Light Duty Mechanic- Red Dog Mine, AK- Rotational

Responsibilities

• Inspect and make repairs on all aspects of automotive vehicles and equipment.
• Do general and major work on vehicles, buses, light and heavy trucks, graders, and other automotive diesel and mechanical equipment.
• Inspect, adjust and replace necessary units and related parts.
• Tune motors using standard testing equipment.
• Repair and overhaul brakes, transmissions, differentials, front and rear axle assemblies; repair and install hydraulic controls.
• Perform different phases of tire work and minor body repairs.
• Perform emergency road repairs and test vehicles and equipment to ensure safe operating conditions.
• Prepares shop work orders on equipment repair, and orders parts as needed to maintain stock.
• Makes service calls as needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent or ten (10) years Mechanic experience will be considered.
• Diesel Technology degree preferred.
• Minimum five (5) years Mechanic experience repairing and troubleshooting Caterpillar mining equipment.
• Experience must include working with Ford & Dodge trucks 2005-present.
• Previous experience working on Ford light vehicles.
• Previous remote rotational work experience as a Mechanic required.
• Working knowledge of Red Dog facilities preferred.
• Drivers License and acceptable driving record for the past three (3) years to be eligible under company vehicle insurance policy.

Physical Requirements

• Frequent exposure to wet or humid conditions.
• Work near moving mechanical parts.
• Work in high, precarious places and outdoor weather conditions.
• Exposure to fumes or airborne particles.
• Exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Exposure to extreme cold.
• Exposure to extreme heat.
• Risk of electrical shock.
• Risk of radiation and vibration.
• Frequent lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds.
• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• Frequent standing, walking, sitting, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, bending over, or crawling.
• Requires close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Requires frequent talking and hearing.

Competencies

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.