Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic (Mid-Level)

About the role

As a Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanic, you will be responsible for the proactive maintenance, diagnostic testing, and repair of our manufacturing facility’s mobile and heavy equipment fleet. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, your primary focus is keeping our operations moving safely and efficiently by minimizing downtime on forklifts, small trucks, heavy-duty trucks, and industrial cranes.

Responsibilities

• Conduct scheduled preventive maintenance: inspections, fluid changes, lubrications, and safety checks on forklifts, cranes, and transport trucks to manufacturer and OSHA standards.
• Use advanced computerized diagnostic tools and multimeters to identify mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic faults.
• Disassemble, repair, and reassemble heavy equipment components, including engines, transmissions, brake systems, steering mechanisms, and hoisting gears.
• Inspect, adjust, and repair wire ropes, sheaves, limit switches, and hydraulic systems specific to overhead and mobile industrial cranes.
• Accurately log maintenance activities, parts usage, and repair times.
• Maintain a clean, hazard-free workspace and ensure all repairs adhere to federal, state, and internal safety regulations.
• Maintain Doosan and Hyster fork trucks, including preventative maintenance.
• Maintain air compressors, including preventative maintenance.
• Repair and maintain paint pumps, rivet guns, and shop equipment.
• Work collaboratively with shop personnel to maintain building and equipment items.
• Lift production objects of up to 50 lbs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Actively identify, correct, and/or report safety hazards to prevent accidents.
• Identify and pursue cost reduction and efficiency/profit improvement opportunities.
• Support the ISO 9001 Quality Management System and the Sea Box Quality Policy by self-inspecting your work product.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Completion of a trade or technical school program (Diesel Mechanics, Heavy Equipment Technology) is highly preferred.
• 3–7 years of hands-on experience maintaining and repairing heavy-duty trucks, forklifts, or cranes in an industrial, manufacturing, or fleet setting.
• Strong background in reading and interpreting electrical and hydraulic schematics.
• Proficiency with diesel/gas engines, drivelines, and mobile equipment electrical systems.
• Must be able to fulfill essential job functions in a consistent state of alertness and safe manner.
• Mechanics are expected to furnish their basic tools like wrenches, pliers, sockets, and screwdrivers; specialized equipment will be provided.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays, Bereavement, Jury Duty
• 401(k) with company match

Employees are eligible for most benefits on the 1st of the month following date of hire.

Pay

Hourly Rate Range: $32.00/hr. - $35.00/hr.