Fleet Technician

Come bring your diesel mechanic skills to the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC). We are looking to add a Fleet Technician to our growing team! While working on this team you will see a wide variety of equipment! Enjoy weekly pay, a 4 - 10-hour shift option, and health benefits. Whatever your career goals may be, let SMSC help get you there!

Starting Pay at $25.00-$31.00 an hour, with a $3,000.00 sign on bonus. Additional compensation based on shift and experience.


Job Overview: Performs skilled work in the maintenance and repair of SMSC-owned light, medium, and heavy vehicles, and equipment, including Emergency Services vehicles. Performs preventative maintenance to ensure that all vehicles are safe and mechanically sound.

Maximize Your Impact: The Responsibilities You’ll Own:

• Perform skilled diagnostic and repair procedures on light, medium, and heavy-duty trucks, vans, buses, generators, small engine, and heavy equipment owned by the SMSC.
• Performs preventive maintenance on SMSC-owned vehicles, generators, heavy-equipment,
  and small engine equipment.
• Completes repair orders ensuring that work performed and parts used are documented.
• Maintains shop areas and tools/diagnostic equipment to ensure safety and cleanliness.
• Designs and fabricates tools and equipment.
• Occasional tasks:
  
  • Orders parts and supplies from authorized dealers.
  • May direct the activities of the Fleet Cleaning Specialist.
  • Plows snow. Driving is an essential function of this job. In the event driving is required, employees must adhere to the driving standards determined by the SMSC.

Job Requirements:

• Technical school graduate with an automotive or truck degree, or 4 years of experience in an automotive or truck repair facility.
• High School graduate or GED.
• Specialized knowledge of various types of vehicle diagnostic testing and programming tools used in vehicle repair and maintenance.
• Valid D driver’s license required upon hire.
• Class A Driver's License Required - training provided by SMSC within 1 year of hire.
• Industrial Truck Driving permit may be required (forklift) with training available.
• Basic computer skills and knowledge of small engine repair.
• Proficiency in maintaining safety while handling potential fumes, chemicals, odors, and/or noise.
• Has the physical abilities to perform the required job duties with or without accommodations, including on feet 75% of time.
• Capacity to handle and lift up to 75 lbs. as needed.
• Ability to move in a variety of motions including bending, squatting, crawling, kneeling, twisting, pulling, and/ or pushing.

Outstanding Benefits & Awesome Perks: Enjoy competitive weekly pay, outstanding benefits and advancement opportunities. Generous benefits include medical, dental, life and disability insurance, onsite medical clinics and pharmacy, 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off, wellness programs and more. Plus, take advantage of perks like discounts on childcare, fuel, bus passes and fitness membership, free uniforms, free uniform cleaning and tuition reimbursement.

Who We Are: The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community contributes both time and financial resources across the region, state, and country. The SMSC has donated more than $400 million to organizations and causes, provided $500 million in economic development loans to other tribes, and contributed millions more to support regional governments and infrastructure. The SMSC's Native Green initiative annually diverts hundreds of tons of waste from landfills, has implemented compostable containers throughout our properties, and restored hundreds of acres of prairie land. Team members are eligible to participate in SMSC Gives, a community outreach initiative that organizes various opportunities in the local community. To empower its team members to take part in the Dakota tradition of giving, the SMSC provides paid hours to team members to volunteer at events. Learn more at shakopeedakota.org

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