Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic

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Job Description

The duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Performs repairs and maintenance on heavy mobile equipment and special purpose vehicles such as: trucks/trailers, power generation, material handling equipment, agricultural equipment, and others.
• Diagnoses the cause of mechanical failures by means of visual and auditory checks, test gauges to determine the exact nature or extent of repairs or adjustments necessary to complete work.
• Makes adjustments, tests, and reinstalls systems/subsystems in vehicles and equipment.
• Performs body repair and corrosion control, refinishes, and repaints surfaces as required.
• Performs repairs and troubleshooting on interrelated systems, composed of individual subsystems.
• Assists in review and updating maintenance technical orders, shop operating instructions, directives.
• Maintains compliance with directives and procedures for proper disposal of hazardous waste products within the functional area.
• Inspects general condition of gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles to determine overall vehicle condition, cause of malfunction or need for repair.
• Conducts site visit/inspections to make sure newly acquired/redistributed equipment is managed properly and is in usable condition.