Assistant Mechanic

Summary: Repairs and maintains electric, diesel and gasoline industrial trucks. Repairs and maintains diggers, lifts, booms and buckets mounted on truck units. Repairs and maintains loaders, backhoes, crawlers, trailers and other misc. mechanical plant equipment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (including the following and other duties as may be assigned by management):

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Maintains shop area.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully and individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Must have knowledge and experience with but not limited to; hydraulic systems, gas engines, diesel engines, electrical systems, drive trains and hand tools.

Education and/or Experience:

Associate’s degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school and 5 years’ experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations:

Must possess and maintain Motor Vehicle Mechanic Certificate as Master Auto Mechanic and Master Heavy Duty Truck Mechanic.

Must possess and maintain valid Michigan CLD License.

Physical Demands:

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $29.90 per hour

Benefits:

Schedule:

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Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person