Master Mechanic
hace 6 meses
Buffalo
Job Description BIDCO Marine Group – Buffalo, NY | Home Every Night Since 1993, BIDCO Marine Group (Buffalo Industrial Diving Company) has been a leading inland and offshore marine and underwater construction contractor on the Great Lakes and across the Northeast. With a multi-year backlog and an expanding fleet of equipment, we require the immediate addition of a Senior Master Mechanic to lead our mechanic team at our modern waterfront shop/headquarters in Buffalo, NY. What You’ll Work On: • Boats (Cummins, Caterpillar), • Cranes (American/Terex, Link-Belt, Pettibone, Grove), • Heavy equipment including excavators, loaders, forklifts, • Hydraulics, winches, pumps, compressors,, • Trucks, trailers, pickups, and vast support fleet of small equipment, • Shop fabrication, welding, and custom modifications Key Responsibilities: • Management of shop priorities, • Oversight of subordinate mechanics and helpers, • Perform preventative maintenance and routine repairs, • Diagnose and troubleshoot diesel, hydraulic, mechanical, and electrical systems, • Weld and fabricate (stick, MIG, TIG), • Maintain parts inventory and detailed service records, • Undertakes winter refits and new equipment builds Physical Demands and Work Environment: The position involves office and active construction-site work. Candidates must be able to perform the essential duties of the role, with or without reasonable accommodation, including: • Accessing and navigating construction sites with uneven terrain, changing elevations, and varying weather conditions., • Working outdoors for extended periods in a range of temperatures and environmental conditions., • Wearing required personal protective equipment, including respiratory protection and fall-protection equipment, as applicable., • Traveling by land, water, and air as project assignments require., • Climbing ladders, working at heights, and accessing or working from barges, piers, vessels, and similar marine structures., • Standing, walking, sitting, kneeling, squatting, pushing, and pulling for varying periods., • Lifting and carrying items weighing up to 40 pounds., • Spending extended periods at a desk using a computer for planning, reporting, and project coordination. What You Bring: • 15+ years heavy equipment / diesel mechanic experience, • Professional Tools, • Experience as senior mechanic in charge of shop, • Diagnostic and repair skills on diesel engines and hydraulics, • Welding and fabrication abilities a plus, • Current crane operator or past crane experience a very major plus, • Your own professional tools (we supply everything else), • Clean driving record and ability to pass background/drug screen (TWIC helpful), • Self-motivated, reliable, dependable What We Offer: • Top base salary (based on experience), • Regular with overtime as needed/desired, • Fully paid Highmark Top-tier Medical Insurance + Company 401(k) w/match, • Fully equipped shop with diagnostic tools, welders, lifts, etc., • Uniforms, • Paid holidays, vacation, and personal days, • Year-round steady work, • This is a career position as a key team member with leadership responsibility, and BIDCO has had zero mechanic layoffs in our 34 years in business., • Work 7:00 to 3:30 everyday M-F, home every night, with occasional overtime.\nCompany Description About BIDCO BIDCO Marine Group (Buffalo Industrial Diving Company) is a specialty commercial diving and marine construction contractor specializing in the construction and repair of underwater infrastructure. Since its founding in 1993, BIDCO has established a strong reputation for delivering innovative, cost-effective, and on-time solutions to complex underwater challenges. Our work encompasses both inland and offshore construction markets. We specialize in engineering underwater solutions and providing technical innovation, as well as the construction, maintenance, and repair of flow control structures within dams, water intake systems, dredging, wastewater diving operations, intake and outfall pipeline construction, cofferdams, bulkhead walls, pile driving, salvage, ship husbandry, and ROV inspection. Recent projects include construction of municipal Lake Huron and Lake Ontario water intake structures, NYPA inspections, multiple past and current USACE Buffalo District contracts, and several past and current NYCDEP tunnel and dam-related projects. BIDCO maintains a substantial inventory of specialized over-the-road marine and underwater construction equipment, operates its own waterfront facility on a major inland port, and typically employs 20–50 commercial divers and marine tradesmen daily. BIDCO is a union contractor serving the Northeast and industrial Midwest. About BIDCO\nBIDCO Marine Group (Buffalo Industrial Diving Company) is a specialty commercial diving and marine construction contractor specializing in the construction and repair of underwater infrastructure. \nSince its founding in 1993, BIDCO has established a strong reputation for delivering innovative, cost-effective, and on-time solutions to complex underwater challenges. Our work encompasses both inland and offshore construction markets. We specialize in engineering underwater solutions and providing technical innovation, as well as the construction, maintenance, and repair of flow control structures within dams, water intake systems, dredging, wastewater diving operations, intake and outfall pipeline construction, cofferdams, bulkhead walls, pile driving, salvage, ship husbandry, and ROV inspection. \nRecent projects include construction of municipal Lake Huron and Lake Ontario water intake structures, NYPA inspections, multiple past and current USACE Buffalo District contracts, and several past and current NYCDEP tunnel and dam-related projects. \nBIDCO maintains a substantial inventory of specialized over-the-road marine and underwater construction equipment, operates its own waterfront facility on a major inland port, and typically employs 20–50 commercial divers and marine tradesmen daily. BIDCO is a union contractor serving the Northeast and industrial Midwest.