Mobile Equipment Shop Technician

MES Technician

Company: Specialty Minerals Inc., a Minerals Technologies company, is the largest supplier and global leader in providing Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC) and Ground Calcium Carbonate (GCC) specially designed for customers' application needs.

Location: Lucerne Valley, CA

Compensation: $32.89 - $45.62 per hour

What We Offer

• Competitive pay, commensurate with experience
• Health/Dental/Vision plans
• 401k company match
• Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability & Long-Term Disability
• Educational Assistance
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Vacation Pay, Holiday Pay, Personal Days, and Sick Days
• This position is overtime eligible and we offer quarterly plant incentives

Responsibilities

Primary Duties & Responsibilities Job Summary

• Responsible for repairing mobile equipment to a safe and usable condition.
• Troubleshooting and repair of mobile mining equipment
• Plans, organizes, and performs planned maintenance and repairs to mobile mining equipment
• Documentation of maintenance activities performed
• Position includes a progression from Technician 1 to Technician 4 based on skill development.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Conduct scheduled preventative maintenance on mobile equipment.
• Perform welding, electrical troubleshooting, and repairs.
• Coordinate with external vendors for repairs and emergency part deliveries.
• Act as fill-in team leader when management is unavailable.
• Troubleshoot, repair, and modify all types of mobile equipment (e.g., golf carts to heavy mining loaders).
• Handle computer tasks: time cards, parts issuance, vendor emails.
• Train and lead junior technicians.
• Use service and parts manuals for repairs.
• Perform hydraulic troubleshooting and repairs.
• Refuel trucks and loaders.
• Manage and store special order parts or stage parts for larger projects.
• Perform other assigned duties as assigned.

OE/Lean

Actively participates in the implementation of sustainable improvement processes, such as 5S, Kaizen, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Daily Management Control, Standard Work and Problem Solving.

Note: Management reserves the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Qualifications

Qualifications/Requirements

The requirements listed in the sections that follow are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (primary duties) of the job.

• Proficient in English and advanced mechanical/electrical skills.
• Preferred: computer literacy and formal diesel mechanic or automotive mechanic training.
• Physical capabilities: lifting (up to 50 lbs., occasionally up to 100 lbs.), operating equipment, manual dexterity, and working in confined spaces. Sit, stand, walk, bend, squat, climb, reach, twist, and perform repetitive motions.
• Strong troubleshooting, judgment, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and in teams.
• Capable of instructing others and multitasking.
• Must be adaptable, dependable, and maintain composure under pressure.
• Required to follow safety and company procedures and complete necessary training.
• Troubleshooting diesel and gas engines, hydraulic systems, electrical systems, and drivetrains.
• Electrical systems installation and troubleshooting.
• Welding, fabrication, flame cutting.
• Lubrication methods and hydraulic/pneumatic systems.
• Reading and interpreting blueprints, drawings, and schematics.

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Formal trade training preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience with industrial mobile equipment (e.g., haul trucks, loaders, dozers, forklifts, dump trucks).

Work Conditions

• Outdoor mining environment; exposure to dust, noise, heights, confined spaces, extreme lighting, and outdoor conditions.
• Plant process areas contain ladders, walkways, tight places, confined spaces, uneven terrain, and stairs, both inside and outside.
• Primarily works alone but may work closely with others and equipment.

Work Hours

• Overtime
• Weekends
• Holidays
• Alternate shifts, as required

Safety Training

• A new employee hired to perform the duties of this position is required to be provided New Employee Training by a qualified individual or through the online training system. Additionally, an employee must be provided further training if a job duty/task has changes that will affect the health and safety aspects of that employee's position.
• Additional refresher safety training will be required as management deems appropriate or as dictated by government regulations.