Shop Service Technician 4 - Heavy Equipment
16 days ago
Irving
Job Description Job Summary: This mechanic position is responsible for performing inspections, diagnoses, and repairs of diesel-powered heavy equipment and/or related equipment or components, following established procedures and guidelines. Works independently or as a member of a team to provide mechanical services that satisfies customer needs and achieves departmental goals. Mid-level position – Generally has more than seven years of experience and/or demonstrated job relevant knowledge/skills. A Level IV Technician has a broad knowledge of the field’s standard and technical concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of standard, complex, and technical tasks; is self-starting and requires minimal supervision; is often a team member on a large project. The incumbent in this position is expected to model the following practices on a daily basis: 1) Demonstrate alignment with the company's mission and core business values; 2) Collaborate with key internal/external resources; 3) Participate in ongoing self-development. Essential Functions: • Models, promotes, reinforces, and rewards the consistent use of HOLT’s Values Based Leadership (VBL) tools, models, and processes to ensure alignment with our Vision, Values, and Mission, • Troubleshoots and diagnoses equipment malfunctions and failures using CAT specific diagnosing / troubleshooting tools, • Disassembles and assembles machine components to manufacturer’s specifications through the use of hand tools, pneumatic tools, and any specialized tooling, • Rebuilds, repairs, reconditions, and maintains equipment and components, • Demonstrates good customer relations and support; communicates customer needs to shop management, • Plans and controls cost of repair jobs, • Completes parts orders and identifies parts for return, • Provides a significant amount of task and behavior-oriented mentoring, and training to others, • Maintains all equipment and work areas – keeps in good, clean, and orderly condition, • Works safely at all times and adheres to all applicable safety policies; complies with all company policies, procedures, and standards, • Works overtime as required by workload and customers’ needs, • Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; e.g., ProTech Technician Training Paths, • Requires regular and punctual employee attendance, • Extensive knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance, • Knowledge of heavy equipment machines such as dozers, excavators, motor graders, and other dirt moving equipment, • Proficient with current computer software, related hardware, and machine electronic systems, proficient in CAT ET/SiS preferred, • Quality control analysis skills - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance and communicate findings, • Operation and control skills - Controlling operations of equipment or systems, • Equipment selection skills - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job, • Ability to operate a forklift and an overhead crane, • The ability to quickly and repeatedly operate the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions, • Ability to operate hand tools, power tools, pneumatic tools, and equipment used in mechanical repair, • The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects, • The ability to read, write, and understand information, • The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences, • Seven or more years of diesel-powered heavy equipment repair experience preferred, • Ability and knowledge to read/use schematics and diagrams experience is preferred, • Must be able to move objects, and use abdominal and lower back muscles to provide support over time without fatigue, • Frequently moves materials or equipment weighing up to 50 pounds, • Constant movement and use of limbs; this position requires good manual dexterity, coordination, and stamina, • Ascends/descends with gradual or continuous progress by oneself, using both hands and feet and climbs up and down ladders and/or equipment, • Be able to maneuver safely and work underneath equipment, • Regularly works indoors around moving mechanical parts, • May be exposed to weather extremes when working outside in conditions that include inclement weather, heat, cold, and humidity, • Noise level may be loud at times, • Exposure to small quantities of chemicals, dust, steam, high-pressure water, and high speed rotating equipment, • Requires wearing common protective or safety equipment #LI-HCT LI-JH1 #HOLTCAT #Caterpillar #CAT #HeavyEquipment #dieselmechanics #dozers #excavators