Heavy Equipment Mechanic

HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC

Job Summary:
Responsible for performing inspections, diagnostic testing, repairs and maintenance on heavy equipment to ensure safety. These Mechanics must be able to work with minimal direction and may direct the work of others. This position routinely requires moderate to extreme physical exertion and may require prolonged standing, bending, kneeling, squatting, and working in awkward positions.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Repair and replace damaged or worn parts.
• Test mechanical products and equipment after repair or assembly to ensure proper performance and compliance with manufacturers' specifications.
• Operate and inspect machines or heavy equipment to diagnose defects.
• Read and understand operating manuals, blueprints, and technical drawings.
• Dismantle and reassemble heavy equipment using hoists and hand tools.
• Overhaul and test machines or equipment to ensure operating efficiency.
• Adjust, maintain, and repair or replace subassemblies, such as transmissions and crawler heads, using hand tools, jacks, and cranes.
• Diagnose faults or malfunctions to determine required repairs, using engine diagnostic equipment such as computerized test equipment and calibration devices.
• Examine parts for damage or excessive wear, using micrometers and gauges.
• Operate welding equipment.
• Weld or solder broken parts and structural members, using electric or gas welders and soldering tools.

• Research, order, and maintain parts inventory for services and repairs.
• Fit bearings to adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment.
• Schedule maintenance for industrial machines and equipment, and keep equipment service records.
• Clean, lubricate, and perform other routine maintenance work on equipment and vehicles.
• Assemble gear systems, and align frames and gears.
• Clean parts by spraying them with grease solvent or immersing them in tanks of solvent.
• Adjust and maintain industrial machinery, using control and regulating devices.
• Fabricate needed parts or items from sheet metal.
• Direct workers who are assembling or disassembling equipment or cleaning parts.
• Perform routine housekeeping duties related to materials, tools, shop, and work areas to maintain a clean and safe work area in compliance with company and OSHA standards.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 5 years of experience, preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of diesel engines and construction equipment.
• Certification as a Heavy Equipment Mechanic.
• Proven work experience as a Diesel or Heavy Equipment Mechanic.
• Written and verbal communication skills to understand issues and to explain technical information to others in clear terms
• Problem-solving skills to diagnose problems with malfunctioning equipment
• Attention to detail to spot issues and complete accurate reports about the repairs
• Computer and technical skills to understand the equipment fully
• Must be a team player and able to work under time management.
• Ability to lift heavy machinery.
• Must have valid driver’s license.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Pacific Rim is an Equal Opportunity Employer.