Heavy Equipment Mechanic

Heavy Equipment Mechanic

Department: Maintenance

Job Status: Full Time/Weather Dependent

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Reports To: Jake Butler

Grade/Level: $30.00-$40.00/hr doe

Amount of

Travel Required:

None

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday and some Saturdays. 7:00am to 5:30pm. Hours & days can vary based on owner/GC requirements and workload.

Benefits: 401(k) Retirement plan & 401(k) matching;
Dental insurance;
Health insurance;
Health savings account;
Life insurance;
Vision insurance;
Paid time off.

Elite Surface Infrastructure (ESI) is a growing company located in Englewood Colorado and has been working along the Colorado front range since 1998. ESI is one of the largest construction companies in Colorado that self-performs a variety of services including Underground Utilities, Milling, Asphalt, Paving, Grading, Concrete, and Earthwork for Infrastructure and Infrastructure Improvement Projects in the commercial, municipal, and federal sectors.

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul vehicles and machinery, such as semi-tractors, scrapers, excavators, and other heavy equipment in the shop.

• Record details of repairs made, and parts used.
• Reassemble vehicles and equipment following repair, testing operation, and making adjustments as necessary.
• Maintain, repair, and overhaul heavy machinery and vehicles, such as haul trucks, semi-tractors, loaders, scrapers, and hydraulic systems.
• Examine and listen to vehicles, read inspection reports, and confer with operators to locate and diagnose malfunctions.
• Dismantle defective vehicles for repair, using personal hand tools.
• Test and replace electrical components and wiring, using test meters, soldering equipment, and hand tools.
• Repair or replace defective parts, using hand tools, welding equipment, grinders, or saws.
• Clean and lubricate parts.
• Tune or overhaul engines.
• Fabricate new metal parts, using drill presses, and other general machine tools.
• Use an android tablet and/or laptop to make a record of repairs made, labor time, and parts used.
• Diagnose, repair, or replace hydraulic systems and/or components.

• Safety Awareness: Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
• Analytical
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.
• Problem Solving: Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems.
• Systems Analysis: Ability to determine how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Deductive Reasoning: Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
• Communication, Oral: Ability to communicate effectively and clearly with others using the spoken word.
• Organized: Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Self-Motivated: Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one's ability using his or her own drive or initiative.
• Communication, Written: Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
• Honesty / Integrity: Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
• Responsible: Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one's conduct.
• Detail Oriented: Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Accountability: Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Accuracy: Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Reliability: The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.

• Education: High School Graduate or GED required. Associate degree in Diesel Mechanics or work equivalent not required.
• Experience: 5 plus years of experience in heavy equipment repair preferred not required.
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  Familiar with Microsoft Office, scheduling software, and standard functions of transferring, saving, and inputting data on a computer. Able to operate a smartphone, tablet, and/or laptop.
• Certifications & Licenses: Certificate related to diesel mechanical repair or 5 years of verifiable job experience preferred not required.

Lift/Carry: Stand frequently;
Walk frequently;
Sit occasionally;
Reach outward constantly;
Reach above shoulder occasionally;
Climb occasionally;
Crawl frequently;
Squat or kneel frequently;
Bend frequently.

Handling/Fingering: Not applicable.

Reach: Constantly.

Push/Pull: 12 lbs or less constantly; 13-25 lbs frequently; 26-40 lbs occasionally; 41-100 lbs occasionally.

Weight: 10 lbs or less frequently; 11-20 lbs frequently; 21-50 lbs occasionally; 51-100 lbs occasionally; over 100 lbs occasionally.

Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (hard hat, eye & ear protection, safety vest, gloves, dust mask or respirator, steel toe boots, etc.).

Clean driving record and the ability to pass a background investigation, and drug screening. Able to access State & Federal Facilities.