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Heavy Equipment Mechanic
1 month ago
ZTEX Construction is a heavy civil contractor specializing in earthwork, concrete, asphalt paving, underground utilities and overall project management. We are locally owned, and we are currently looking for Heavy Equipment Mechanic. The ideal candidate will be knowledgeable, energetic, proactive, willing to learn and grow with the company, and overall be a team player.
Duties and Responsibilities
This list of Essential Duties and Responsibilities is not exhaustive and may be supplemented.
- Performs maintenance and repair activities on various pieces of heavy equipment including but not limited to heavy-duty truck and bulldozers, cranes, excavators, graders, skidders, twenty-five ton and smaller bulldozers, underbody blades, dump bodies, crawler tractors and trailers, backhoes, and man lifts etc. all.
- Diagnoses, services, and repairs various systems that are found on pieces of heavy equipment such as hydraulic system, mechanical and computer electronic controls, air brake systems, transmissions, computer controlled automatic and thirteen speed manual transmissions, and pneumatic systems.
- Troubleshoots malfunctions in the equipment and repair.
- Repairs and services track drive sprockets, rails, idler wheels, hard bars, track adjusters, hydraulic reversers, final drives, brake bands, steering clutches, and hydrostatic transmissions.
- Performs routine maintenance checks and adjustments on such things as fluid levels, hoses, belts, brakes, tires, and clutches; changes filters and oil, and lubricates vehicles and motor driven equipment.
- Services, diagnoses, repairs, and maintains speed tandem drive axles with air or electric shift, hydrostatic driven, heavy duty multi-axle suspensions, both conventional steel and air springs. Tunes diesel engines, services valves, fuel filters and turbo chargers, and pressure checks fuel filters, adjusts injector heights, fuel racks, governors, etc.
- Overhauls engines, replaces engines, and rebuilds components.
- Diagnoses problems, disassembles units, repairs, or replaces parts, and reassembles units in the following systems:
- Electrical: Repairs or replaces fuses, batteries, lights, instruments, warning devices, controls and switches, computer controls, modules, alternators, starters, and defective cables and wiring. This will include 12 and 24-volt systems found on military equipment.
- Exhaust and Emissions Control: Replaces mufflers, manifolds, catalytic converters, turbochargers, blowers, and pipes.
- Heating and Air Conditioning: Repairs or replaces heater cores, condensers, compressors, hoses, and controls; recharges air conditioning systems.
- Hydraulic: Repairs or replaces pumps, hoses, valves, winches, and cylinders.
- Air: Repairs or replaces compressors, air dryers, brake valves, air tanks and hoses.
- Steering and Suspension System: Aligns and balances wheels, repairs, or replaces tie rods, ball joints, gear boxes, shock absorbers, springs, steering linkage, kingpins, power steering, hoses, pumps, walking beam suspensions and air suspensions.
- Maintains service logs and records of maintenance on vehicles and motorized equipment, using fleet maintenance and management software.
- Prepares work orders and cost materials estimates.
- Keeps tools, equipment, and work area clean, organized, and in good working condition.
- May assist in training lower-level workers in mechanical repair techniques.
- Road tests vehicles.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of the standard practices, materials, tools, and equipment used in the repair and maintenance of motor vehicles and engines.
- Knowledge of safety issues in the use of tools, equipment, and supplies used in repair of motorized vehicles and equipment.
- Knowledge of body and frame construction.
- Skill in the use of a variety of hand tools.
- Skill in the use of gas and electric welding equipment.
- Skill in the use of mechanized tools, jacks, and hoists.
- Skill in the use of a variety of diagnostic testing and tuning equipment.
- Ability to diagnose mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic malfunctions.
- Ability to read manuals and schematics.
- Ability to rebuild engines and major driveline components.
- Ability to communicate with other mechanics about repair work needed.
- Ability to enter repair information in fleet maintenance management software. Ability to work in confined areas.
- Ability to withstand heights and perform work safely.
- Ability to work cooperatively with employees, vendors, and the public.
- Ability to recognize and report hazards and apply safe work methods.
- Possess physical and mental stamina commensurate with the responsibilities of the position.
Education, Training and Experience
- High school graduation or other equivalent (i.e., General Educational Development (GED), foreign equivalency, etc.)
- Associates degree in Heavy Duty equipment repair.
- Certification- Mechanic, Heavy Duty Equipment
- May substitute experience for years of education.
- Salary will be commensurate with experience.
Physical Requirements:
- Medium/heavy - exert force of 50-100 lbs. Ability to stoop, kneel, climb, balance, crouch, reach, and conduct repetitive fine motor activities. Hearing and speech to communicate in person, via video conference and computers, or over the telephone. Mobility to work in a typical mechanic shop and use of mechanical equipment. Stamina to remain standing/stooping and maintain concentration for an extended period. Vision: Frequent near acuity, depth perception, and color vision.
Environmental Conditions:
- Varies from a climate-controlled office setting to work in an open garage with temperatures ranging from mild/moderate to extreme cold/heat. Exposure to noise levels ranging from moderate to loud for occasional to frequent time periods.
Additional Qualifying Factors
As a condition of employment, you will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening and physical screening. If applicable to the contract, you may also be required to submit through a background check. Must have reliable transportation to/from work, must have a valid driver's license at time of application.
ZTEX Construction Inc., is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender, or gender-identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
We participate in the E-Verify Employment Verification Program.
We are a drug free workplace.
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