Preventative Maintenance Helper

Weihe Construction Inc. is looking for laborers with a background in heavy equipment and diesel mechanics. Qualified candidates should have 2-3 years working around or running heavy equipment (excavators, bulldozers, track loaders, haul trucks, etc.) and have a strong general knowledge reading fluid levels, oil changes, lubing & overall equipment performance. Well-qualified candidates should have 2-3 years working in a shop environment in a labor capacity.

Fuel truck helper responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Reporting to the shop no later than 6:30 AM daily. Near perfect attendance is required. Time off must be requested with reasonable lead time.
• Assisting the fuel truck foreman on before & after trip inspections of truck & stocking of all necessary supplies & parts for the day's route.
• Coordinating with the shop manager to order needed supplies & parts
• Traveling from site to site with the fuel truck foreman to perform the day's preventative maintenance tasks on each piece of heavy equipment
  • Tasks may include fueling, topping off fluids, cleaning tracks, minor repairs, greasing, lubing, & changing filters
• Inspecting equipment for any unreported damages and notifying the fuel truck foreman
  • Cracked mirrors, mucked/unclean tracks, trash-filled cabs, etc. (daily operator requirements)
• Relaying all needed repairs outside of preventative maintenance to the fuel truck foreman