Equipment Mechanic

ERW Site Solutions ERWSS FT. Worth, Texas, United States

Equipment Mechanic

Location:

Active jobsites and equipment yard; frequent daily travel to multiple sites

Schedule:

Day shift; overtime eligible, with occasional overtime, weekend work, and after-hours emergency breakdown response

Compensation $30.00-$40.00 per hour, based on experience and qualifications

Reports To:

Senior Mechanic

Experience:

Minimum 5 years of relevant hands-on mechanic experience Build Your Legacy With ERW Companies

When you join ERW Companies, you become part of an employee-owned team supporting the businesses that build and strengthen our communities.

We partner with family-built companies in construction and adjacent industries, helping them operate, improve, and grow while preserving what made them successful. We believe strong businesses are built by strong people, and we give those teams the support and resources to keep moving forward.

As an employee-owned company, we all have a stake in what we create together. Your work contributes to the performance of our companies, the strength of ERW Companies, and the long-term value we share as owners.

Here, ownership means taking pride in your work, supporting the people around you, and helping strengthen businesses built to last.

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Job Summary As a Field Equipment Mechanic, you will travel to active construction jobsites to inspect, diagnose, maintain, and repair heavy construction equipment, commercial vehicles, trailers, and support machinery. You will respond to breakdowns, determine whether repairs can be completed safely in the field, and return equipment to service with minimal disruption to project schedules.

This experienced-level role requires sound independent judgment, strong troubleshooting skills, and at least five years of hands-on mechanic experience. Success means completing safe, accurate field repairs, communicating equipment status promptly, and helping crews remain productive.

What You Will Do

• Travel to jobsites to inspect and repair disabled or malfunctioning equipment, often under time-sensitive conditions.
• Coordinate with operators, site supervisors, dispatch, and shop personnel to understand equipment complaints, identify repair needs, and communicate equipment status.
• Determine the parts, tools, lifting support, towing, dealer assistance, or other resources required to complete each repair safely and efficiently.
• Diagnose equipment issues using visual inspections, service information, portable diagnostic tools, wiring diagrams, hydraulic schematics, parts diagrams, and service bulletins.
• Determine whether repairs can be completed safely in the field or require shop, dealer, or approved vendor support.
• Perform preventive maintenance and field repairs on excavators, dozers, loaders, graders, skid steers, cranes, dump trucks, service trucks, trailers, and light-duty vehicles.
• Inspect, adjust, repair, and replace mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, brake, steering, suspension, cooling, fuel, exhaust, and drivetrain components.
• Complete oil and filter changes, lubrication, fluid service, belt and hose replacement, battery service, and tire and track inspections at the jobsite.
• Assist with component removal and installation, equipment setup, and attachment changes within assigned qualifications; complete operational checks before returning equipment to service.
• Identify leaks, wear, damage, and loose or missing components that could affect equipment safety, reliability, or performance.
• Document the complaint, findings, work performed, labor time, parts and fluids used, and current equipment status accurately in the work-order system.
• Report incomplete work, backordered parts, additional defects, safety concerns, follow-up repairs, and out-of-service conditions promptly.
• Maintain assigned hand tools, power tools, diagnostic equipment, and service vehicle in safe, clean, stocked, and field-ready condition.
• Handle oils, fuels, coolants, batteries, tires, and other materials in accordance with company safety and environmental procedures.
• Protect the work area and follow site-specific rules when working near traffic, excavation, lifting operations, and active machinery.
• Follow company policies and applicable OSHA, DOT, EPA, lockout/tagout, lifting and blocking, hot-work, compressed-air, fluid-handling, and PPE requirements.
• Report incidents, near misses, unsafe conditions, and serious equipment defects promptly.
• Work cooperatively with operators, site…