Garage Mechanic

Company Overview

Mid American Energy Company, a Midwest utility, provides regulated electric and natural gas service to more than 1.6 million customers in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. The company owns and operates a portfolio of power-generating assets, approximately 61% of which is wind generation.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation.

• High school diploma and certified driver's license required at time of hire or within six months of hire.
• Highway alcohol and drug testing required.
• Journeyman mechanic with at least four years of qualifying experience working on diesel and gas vehicles and equipment, including hydraulics and related equipment.

• Performs all work in a safe manner and complies with all applicable safety rules, regulations and procedures.
• Diagnoses, maintains and repairs all motorized and non‑motorized equipment and components.
• Diagnoses, dismantles, inspects, and overhauls (minor or major) mechanical or hydraulic systems on booms, derricks, diggers, bucket trucks, cranes, etc.
• Makes repairs to pumps, cylinders, valves, pulleys, levers and controls, lines, hoses, cables, drive assemblies and hydraulic winches.
• Maintains and repairs motorized and non‑motorized special equipment such as small engines, portable and stationary generators, hydraulic, pneumatic and electric tools, winches and gear boxes and add‑on components such as spot lights, rotary lights, etc.
• Performs housekeeping tasks.
• Drives vehicles and equipment to and from designated locations as necessary, including maintenance service calls; operates associated devices.
• Picks up and delivers vehicles, equipment, parts and supplies associated with garage work.
• Diagnoses and repairs vehicles and equipment in the field.
• Performs preventive maintenance on all equipment and components.
• Keeps records of labor and parts and vehicle data as prescribed.
• Lays out and fabricates steel, sheet metal, aluminum and fiberglass by welding, mechanical and chemical means.
• Sands, masks and paints vehicles and equipment.
• Leads, trains and instructs employees in their work.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

• Other
• Construction