Service Shop Preventative Maintenance Technician - LaGrange, GA; 1st Shift

Preventative Maintenance Technician

Position Summary:

Completes work assignments and priorities by using policies, data, and resources; collaborating with managers, co-workers, customers, and other business partners; identifying priorities, deadlines, and expectations; carrying out tasks; communicating progress and information; determining and recommending ways to address improvement opportunities; and adapting to and learning from change, difficulties, and feedback. Complies with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity by implementing related action plans;

using the Open Door Policy; and applying these in executing business processes and practices.

What You'll Do:
Keep Walmart Transportation moving by ensuring our fleet is safe, reliable, and road-ready. As a Preventative Maintenance Technician, you'll perform preventative maintenance, inspections, and repairs on Walmart equipment-including trailers, tractors, yard trucks, and shop/service vehicles-while following company and DOT guidelines. If you enjoy hands-on work, solving mechanical issues, and taking pride in quality, this role offers steady work and meaningful impact every day.

About Transportation:
Transportation supports the flow of goods that keeps stores supplied and customers served. Our team partners closely with operations to maintain a dependable fleet through disciplined preventative maintenance, safe work practices, and clear documentation. In this role, your work directly improves equipment uptime, reduces breakdowns, and helps ensure compliance-supporting a smooth, on-time network that delivers for the business.

• Perform basic to intermediate inspections, preventative maintenance, repairs, and replacements on Walmart equipment (trailers, tractors, yard trucks, shop equipment, service vehicles)
• Create and process work orders; assess needs, identify parts, and select repair solutions
• Repair/replace brake components, wheel seals, and tractor-trailer tires per DOT requirements
• Communicate updates and complete required logs, records, and computer-based documentation
• Receive fuel drops, monitor safety compliance, and collect/prepare fuel samples and paperwork

What You'll Bring:

• Experience performing preventative maintenance and mechanical repairs on trailers/tractors or similar heavy equipment
• Working knowledge of brake systems (air/ABS/disc) and tire service (dismount/install)
• Ability to follow DOT guidelines and shop safety procedures consistently
• Skill in diagnosing needs, selecting parts, and documenting work accurately in work orders/logs
• Comfort communicating status and repair details verbally and in writing

Minimum Qualifications:

Valid state-issued driver's license. Brake inspection qualified as defined in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations, Section 396.25. Vehicle Inspection qualified as defined in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations, Section 396.19.