Diesel Technician

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •High School degree or equivalent
• •Experience working as a maintenance technician or equivalent education
• •Experience with truck repair, body and frame repair
• •Must provide own tools to perform job duties
• •Must possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (when required)
• •Working knowledge of most systems located on a truck/truck tractor, a semi-trailer or converter dolly
• •Proficient at reading precision instruments such as micrometers, dial indicators, bore gauges, voltmeters, digital multi-meters, calibrators and other electronic diagnostic tools
• •Ability to troubleshoot and do failure analysis of some of the component parts and systems on the truck or truck tractor; or the component parts and systems of the trailer or converter dolly
• •Knowledge of DOT, EPA, ICC and OSHA rules and regulations
• •Ability to work a variety of times and shifts in order to complete necessary maintenance of equipment so the company can meet customer pick-up and delivery schedules
• •Must be able to sit 10% of time on stools, ground, and other potentially unforgiving surfaces
• •Must be able to spend a significant amount of time, up to 8 or 10 hours/shift, 5-7 days per week, standing while performing work on the vehicles on non- forgiving surfaces such as concrete, wood and metal and sometimes on wet and slippery surfaces
• •Must be able to walk up to 8 hours a day on non- forgiving surfaces such as concrete, wood and metal and sometimes on wet and slippery surfaces
• •Must be able to perform frequent bending, squatting, or kneeling to reach into tight spaces and to reach certain engine components
• •Must be able to get onto and off the truck cabins or forklifts during regular maintenance functions many times throughout the day
• •Must be able to load and unload trailers and or move materials in boxes from one area of the shop to another
• •Must be able to frequently lift and handle objects weighing up to 100 lbs. of varying sizes or shapes, using OSHA guidelines and lifting techniques, distances of 1 foot but usually no less than 100 feet
• •Must be able to reach into tight spaces to access engine components
• •Must be able to hear the horns of forklifts, trucks, and shouted instructions and warnings
• •Must be able to use right, left or both hands to get in and out of trucks, tight spaces, forklift, wrapping and using pallet jack or hand truck, using the steering wheel, buttons on lift gates, etc
• •Must be able to grip with right, left or both hands to use all necessary tools, to get in and out of the forklift, holding tablet, using pallet jacks or hand trucks, controlling and pushing the buttons, holding the steering wheel, etc
• •Must have good dexterity in order to use hands tools with precision to tighten bolts, remove parts, perform repairs, etc
• •Must also be able to pinch fingers on the right, left or both hands to utilize clip boards, utilize tablets, etc
• •Must be able to read, write and speak English
• •Ability to work in extremely hot or cold climates, ability to work in an environment where noise and odors may be present
• •Attendance is a requirement
• •Willingness to participate in training classes offered and/or requested by the company and willingness to attend when the class is offered which might require a shift change
• •Willing to take written and/or oral tests to provide management with information to be used for management and classification

Desired Qualifications

• •When applicable use welding skills and knowledge of metals to complete truck repairs
• •Individuals who work on converter dollies must be able to weld horizontally and vertically without air pockets in the bead