Garage Mechanic - Fleet

Founded in 1945, Pike is a leading provider of construction, repair, and engineering services for electric and gas utilities, as well as telecommunications companies. We work with hundreds of utility clients across the country, delivering ideas, technology, experience, manpower, and equipment to perform any job.

About the role

The Garage Mechanic position works at various locations and may require travel to another state depending on customer demands. This role involves managing equipment development, performing repairs and maintenance in both garage and field settings, and troubleshooting equipment issues across different localities.

Responsibilities

• Manage development of equipment in cities and states within the region.
• Work safely while performing repairs or maintenance in a garage and in the field in various weather conditions.
• Troubleshoot equipment repair, maintenance, and deployment in various localities.
• Work around energized high-voltage systems with skill and care to protect lives.
• Maintain company vehicles, equipment, and tools in good working order.
• Perform hydraulics, diesel/gas engine, chassis and suspension, welding/metal fabrication, and small tool repair.
• Use a computer for diagnostics, equipment inventory management, and work orders.
• Perform all other related work as required to complete the job.

Requirements

• Able to perform rigorous physical labor.
• 1-5 years of experience.
• Must have or be able to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).
• Must have own general tools.
• Able to learn or perform work in hydraulics, diesel/gas engines, chassis and suspension, welding/metal fabrication, and small tool repair.
• Able to work for extended periods in various locations.
• Able to lift in excess of 50 lbs.
• Willing to work overtime, weekends, holidays, and outside of the normal work schedule as required.

Qualifications

Certifications of experience in any of the following are a plus:

• ASE certification
• Ford or International certifications
• Altec/Telelect
• Hydraulic maintenance
• Utility or construction jobs

Skills

• Self-motivated
• Team-oriented
• Customer-oriented
• Able to follow company safety rules and policies

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:

• Regularly required to talk or hear.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, and feel, and reach with hands and arms.
• Able to lift in excess of 50 lbs.

Work Environment

• Frequently exposed to fumes, airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, and vibration.
• Occasionally exposed to extreme conditions at construction job sites.
• Noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud.
• Work is performed in outside weather conditions.