Diesel Technician - 1st Shift

Diesel Technician - 1st Shift

Full-time Diesel Technician to support engineering staff with all phases of heavy duty vehicle testing at the Paccar Technical Center Vehicle Operations Lab. This position is for the 1st shift; Tuesday through Saturday.

PACCAR is a Fortune 500 company established in 1905. PACCAR Inc is recognized as a global leader in the commercial vehicle, financial, and customer service fields with internationally recognized brands such as Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF trucks.

The PACCAR Technical Center provides engineering excellence to the truck, engine, and winch divisions of PACCAR Inc through innovative product development and testing. The Technical Center is located in the Skagit Valley about 65 miles north of Seattle, Washington.

Job Functions / Responsibilities

• Prepare heavy duty vehicles for testing, including replacing components and installing measurement instrumentation
• Work closely with engineering staff to ensure engines and vehicles are performing as requested during testing
• Maintain, troubleshoot and repair test engines and vehicles
• Maintain the highest level of documentation, work area cleanliness and organization
• Keep abreast of new technologies
• Perform duties safely and efficiently with minimal supervision
• Flexibility, initiative and the willingness to respond to shifting time and project demands

Qualifications

• 5+ years relevant work experience to ensure knowledge of heavy-duty vehicle systems
• Proficient troubleshooting skills in engine and vehicle systems
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and creativity based on sound technical theory, to solve a wide range of challenges for which routine solutions are not available
• High attention to detail, very thorough, and highly organized
• Excellent mechanical aptitude
• Welding and fabrication skills a plus
• Current CDL a plus, ability to acquire a CDL required
• Good computer skills – Microsoft Office software proficiency desired
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Must be self-directed with the ability to manage personal workload and alternate schedules
• Must be able to work independently as well as in a team environment
• Education: Associate in Technical Arts degree in Diesel Power Technology or equivalent

PACCAR Benefits: As a U.S. PACCAR employee, you have a full range of benefit options including: 401k with up to a 5% company match, fully funded pension plan, comprehensive paid time off, medical, dental, and vision plans for you and your family, flexible spending accounts, paid short-and long-term disability programs, life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, EAP services including wellness plans, estate planning, financial counseling and more.