Diesel Technician

Maintenance Bit Crew

As a valued member of our team, the Maintenance Bit Crew is responsible for performing 90-day BIT inspections, preventive maintenance, and post-inspection repairs to ensure company vehicles and equipment remain safe, reliable, and compliant with CHP, BIT, DOT, and company requirements. This position is required to travel to Company locations throughout Southern California to support fleet and equipment maintenance needs. The position maintains accurate inspection, DVIR, repair, and work-order documentation; performs lube, oil, filter, and other assigned maintenance services.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Essential Functions:

• Conduct 90-day BIT Inspections in accordance with applicable requirements.
• Complete post-inspection repairs and document all inspection findings and corrective actions.
• Perform lube oil and filter services on company vehicles and equipment.
• Ensures vehicles meet CHP/BIT/PM inspection requirements.
• Maintain appropriate record keeping, Bit inspections, DVIRs, work done description and work orders.
• Provide hands-on support for general maintenance operations, including spill response, road calls, driving duties, and other urgent situations as needed.
• Complete all maintenance duties as assigned, and repair all equipment on property including, but not limited to, diesel, plant, or yard equipment.
• Efficient communication and computer skills for proper file documentation on each job performed.
• Perform routine and preventive maintenance to keep vehicles and equipment in compliance with DOT and company standards.
• Basis tools needed to effectively do inspections and mechanical repairs to equipment and routine preventive services.
• Knowledge and ability to identify the proper name of all visible parts in a vehicle.
• Maintain a high standard of safety, cleanliness, and efficiency in all maintenance.
• Track and schedules with operations or manager on vehicles status and updates.

Non-Essential Duties:

• Efficient skills for scheduling and periodization of jobs.
• Ability to perform required preventive maintenance services.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Core Competencies:

• Ability to read and interpret documents.
• Basic math and measurement skills.
• Knowledge of methods, tools, and equipment utilized in maintenance repair

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time position. General days and hours of work are Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday hours to be determined. Not eligible for remote work. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

Travel Required: Travel between Southern California plant locations as needed. Travel to Company locations in Reno Nevada, and Sacramento California may also be required based on operational needs.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• High school diploma.
• 2+ years of heavy-duty tractor maintenance experience.
• 2+ years experience of work on electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic systems.
• Must have own tools.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Associates degree, technical school certificate or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of heavy-duty tractor maintenance experience.
• 3+ years experience of work on electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic systems.
• 1+ years experience welding.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance (if applicable): None

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

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 frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to walk, climb, or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, toxic or caustic chemicals and outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, extreme heat, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. The employee is regularly exposed to wet or slippery ground conditions. Employees must wear the required personal protective equipment; up to and including safety vest, hard hat, ear protection, gloves, and safety glasses. Able to climb height up to 10 feet. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee incumbent in this position. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.