Auto, Truck, and Trailer Technician

Auto, Truck, and Trailer Technician

Treeline's Auto, Truck, and Trailer Technician repairs and maintains automobiles, heavy-duty trucks, and trailers for both Treeline's private fleet and outside jobs. The Auto, Truck, and Trailer Technician works on both gas and diesel-powered vehicles in addition to some related equipment that is specific to Treeline's main campus. Excellent teamwork and great communication are notable assets and features of this work environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Contributes to developing and maintaining a safe working environment.
• Contribute to safety meetings and risk assessment discussions.
• Recognize hazards and manage them effectively.
• Maintain personal safety and watch out for the safety of others.
• Accept and appreciate fellow team member is watching out for your safety and offering suggestions or advice.
• Always watch out for fellow team member's safety and be willing to assist and make suggestions.
• Comply with all OSHA safety guidelines.
• Read job order, observes malfunction, and plans work procedures.
• Diagnose and repair/replace various parts/components that have failed or are causing malfunctions. Including but not exclusive to:
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical problems relating to the equipment and its components.
• Diagnose and repair problems related to the hydraulic components of equipment.
• Diagnose and repair problems on the steering systems of equipment.
• Diagnose and repair problems on the brake system of equipment.
• Inspect vehicles for all D.O.T. safety requirements.
• Performs preventive maintenance.
• Always observe or look for potential problems and take corrective actions to prevent failures and downtime.
• Ensure that all work is complete and correct to avoid comebacks.
• Keep your tools and workspace clean, neat, and organized.
• Service equipment: grease trucks and related equipment, check and change oils/fluids.
• Welding of components necessary for repair of equipment and/or fabrication of components/parts necessary for repair of equipment.
• Safely operate cutting torch and gas welding equipment.
• Safely operate shop tools: power drill, power saw, and related power tools. Operate air tools, chipping guns and scalers, impact guns, and related air tools.
• Safely operate a service truck or tow truck with the required license if needed.
• Perform all paperwork and record-keeping duties timely, legibly, and accurately.

Experience/

Skills:

• Comply with all company safety-related rules. Work with safety-related equipment to perform your duties.
• Always make sure that the equipment being worked on is made safe for oneself and other employees before performing any work-related tasks.
• Take orders, instructions, and guidance from supervisors and management.
• Apply knowledge of the mechanical functioning of various components on the equipment, and make necessary repairs related to the equipment as these problems occur.
• Perform these jobs on an individual basis as well as being able to work with others in group situations.
• Work on various equipment in varying positions, either crawling under and/or laying on their back on top of or on a wheeled unit for various lengths of time. Work with wrenches and/or tools as described earlier in all the above circumstances. Do various jobs utilizing proper body mechanics.
• Perform the jobs required to repair equipment according to US DOT regulations and specifications.
• Ability to read and understand written instructions and/or problems written up concerning necessary repairs required for various equipment malfunctions.
• Ability to read and understand service/repair manuals relating to equipment/parts on which would be worked.
• Computer keyboard skills and or ability to learn through training.

Requirements:

Education Requirements:

• Two-year College or technical school; or six months to one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• High school diploma or GED
• Valid Driver's License

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to exert up to 100 lbs. of force occasionally (5 times per day) and/or up to 50 lbs. of force frequently (50 times per day) and up to 25 lbs. of force on a regular basis through the day, depending on…