Heavy Equipment Diesel Field Mechanic

Summary Of Primary Functions

Dobbs Equipment is seeking an experienced Road Building Field Service Technician. The position focuses on the repair, diagnosis, overhaul, and reconditioning maintenance of customer and company heavy equipment and components.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Follow all safety rules and regulations in performing work assignments while maintaining a safe work environment and safe work habits.
• Reads job order and observes and listens to equipment in operation to determine malfunction and plans work procedures.
• Installs fuel injection nozzles and pumps, changes, or recharges batteries, and replaces transmissions, hydraulic systems, and component parts.
• Examines protective guards, loose bolts, and specified safety devices on equipment, and makes adjustments.
• Checks and reports any shortages and malfunctions to the Service Manager.
• Lubricates moving parts and drives repaired equipment to verify conformance to specifications.
• Fabricates special lifting or towing attachments, hydraulic systems, shields, or other devices according to blueprints or schematic drawings.
• Removes, replaces, and repairs tires, undercarriages, and earth moving and timber harvesting attachments.
• Maintain records and account for all time, parts, work orders and supplies used in repairing and servicing both customer and dealership equipment.
• Reports to Service Manager any additional work required to ensure proper operation and safety of equipment.
• Maintains assigned service vehicle in areas of cleanliness, daily maintenance, and inspections.
• Participate in service training programs required for development of skills and knowledge.
• Represent the dealership as a professional Service Technician at all times.
• Reports to work on time, as scheduled.
• Able to work up to 12-hour days, varying shifts, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Able to operate company vehicles and follow all motor vehicle state safety laws.

Qualifications

• Valid Driver’s License and maintain a clean driving record.
• Knowledge of industrial equipment maintenance and operation.
• Ability to perform basic repairs and required maintenance using special tools and equipment following Technical Manual procedures.
• Ability to operate heavy equipment safely.
• Associate degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school or a minimum of 2 years related experience and/or equivalent combination (preferred).
• Stay current with technical changes.
• Maintains current product knowledge of John Deere and competitive products.
• Forklift Certification (preferred).
• Ability to communicate effectively with teammates.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Must be able to self-manage/self-motivate.
• Flexible schedule (sometimes weekends or overtime).
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write diagnosis and work completed on routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Develop skills in disassembly, assembly and repair of components and machines.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Quick learner with the ability to think out of the box.
• Overnight travel less than 5% (Training).
• Bilingual a plus.