Master Mechanic - Heavy Equipment

TEAM MANAGEMENT

• Promote and support Safety 24/7 to all team members, both maintenance and operations.
• Collaborate with safety personnel to provide safe practices for equipment and personnel.
• Lead MAP meetings with crews to identify and eliminate potential hazards, states, and errors.
• Build trust through safety conversations, observations, and operating with leadership.
• Leads and manages several field mechanics, truck mechanic, fuel and preventative maintenance team members.
• Manage workload for mechanics under him/schedule, work with Travis Keefer if under manned and help needed.
• Define and communicate to each mechanic their roles and responsibilities.
• Monitor and manage mechanic’s weekly time worked.
• Deliver important info/literature to mechanics from FTO/management.
• Absorb and manage mechanics’ daily tasks.
• Avoid and prevent equipment abuse (unintentional and otherwise).
• Communicate with job site managers and/or operators to task train on specific and unique uses and techniques for equipment to ensure the appropriate and efficient use of equipment.

EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT

• Prioritize and schedule equipment repairs.
• Perform all dealer request in your area.
• Follow-up and assignment of GL claims in your area.
• Confirm monthly crane/coupler/brake/emission etc., inspections are completed.
• Ensure federal inspections are completed.
• Provide support from within the company, an outside source or dealer.
• Evaluate equipment repairs regarding parts and labor cost, downtime, need and life cycle with Travis Keefer to determine repair plan and location of repair (shop vs. field).
• Monitor and react as needed to equipment telematics reports and email alerts.
• Monitor assets that are covered under warranty, and schedule dealer repairs as needed.
• Utilization of oil analysis for preventive maintenance.
• Maintain mechanics Conex, oil sheds, fuel tanks.
• Perform/delegate required site safety inspections.
• Proactively prevents equipment abuse (unintentional and otherwise).
• Identify G.L. claims.
• Work with job on solutions/corrections/repairs.

PROJECT MAINTENANCE SUPPORT

• Work with project managers to know their expectations and goals.
• Work with project team to schedule needed repairs/service work.
• Work with project team scheduling onsite equipment moves.
• Task train operators as needed.
• Work with trucking/works dept. scheduling equipment coming in and out of job.
• Make sure equipment is ready to ship, receive, help truck drivers with loading/unloading.
• Work with project team on start time for crews and equipment needed.

BENEFITS

• Kokosing is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action federal and state contractor.
• The company does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class.