Yard Mechanic

Job Summary

Performs a variety of maintenance and mechanic tasks. Provides preventive maintenance, urgent maintenance, and repair on our heavy equipment in the yard, and maintenance for other yard equipment as needed.

• Department:
  Facilities
• Job Status:
  Full Time
• FLSA Status:
  Non-Exempt
• Reports To:
  
  Facilities Supervisor
• Grade/Level: High School Diploma or GED
• Amount of Travel: 0%
• Work Schedule:
  
  Monday through Friday; 7 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.;
  Weekends as needed
• Positions Supervised:
  None

Ensure preventive maintenance work on yard equipment is completed 100% of the time before the due date. Ensure equipment is operational and meets company specifications 100% of the time.

• Perform preventive maintenance and maintenance on the heavy equipment and equipment in the yard.
• Must be able to work in confined spaces.
• Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.
• Reasoning skills to accommodate individual situations and provide solutions to issues if they arise.
• Operate equipment to verify operational efficiency.
• Inspect fire extinguishers.
• Inspect ladders.
• Inspect buildings/Job sites to identify safety hazards.
• Familiar with/Ensure compliance with OSHA Policies and Procedures (Safety Data Sheets).
• Repair damaged equipment.
• Troubleshoot, repair and maintain tools and equipment (pumps, chain hoists, small engines, yard maintenance equipment, pressure washer).
• Conduct and maintain preventative maintenance program and procedures on tools, equipment, and facilities.
• Operate scissor lifts, extendable booms, tractor, drive truck and tow a trailer (pick‑up and delivery driver), fork trucks.
• General knowledge and ability of electrical and plumbing.
• All other duties as assigned.

• Mechanical – Knowledge of small/large engine, yard equipment and heavy equipment repairs.
• Accountability – Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Accuracy – Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Applied Learning – Ability to participate in needed learning activities in a way that makes the most of the learning experience.
• Detail Oriented – Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Organized – Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Reliability – The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
• Responsible – Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.
• Safety Awareness – Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
• Initiative – Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
• Working Under Pressure – Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.
• Analytical Skills – Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.
• Judgment – The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.

• Education:
  
  High School Graduate or G.E.D.;
  
  Experience:
  
  Six months to one year of related experience.
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  General computer skills;
  AutoCAD;
  Microsoft Office.

Lift/Carry: 10 lbs or less – Frequent; 11‑20 lbs – Frequent; 21‑50 lbs – Frequent; 51‑100 lbs – Not Applicable;
Over 100 lbs – Not Applicable. Push/Pull: 12 lbs or less – Frequent; 13‑25 lbs – Frequent; 26‑40 lbs – Frequent; 41‑100 lbs – Frequent; >100 lbs – Not Applicable. Activity Frequency: O – Occasionally (0‑2.5+ hrs/day); F – Frequently (2.5‑5.5+ hrs/day); C – Constantly (>5.5+ hrs/day). Other

Physical Requirements:

Vision (near, distance, peripheral, depth perception);
Sense of sound (hear alarms and radios);
Sense of touch;
Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (safety glasses, hard hats, steel‑toed shoes, shields, jackets, sleeves, hoods).

Outdoor Environment;
Excessive Heat;
Excessive Cold.

The Company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.

This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the Company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the Company may deem appropriate.