Job Description
Responsible to diagnose issues, adjust, repair, investigate issues and perform routine maintenance on vehicles while complying with Department of Transportation rules and regulations, maintaining a safe work environment, and adhering to company policies and procedures.
Responsibilities:
- Perform repairs and assigned preventative maintenance services. Perform routine maintenance, such as changing oil, checking batteries, and lubricating equipment and parts.
- Performs inspections, diagnosis, and repair of electrical, hydraulics, suspension, steering mechanisms, transmissions, brake and air systems on vehicles and field equipment.
- Utilize vehicle computer electronic systems to interpret failure modes to initiate or assign repairs. Read and interpret diagnostic test results, often by using dials, gauges, and snapon scanner.
- Ability to tear down and build truck components, diagnose and repair or replace malfunctioning components, parts, and other mechanical or electrical equipment on trucks and trailers. Disassemble and reassemble equipment and parts.
- Work on a vehicle's electrical system, make major engine repairs.
- Raise trucks, buses, and heavy parts or equipment by using hydraulic jacks or hoists.
- Test drive vehicles to diagnose malfunctions.
- Complete required paperwork utilizing fleet maintenance software program associated with repairing vehicles, documenting parts usage, and accounting for repair times.
- Reviews, completes, or assigns repairs identified on Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports to junior mechanics.
- Conducts safety checks on vehicles and equipment.
- Performs service calls for emergency breakdowns.
- Maintain a clean, safe work environment in compliance with corporate and OSHA standards.
Abilities:
- Ability to read, write, comprehend and communicate in English. Bilingual Spanish preferred.
- Able to visually distinguish colors, such as: red, blue, green, yellow. Able to hear and with training, distinguish auditory signals.
- Able to use hands to perform activities involving holding, grasping, turning and pulling.
- Able to work on uneven surfaces; frequently climb ladders and get on/off equipment; work at various heights including making repairs on atop locomotives.
- Able to: work in conditions with loud noise and fumes; work on/around heavy/moving machinery; bend, walk, stand, sit for extended time; use hand tools.
- Able to read, write and communicate (speak, hear and understand) English.
- Able to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
- Work full-time (40 hrs/wk). Shifts governed by union agreement and subject to seniority. Mechanical shops operate 24 hours/day, 7 days/week with three 8-hour shifts including weekends, holidays, overtime. Available to work any shift required.
- Willing to submit to a background review and a drug screen.
- Available to work in geographic area indicated.
- Must have a thorough knowledge and understanding and agree to follow safety rules and comply with OSHA standards.
- Applicant must be punctual, reliable, and responsible.