Heavy Equipment Shop Technician

About the role

Join the Carolina Cat Team. Since 1926, we've supported our communities by supplying equipment for critical infrastructure and commerce and by donating our time and resources to area nonprofits. We're looking for hard-working, team-oriented professionals who enjoy working on new challenges every day.

Responsibilities

• Use miscellaneous resources and computers to reference parts, get information about parts & enter data into record systems.
• Use tools to disassemble/reassemble parts or equipment; clean parts with rags, cleaners, power washer; use test equipment to make diagnostic checks; and control powered equipment or tools to make repairs.
• Climb up onto, under, & into vehicles to gain access to all parts of vehicle.
• Use overhead hoists, lift devices, forklifts & other aides to move items off vehicle (tracks, idler wheels, blades, etc.) & then to move parts to locations for disassembly, repair, then back to the vehicle for reassembly.
• Do inspections, do preventative maintenance, change oil, replace filters, belts, coolants, hoses, may drain/clean/refill fuel systems.
• Use welders to weld frames, wear strips then use power grinders to grind welds smooth.
• Lift/carry and position ram used to remove idlers, unbolt idlers, remove them with overhead crane.
• Use power washers & spray paint equipment to clean & paint vehicle.
• Use instruments and computers to reprogram equipment controllers.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma/certificate or equivalent.
• 3-5 years of related experience.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand the local language, reads and comprehends technical data/service manuals and writes legibly.
• Ability to lift a minimum of 70 pounds.
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time, perform repetitive bending tasks and achieve required torque specifications per manufacturer's repair procedures.
• Basic keyboarding skills.

Workplace Requirements

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell.
• The employee must frequently lift, carry, push, pull and /or otherwise move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Employee must operate equipment in a safe manner.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Pay

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Schedule

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Benefits

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Carolina CAT is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We require all employees to treat all our employees and candidates as equals. All personnel actions are conducted in the spirit of equal employment. We’re committed to recruit, train, promote and retain associates without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.