Experienced Heavy Equipment Diesel Technician

Essential Functions

• Performs maintenance activities on new and rebuilt/repaired equipment.
• Serves and maintains equipment sold and/or owned by the company.
• Removes, disassembles, assembles, and installs components and parts.
• Tests measures, and adjusts engine and machine systems and components.
• Diagnoses and troubleshoots machine and engine malfunctions and failures.
• Makes recommendations as to repairs meeting warranty criteria.
• Orders replacement parts ensuring that parts orders are correct and complete at the time of order.
• Cleans, repairs, reconditions, and maintains equipment and component.
• Prepares accurate and complete inspection, appraisal and service reports, and turns them in on time.
• Communicates effectively with Service Writer, Shop Coordinators and Shop Managers to ensure problems, nature of repair, and status of repairs are understood and followed up on.
• Provides direction, training, mentoring and guidance to assigned service technicians.

Required Education And Experience

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Graduation from an accredited technical school in diesel engine or earthmoving repair preferred.
• 4+ years experience working on Caterpillar equipment OR 4+ years heavy equipment, engine, or electric power generation system repair (EX: Caterpillar, John Deere, Komatsu, etc.).
• 1+ years administrative/clerical experience.
• 3+ years customer service experience.

Competencies

• Safety Knowledge.
• Reading/writing, reasoning, organizational, communication & math skills.
• Caterpillar Product Knowledge.
• Basic ability to search for and enter data into a computer.
• Ability to type service reports.

Physical Demands

• Standing, walking, talking, squatting/kneeling.
• Use of Hands.
• Hearing.
• Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, etc.
• Heavy work that includes carrying, lifting and/or moving objects up to 96 pounds or more.

Work Environment

• Noise Level: loud;
• Environment: Indoors and Outdoors.

Requirements

• Safety Knowledge.
• Reading/writing, reasoning, organizational, communication & math skills.
• Caterpillar Product Knowledge.
• Basic ability to search for and enter data into a computer.
• Ability to type service reports.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off (PTO) Plan - Up to 128 hours of PTO in your first year + 8 company paid holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life and AD&D Insurance.
• Life and AD&D Insurance.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• CEFCU - Employees have access to services include payroll deductions savings, accounts, loans, VISA card, and more.
• Additional Benefits include: Supplemental life Insurance, Critical Illness + Accidental Insurance, ID WatchDog and discounted employee phone plans.

Pay

$34.50 - $50.60 per hour.

Pay rate is dependent on education and experience.

Location

2225 Interstate 25, Pueblo, CO 81008

Requirements

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Graduation from an accredited technical school in diesel engine or earthmoving repair preferred.
• 4+ years experience working on Caterpillar equipment OR 4+ years heavy equipment, engine, or electric power generation system repair (EX: Caterpillar, John Deere, Komatsu, etc.).
• 1+ years administrative/clerical experience.
• 3+ years customer service experience.

Qualifications

• Safety Knowledge.
• Reading/writing, reasoning, organizational, communication & math skills.
• Caterpillar Product Knowledge.
• Basic ability to search for and enter data into a computer.
• Ability to type service reports.

Skills

• Safety Knowledge.
• Reading/writing, reasoning, organizational, communication & math skills.
• Caterpillar Product Knowledge.
• Basic ability to search for and enter data into a computer.
• Ability to type service reports.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off (PTO) Plan - Up to 128 hours of PTO in your first year + 8 company paid holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life and AD&D Insurance.
• Life and AD&D Insurance.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• CEFCU - Employees have access to services include payroll deductions savings, accounts, loans, VISA card, and more.
• Additional Benefits include: Supplemental life Insurance, Critical Illness + Accidental Insurance, ID WatchDog and discounted employee phone plans.

Pay

$34.50 - $50.60 per hour.

Pay rate is dependent on education and experience.

Schedule

N/A

Skills

• Safety Knowledge.
• Reading/writing, reasoning, organizational, communication & math skills.
• Caterpillar Product Knowledge.
• Basic ability to search for and enter data into a computer.
• Ability to type service reports.