Apprentice Diesel Technician

About the role

The Apprentice Technician position at Wagner Equipment Co. is a challenging role that involves diagnosing, repairing, reconditioning, and maintaining heavy equipment and components. This position requires a strong foundation in automotive or diesel mechanics, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Prepares accurate and complete service reports and turns them in on time
• Prepares inspection and appraisal reports
• Correctly charges work to appropriate work order segments
• Safely removes, disassembles, assembles, and installs components and parts
• Determines reusability of parts in accordance with published Caterpillar guidelines
• Orders replacement parts, ensuring that parts orders are correct and complete at the time of order
• Serves and maintains equipment sold and/or owned by the company
• Tests, measures, and adjusts engine and machine systems and components
• Diagnoses and troubleshoots machine and engine malfunctions and failures
• Analyzes customer repair and maintenance requirements
• Keeps up to date with developments in tooling, technologies, and systems
• Maintains a clean and organized work area
• Makes recommendations as to repairs meeting warranty criteria
• Makes parts replacement decisions assuring optimum economic reusability
• Communicates effectively with Apprentice Coordinator, Service Writers, Shop Coordinators, and Shop Managers to ensure problems, nature, and status of repairs are understood and followed up on
• Communicates effectively with College Instructors, Apprentice Coordinator, and Managers to ensure successful completion of the required college coursework
• Works in a cooperative manner with other team members to accomplish the goals of the shop, classroom, and company
• Cleans, repairs, reconditions, and maintains equipment and components
• Prepares, inspects, and ensures proper operation of machines prior to delivery
• Tests measures, and adjusts engine and machine systems and components
• Diagnoses and troubleshoots machine and engine malfunctions and failures
• Analyzes customer repair and maintenance requirements
• Keeps up to date with developments in tooling, technologies, and systems
• Maintains a clean and organized work area
• Makes recommendations as to repairs meeting warranty criteria
• Makes parts replacement decisions assuring optimum economic reusability

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Can show an interest in working on cars, trucks, motorcycles, etc.
• Experience as an entry-level technician
• Experience in customer service
• Technical or mechanical experience

Qualifications

• Strongly Preferred: Automotive or diesel course in High School
• Experience as an entry-level technician
• Experience in customer service
• Technical or mechanical experience

Skills

• Data Entry
• Telephone
• Reading/Writing
• Reasoning
• Organizational
• Communication
• Math Skills

Benefits

• Paid Time Off (PTO) Plan
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Retirement Plans - 401K and Roth 401K
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• CEFCU - Services include payroll deductions savings, accounts, loans, VISA card, and more
• Supplemental life Insurance, Critical Illness + Accidental Insurance, ID WatchDog and discounted employee phone plans

Pay

$22.00 per hour

Schedule

Part-time during the day with Wagner and then continues with night classes through CNM starting January 11, 2027.