Diesel Mechanic

DIRECT HIRE: Amazing direct hire opportunity for an experienced Diesel Mechanic in the Sutton, NE. area.  This position reports directly to the shop department manager.

• PAY: $25hr - $30hr (depending on experience)
• Benefits: Employee Stock Ownership Plan, 401k plus 3% Safe Harbor match, health, vision, dental, supplemental insurance, paid vacation, and floating holidays
• 40hrs per week + OT

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Drive service truck to jobsite to conduct field visits
• Oil, lube, check and fill all fluid levels on heavy equipment
• Oil changes, sampling and filter changes on heavy equipment
• Fuel in accordance with company rules and Federal EPA
• Greasing of all pivot points on heavy equipment
• Inspects, diagnoses and repairs diesel-powered vehicles and machines
• Running diagnostic tests on diesel engines and interpreting results
• Inspecting vehicle systems, including suspensions, steering and exhausts
• Repairing or replacing vehicle transmissions, brakes, engines, or other associated parts
• Maintaining records of parts inventory and serviced vehicles
• Any miscellaneous projects as directed by supervisor

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Minimum 4 years' Diesel Mechanic experience
• Knowledge of Caterpillar and Komatsu equipment and dump truck preferred
• Know all service points on all heavy equipment used by the company or the ability to be trained
• Applicant must have sufficient proficiency in English to understand commands, safety rules, instruction sites and the ability to abide by them

• Requires full range of body motion including handling and operating various hand and power tools, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination
• Requires use of foot-controlled pedals and sitting for extensive periods of time 
• Regularly requires standing and bending over for extensive periods of time
• Requires reaching, crawling, climbing, grasping, kneeling, squatting and twisting
• Often requires lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling items weighing up to 75 lbs. 
• Sometimes requires working at heights
• Also requires corrected vision and hearing within normal range
• Requires working under stressful conditions

• Frequent exposure to rain, sleet, snow, dust, mud, heat, cold, noise, vibration and other conditions common to a construction site
• Contractual obligations may require irregular hours, out-of-town work, overnight stays, nights and weekends

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