Mechanic, Trades ​/ Skilled Labor

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Job Summary

We are looking for a Mechanic to join our team.

• Must be able to read and understand operating / maintenance manuals and/or technical schematics.
• Conduct inspections of company fleet pertaining to on road and off
  -road equipment in accordance with company policy and / or government jurisdiction regulations.
• Maintain compliance with DOT, OSHA, EPA etc.,
• Interact with vehicle/ equipment operators, job site personnel, office personnel, vendors and technical support to help determine level of service and/ or repair needed for equipment and/ or job needs.
• Must know how to operate company equipment to diagnose problems to communicate to management.
• Operate and maintain overhead and truck mounted cranes.
• Maintain equipment and tools in a clean, orderly and safe condition.
• Perform repairs on vehicles and equipment in adverse weather/ environments hot or cold, night or day.
• Operates equipment, such as forklift or skid loader in a safe and efficient manner.
• Organizes shop inventory to be safely and efficiently retrieved or stored.
• Complete required paperwork for accounting, payroll, operations or material inventory as directed.
• Always work safely and take action to prevent any and all unsafe actions, processes and behaviors.
• Ability to wear company issued Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E.) in accordance with company policy.
• Must work as needed, given the unpredictability of how long jobs or trips will take, including overtime, nights, and weekends.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Regular attendance.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requirements for the position include Class B license with tanker endorsements.
• Must be self-motivated, team-player with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Basic Skills for trouble shooting and diagnostics.
• Minimum 5 year's experience with Class 8 trucks/construction equipment.
• Must have superior cutting and welding skills for field repairs and fabricating projects.
• Perform the various duties of a mechanic.
• Ability to maintain positive customer relations and act courteous and respectful toward others.

Preferred Qualifications

• California Commercial Driver's License with endorsements (Tankers).
• Hazmat
• TWIC Card
• Forklift experience

Physical Requirements

• Requires walking, bending, squatting, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling, and climbing to a significant degree.
• Heavy work-exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Requires the use of hands for grasping and fine manipulations.
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech , vision and hearing.
• Head movement/rotation moving head in any direction (up, down, side to side).
• Requires climbing in and out of Ready-Mix and Flatbed Trucks multiple times a day.
• Wear company issued Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E.) in accordance with company policy.
• Exposure to dust, fumes and gases.
• Exposure to outside working conditions; to cold or hot temperatures.
• Must work as needed, given the unpredictability of how long jobs or trips will take, including overtime, nights, and weekends.