Senior Heavy Equipment Mechanic - Fleet Maintenance

About the role

The Senior Heavy Equipment Mechanic - Fleet Maintenance position is responsible for performing advanced skilled mechanical work on a variety of diesel-powered heavy equipment. This includes preventive maintenance, diagnosing and repairing complex mechanical issues, and completing diversified electrical work.

Responsibilities

• Performs complicated maintenance and repair of diesel-powered heavy equipment.
• Performs preventive maintenance and NCDMV Safety inspections on heavy equipment.
• Determines required repair or replacement of parts and initiates repair on heavy equipment.
• Repairs and overhauls brakes, ignition and fuel systems, transmissions, differentials, front and rear axle assemblies, air conditioning systems, cooling systems, hydraulic systems and exhaust emission control systems.
• Tunes diesel engines, services valves, fuel filters and turbo chargers, and pressure checks fuel filters, governors, etc.
• Takes down and removes air compressors, hydraulic systems, pumps and related equipment.
• Servicing, diagnosing, repairing and maintaining speed tandem drive axles with air or electric shift, hydrostatic driven, heavy duty multi-axle suspensions, both conventional steel or air springs.
• Repairs or replaces shoes, pads, drums, hoses, calipers, cylinders, any heavy-duty air brakes.
• Repairs and replaces drive shaft, differential, axle, manual, automatic and sophisticated computer-controlled transmissions, clutches, transfer cases, power take-off systems, transmission reversers, all-wheel drive steering axles and final drives.
• Repairs or replaces fuses, batteries, lights, instruments, warning devices, controls and switches, computer controls, modules, alternators, starters, and defective cables and wiring.
• Replaces mufflers, manifolds, turbochargers, blowers, and pipes.
• Flushes radiator, replaces hoses and thermostat, repairs or replaces radiator and water pump, fan drives, DCA treatment filters, air intercoolers and oil coolers.
• May perform minor body and paint work.
• Completes diversified electrical work on heavy equipment, including troubleshooting electrical problems and repairing or replacing defective parts, repairing and adjusting lights, and repairing generators and starters.

Requirements

• High School Graduation or GED equivalent.
• Five (5) years of repairing heavy equipment or related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Possession of a valid North Carolina Class “B” Commercial Driver’s License or the ability to obtain within one (1) year of hire date.
• Possession of a NC State Safety Inspection License or ability to obtain within one (1) year of hire date.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the methods, tools and equipment used in the repair of heavy equipment, including dump trucks, specialized fire apparatuses, solid waste, construction and maintenance equipment.
• Knowledge and skill in the use and operation of shop tools and machinery, such as drills, presses, grinders, micrometers, brake relining and drum grinding machines, welding equipment; and the ability to diagnose the more common defects in the drive trains, chassis and other components of automotive equipment.
• Ability to detect by inspection any worn or broken heavy equipment parts.
• Ability to keep records of repairs and service operations and to make reports.
• Ability to adapt available tools and repair parts to specific repair problems.
• Ability to interpret and work from sketches, diagrams and installation and repair charts.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions accurately.

Skills

• Ability to adapt available tools and repair parts to specific repair problems.
• Ability to interpret and work from sketches, diagrams and installation and repair charts.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions accurately.

Benefits

• Vacation Leave: Employees earn vacation leave as follows:
• Holidays: City paid holidays are New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving (2 days) and Christmas (3 days).
• Sick Leave: Sick leave is accrued at one day per month or 12 days per year.
• Employee Assistance Program: The Employee Assistance Program is available to all full-time employees and covered dependents on the employee's health insurance plan.
• Medical and Dental Insurance: The City of Goldsboro is fully-insured, and provides medical, dental, and vision insurance through the State Health Plan (SHP), MetLife, and Community Eye Care respectively.
• Life Insurance: All regular employees are provided a basic term life insurance coverage policy in the amount of $20,000.00 at no cost.
• Wellness Assistance Benefit: The City of Goldsboro offers a wellness assistance benefit of $25/month to employees.
• Flexible Spending Account: Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) provide you with an important tax advantage that can help you pay for health care and dependent care expenses on a pre-tax basis.
• Social Security and Medicare: Social Security and Medicare contributions are made by the employer and employee.