Diesel Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Diesel Technician/Mechanic

• Reading work orders to evaluate customer concerns
• Repairing or replacing vehicle transmissions, brakes, engines and other associated parts
• Completing oil changes, wheel balancing, alignment and brake checks
• Running diagnostic tests on diesel engines, transmissions and other vehicle systems
• Maintains high-quality service repairs and minimizes comebacks
• Road tests vehicles to quality-check work performed
• Monitors shop condition, including cleanliness, safety, and the condition of shop equipment
• Ensures the proper care, storage of special tools
• Strives for harmony and teamwork within the shop
• Maintains a safe work environment
• Maintains a professional appearance

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education and Experience:

• Two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Knowledge of modern methods of maintaining and repairing automotive, medium/heavy duty trucks and equipment
• Knowledge of operating principles and maintenance of gasoline and diesel-powered engines

Language Skills:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers

Reasoning Skills:

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exist
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
• Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive process

Physical Demands:

• Works in various weather conditions with exposure to noise, dust, fumes, grease/oils, electrical energy
• Have visual acuity to perform visual inspections involving small defects, small parts, operation of machines
• Body agility: balancing, climbing, crawling, crouching, kneeling, pulling, pushing, reaching, stooping
• Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touch
• Dexterity: whole-hand (grabbing and holding) and fingertip (picking and pinching)

Certifications:

• Valid North Carolina driver’s license
• Commercial driver’s license preferred

Salary and Benefits:

• Salary will be negotiated based on knowledge and experience
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401k, with employer match
• Earned paid time off and sick leave
• Holiday pay