Heavy Duty Mechanic

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance, repairs and overhauls on diesel and gasoline vehicles and equipment including chipper trucks, dump trucks, excavators, wheel loaders, and other vehicles to ensure they are in working order.
• Typical repairs and maintenance would include working on engines, transmissions, chassis, drivelines, hydraulic, brakes, electrical and suspension systems, wheels, and more.
• Create equipment condition reports and/or repair orders.
• Contribute to tools and parts inventory and ordering.
• Communicate with operators, our General Manager and our future Fleet Manager about the status of vehicles in your yard to determine what is roadworthy (in good working order with proper registration and licensing).
• Contact drivers/operators and our operations managers for clarification of defects and discusses preventive techniques with operators to minimize future repairs.

Qualifications

• Clean and current California Driver’s License (without points!)
• At least 5 years of experience as a mechanic or technician working on a wide variety of passenger vehicles, commercial trucks, and heavy equipment
• Advanced knowledge in air brakes, tires, hydraulics, advanced electrical, advanced drive train knowledge, suspension, steering and wheel-end components training as evidenced by ASE Certification
• Minimum of 1 year of prior experience as a technician working on heavy equipment, demonstrating the ability to service increasingly more challenging maintenance repairs.
• G.E.D. or High School degree
• Physically fit and able to lift 50 pounds routinely throughout the day; 100 pounds occasionally
• Able to stand while working an 8-hour shift
• Computer savvy and able to enter data into a computer
• Bonus points: Experience with heavy equipment such as skidders, swing machines, mobile cranes, bucket trucks, stump grinders, log splitters, wheel loaders Trade School certificate or degree as a mechanic Certificate in electrical diagnostics Applicable ASE certifications Working knowledge of Tier 4 emission systems Welding and/or fabrication skills and/or experience

Compensation and Further Details

• This is a full-time, permanent position that must be worked at the Green Waste Recycle Yard at 2550 Garden Tract Road, Richmond, CA.
• The hourly compensation ranges at $35.00 to $50.00 per hour based on experience.
• Folks at the high-end of this range must be a top technician able to accurately maintain, repair and troubleshoot ANY machine we own.
• The winning candidate will receive benefits and perks after 90 days of employment including: 401(k), PTO (Paid Time Off/Vacation), holidays, sick days and health coverage paid at 50% including medical, dental, and optical insurance. They may also purchase Kaiser medical and other benefits for their legal dependents.