Engine Shop Trainee

What You'll Do

• Requires general knowledge of diesel or gas engines, electrical, electronic, hydraulic, mechanical, pneumatic systems and components.
• Absorb and work under the direct mentorship of an assigned Senior Service Technician.
• Assist a Senior Technician in completing assigned jobs and tasks to meet flat rate times and re-do metric.
• Work safely and follow all WCAT safety policies and procedures.
• Aid a Senior Technician in completing related paperwork and accessing databases required to complete job (work order, parts order, JSA, DBS, SIMS, SIS web, STW) accurately and timely.
• Follow contamination control and HAZMAT rules and regulations.
• Remove and install parts, disassemble and assemble components, and test and adjust assemblies with supervision from a Senior Shop Technician.
• Aid a Senior Service Technician in providing accurate quotes and pricing estimates to the customer.
• Ride train alongside a Senior Service Technician with all aspects of the task at hand daily.

What You'll Need

• General knowledge of basic hand tools, air tools, precision measuring tools and instruments, laptops, diagnostic software and cranes and rigging equipment.
• Willingness to accept instruction and guidance from a Senior Service Technician.
• Pass administered Can Test and Bennett Mechanical Comprehension Test prior to acceptance for this position.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Team-oriented mentality.
• School diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three years related experience and/or training.
• Successfully complete Work steps assessment.
• Ability to certify for operating a forklift and/or manlift.
• May be required to complete DOT physical.
• May require MSHA certification.

Why Work With Us?

• We like to take care of business and have fun doing it!
• We offer health, dental, vision, life, and more as a comprehensive benefits package.
• Don’t you want to work with awesome people?

Important Information

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to climb or balance.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit or smell.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• The employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and toxic or caustic chemicals.
• The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme cold and extreme heat.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock and vibration.
• The work environment characteristics described here 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.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Required travel up to 5%.
• This position is considered a safety sensitive position.

Job Description

• The Job description is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.
• EEO/AA Keywords: mechanic, heavy equipment mechanic
• Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Additional Information

• This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.
• For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.