Maintenance Forklift Mechanic - Night Shift

Key Responsibilities

• Perform routine, emergency, and preventative maintenance of forklifts.
• Repairs and maintains various types of forklift trucks including electric, gas-powered, and propane powered.
• Tests forklift trucks to ensure repairs are completed correctly.
• Schedules and performs routine maintenance for forklift trucks. Ensures batteries for electric forklift trucks are fully charged.
• Interpret manufacturer's technical manuals to perform the necessary maintenance and repairs needed.
• Troubleshoot forklift problems to include brake, electrical and hydraulic systems, detect imperfections, potential problems, safety issues and/or malfunctions.
• Able to diagnose and repair mast and attachment components.
• Good working knowledge of brake systems and tire/wheel changes.
• Able to work on LP, gas, and diesel systems.
• Replace broken or defective parts from stock parts and/or order replacement parts for major repairs.
• Reassemble forklifts and make all necessary adjustments for effective and safe operation.
• Perform safety inspection of forklifts prior to being released back to the work floor.
• Cleaning of equipment and other areas as required.
• Ensure the work area and methods used in carrying out job duties meet safety requirements.
• Maintain an organized and neat work area.
• Competent to complete legible service documents and logs for preventative maintenance tasks.
• Learn new technical information and techniques to stay current with changing technology.
• Must be familiar with OSHA regulations regarding the operation of a forklift, and all other equipment.
• Must possess the ability to be focused on observing proper operating procedures and safety practices.
• Other duties as assigned by Whirlwind Steel Buildings.

Job Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Two or more years of experience in a related field, including maintenance of various lift trucks such as Hyster, Kalmar and Yale with lift ratings up to 16,000 lbs. and 60,000 lbs.
• Mechanical aptitude and good mechanical skills.
• Manufacturing, automotive, military, or recent trade school graduates with applied skills.
• Able to work weekends, holidays, and night shift if necessary.
• Able to function well as a team member.
• Have analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Able to function with little supervision.
• Be reliable, responsible, and dependable while fulfilling obligations.
• Good communication skills.
• Complete test and maintenance reports.
• Have working under OSHA regulations.
• Able to work safely and follow company rules and procedures.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• Work performed in a shop environment.
• Exposed to any number of elements but with none present to the extent of being disagreeable.
• Frequent moving of up to 50lbs materials.
• Regularly required to sit or stand, bend and reach.
• The use of Safety Glasses is required.
• The use of earplugs is recommended; and required at some areas.
• Ability to stand up to 10 hours a day (with a lunch in between) and up to 6 days a week.
• Ability to work in a non-air-conditioned environment.
• Steel-toe boots required in Manufacturing Facility.

Night Shift Schedule

Monday through Friday: 5pm - 3:00am.
Weekends as needed.
10 hour shifts, but not limited to it.