Mechanic Job Description
Summary: Repairs and maintains heavy construction equipment and vehicles by performing the following duties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities - Receives verbal or written requests to repair equipment and performs repairs.
- Observes and listens to operating machinery to detect problems. Troubleshoots issues.
- Performs general and preventative maintenance to equipment oil belts filters cranks etc.
- Performs repairs and general maintenance to both diesel and gasoline engines.
- Inspects hydraulic systems and makes necessary routine repairs.
- Checks and maintains all safety devices and equipment. Ensures equipment is safe for operations.
Repairs body damage to equipment and vehicles. - Makes necessary modifications to equipment as needed.
- Welds and fabricates (MIG/ARC) as needed to perform repairs.
- Makes electrical and A/C repairs as necessary.
- Maintains a clean and neat work area. Keeps environmental impact as low as possible during repairs.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Skills / Qualifications
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- A valid CDL license with the ability to pass an insurability check to operate company vehicles and trucks; prefer a Class B CDL at a minimum
- Trade related certifications are a plus.
Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job with or without reasonable accommodation the employee must have the ability to stand; walk; sit; stoop kneel crouch or crawl for long periods. Must be able to handle and manipulate objects on a repetitive basis. Ability to talk and see well to distinguish between back up alarms voices and other normal sounds consistent with construction job sites. The employee is occasionally required to taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job with or without reasonable accommodations the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts fumes airborne particles outside weather conditions and vibrations. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions as well as heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to high precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
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