Heavy Equipment Diesel Mechanic

BIDCO Marine Group – Buffalo, NY | Home Every Night

Since 1993, BIDCO Marine Group (Buffalo Industrial Diving Company) has been a leading inland and offshore marine and underwater construction contractor on the Great Lakes and across the Northeast. With a multi-year backlog and an expanding fleet of tugs, barges, cranes, and specialized dive-support equipment, we require the immediate addition of a Diesel Mechanic to our team at our modern waterfront headquarters located in the Old First Ward of Buffalo, NY.

• Push-boats, dive vessels & crew boats (Cummins, Caterpillar, Detroit Diesel)
• Flexifloat sectional barge equipment
• Cranes (American/Terex, Link-Belt, Pettibone, Grove)
• Heavy equipment (excavators, loaders, forklifts)
• Marine hydraulics, winches, pumps, dive compressors, hot-water systems
• Trucks, trailers, pickups, and vast support fleet of small equipment
• Shop fabrication, welding, and custom modifications

• Perform preventative maintenance and routine repairs
• Diagnose and troubleshoot diesel, hydraulic, mechanical, and electrical systems
• Weld and fabricate (stick, MIG, TIG) to marine standards
• Maintain parts inventory and detailed service records
• Undertake winter refits and new equipment builds

• 10+ years heavy equipment / diesel mechanic experience (marine background not required but major plus)
• Master-level diagnostic and repair skills on diesel engines and hydraulics
• Strong welding and fabrication abilities (required)
• Current crane operator or past crane experience a major plus
• Your own professional tools (we supply everything else)
• Clean driving record and ability to pass background/drug screen (TWIC helpful)
• Self-motivated, reliable, dependable

• $75,000 – $115,000+ base salary (experience-driven)
• Regular with overtime as needed/desired
• Top-tier medical + Company 401(k) match
• Fully equipped shop with diagnostic tools, welders, lifts, etc.
• Uniforms + annual boot allowance
• Paid holidays, vacation, and personal days
• Year-round steady work
• Work with a tenured and tight-knit crew of shop fabricators and paint techs that values great mechanics

This is a true career position as a key team member with responsibility and the ability to do it your way, and BIDCO has had zero mechanic layoffs in our 33 years in business. 7:00 to 3:30 everyday M-F, home every night, and occasional overtime if you desire to work it. Come visit me and see the shop that will be yours, kick the tires on something new and much interesting than where you are currently working now.

BIDCO Marine Group, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Veterans are respected here and are strongly encouraged to apply.

Ready to become part of the "Beast of the East"? Come visit us, check us out and kick the tires on something new, with better pay and more appreciation for what you do, than what you're getting now.

Send your resume and work history right to Mark Judd (Pres. & Founder) at , call me on my cell phone, stop in and meet Kim at the front desk, or apply directly on Zip Recruiter.

Check our projects at  (very outdated presentation, sorry) and come help us build the next big one. Thank you for looking!