked on is made safe for oneself and other employees before performing any workrelated tasks.
- Take orders instructions and guidance from supervisors and management.
- Apply knowledge of the mechanical functioning of various components on the equipment and make necessary repairs related to the equipment as these problems occur.
- Perform these jobs on an individual basis as well as being able to work with others in group situations.
- Work on various equipment in varying positions either crawling under and/or laying on their back on top of or on a wheeled unit for various lengths of time. Work with wrenches and/or tools as described earlier in all the above circumstances. Do various jobs utilizing proper body mechanics.
- Perform the jobs required to repair equipment according to US DOT regulations and specifications.
- Ability to read and understand written instructions and/or problems written up concerning necessary repairs required for various equipment malfunctions.
- Ability to read and understand service/repair manuals relating to equipment/parts on which would be worked.
- Computer keyboard skills and or ability to learn through training.
Requirements
Education Requirements:
- Twoyear College or technical school; or six months to oneyear related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- High school diploma or GED
- Valid Drivers License
Physical Demands:
- Must be able to exert up to 100 lbs. of force occasionally 5 times per day) and/or up to 50 lbs. of force frequently 50 times per day) and up to 25 lbs. of force on a regular basis through the day depending on workrelated circumstances.
- Must be able to lift objects from floor to above shoulder level and be able to lift from lying position on back overhead. Must be able to move objects/parts/tools and equipment from one area to another and one level to another level.
- This position includes the following physical demands:
- Reaching extending and pulling the hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction while working with various tools as mentioned before.
- Handling seizing holding grasping turning pulling or otherwise working with hands and arms.
- Pulling using arms in such a way as pulling of tools wrenches parts and equipment to complete the job.
- Fingering picking pinching or otherwise working with fingers primarily (rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling).
- Feeling being able to determine objects such as size shape temperature or texture by means of receptors in skin particularly those of fingertips.
Work Environment:
- The majority of the time will be inside conditions with protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. Some work is outside working conditions with no control over weather conditions.
- There are periodic high noise levels and vibrations associated with this job. Sources include engine noise air compressors airpowered equipment and other shop noises. Also there is possibly sufficient noise either constant or intermittent to cause possible hearing loss.
- There are a variety of physical hazards in which there is a danger to life health or bodily injury such as proximity to moving mechanical parts moving equipment heavy parts electrical shock engine exhaust working on elevated equipment exposure to burns and radiant energy exposure to explosives (gases) and exposure to toxic chemicals and biological agents.
- Machines tools equipment and work aids which may be representative but not allinclusive of those commonly associated with this type of work.
- Air power tools electric drill drill press grinders (both hand and bench) wrenches torches welders a variety of hand tools air chipping hammers and electric cords.
Salary Description
$2025 an hour depending on experience
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
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