Diesel Technician

Job Details Level: Experienced

Job Location:

Red Wing, MN 55066 Position Type:
Full Time Salary Range: $25.00 - $35.00 Hourly Job Shift: Day

Our family-owned and operated business is driven by our 4 Es of Doing Business - Effective, Efficient, Equity and Expansion. We look for exceptional candidates who embrace our values to join our team. If you possess a strong work ethic and an appetite to increase your experience, skill set, and knowledge as a Diesel Technician with an established organization, you could be the right fit for Rihm Family Companies.

• VERY COMPETETIVE PAY!
• Generous Personal Time Off Plan (PTO)+ Holidays
• Medical, Dental, Prescription & Vision Coverage
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with Employer Contribution
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) Savings Plan+ Employer Match
• Employer Paid Basic Term Life and AD&D Coverage
• Employer Paid Long Term Disability Insurance
• Short Term Disability Available with Employer Contribution
• Supplemental Insurance Available (Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity)
• Company Paid Training Employee Assistance Program
• Company Discounts (ex. Verizon Employee Discount)
• Red Wing Shoe Safety Footwear Program
• Annual Tool Reimbursement Program

To perform both engine and chassis repairs on primarily Kenworth trucks, but also Peterbilt, International, Freightliner, vocational vehicles, and other makes. The scope of the job includes diagnosis, troubleshooting, and writing detailed stories for documentation purposes in addition to the physical work done on the truck.

• Provides technical services to vehicles and equipment.
• Reads job order and observes and listens to vehicles in operation to resolve malfunctions and plan work procedures.
• Follows checklists to ensure all critical parts are examined.
• Coordinates with warranty administrators to ensure maximum profit recapture, including answering questions after repair and tagging warranty parts for return.
• Adheres to manufacturer's policies and procedures as they relate to labor operations, time, and repair order documentation.
• Maintains designated workspace in an organized and clean manner.
• Completes all work according to the applicable safety requirements and published procedures.
• Properly completes all work assigned by service manager/advisor and test drives vehicles to verify that issues are fixed.
• Participates in technical training assigned by management.
• Ensures customer vehicles are returned at the same level of cleanliness prior to being serviced.
• Makes every effort to achieve production objectives set by management.
• Examines protective guards, loose bolts, and specified safety devices on trucks and adjusts as needed.
• Develops and maintains friendly and courteous relationships with customers, visitors, and coworkers

Experience in heavy duty and medium truck repair along with exceptional mechanical, analytical, and reasoning skills.

• Honest
• Dependable
• Organized
• Resourceful
• Must be able to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.

• Trade school certification in automotive or truck maintenance and repair

• Must have valid Commercial Drivers License (Class
  
  B) or ability to acquire
• Ability to pass DOT drug screen and physical

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee must be able to regularly lift and/or move…