Fleet Mechanic

Job Summary:

The Fleet Mechanic is responsible for assessing work and performing preventative maintenance and repairs as needed. Inspect completed work to ensure that quality maintenance standards are met. Ensure proper use and care of physical assets and prevent and/or minimize equipment failures.

Primary Job Duties:

• Adhere to the company’s Vision and Core Values.
• Adhere and comply with the company’s handbook and company policies.
• Diagnose, maintain, and repair trucks, trailers, and fleet vehicles.
• Complete and communicate the status of work orders performed, changes, parts used, labor, and job status.
• Perform work specified on maintenance and repair with efficiency.
• Complete light mechanical work on equipment, trucks, and fleet vehicles (alternators, belts, starters, bearings, wheel seals, water pumps, exhaust, etc.)
• Change oil on trucks and cars.
• Grease trucks and trailers.
• Perform brake work on trucks and trailers.
• Perform A/C repairs on trucks and cars.
• Maintenance welding.
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical systems on trucks and trailers.
• Review driver inspection forms and document repairs.
• Must be able to perform vehicle inspections required under Section 396.13 of the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Regulations and complete repairs.
• Ensure all service equipment (jacks, tools, trucks) works well and use equipment and materials properly.
• Observe safety and security procedures and report potentially unsafe conditions.
• Maintain the shop in a clean and uncluttered state.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Preference:

Education:

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Graduate from a diesel tech program preferred.

Experience:

• One year of manufacturing or vocational experience preferred.
• Five years of heavy truck maintenance experience preferred.
• Familiar with FMCSR requirements, maintenance, and repair for trucks and heavy equipment.

Certificate, Licenses, Registrations:

• Current Driver’s License required.
• CDL – Class A required.
• Current Medical Card required.
• Related industry certifications preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities:

• Ability to read, write, and understand English required; ability to read work orders required.
• Must be able to prioritize and plan work activities and work with tight deadlines while exercising attention to detail required.
• Computer experience preferred.
• Provide own tools or company provided at employee cost required.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles and confined spaces. The employee may be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat; and risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.