Alternative Fuels Technician

Love's Travel Stops; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Paid Time Off

401(k) matching up to 5%

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance after

Tool allowance

Company-provided vehicle and cellular

Uniform package

Weekly pay

Job summary

Love's Travel Stops is hiring for a field maintenance technician responsible for electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical upkeep at CNG, RNG, and EV charging sites. You will conduct inspections, diagnostics, and repairs, using company tools and service software, while ensuring safety and compliance across multiple Love's sites.

The role requires a valid driver's license and willingness to travel, with on-site responsibilities at Love's stations and client locations.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• High School diploma or GED (accredited) required.
• Valid Driver’s License and meet state requirements as required by law.
• Knowledge and/or experience in electrical, hydraulic, HVAC, CNG, RNG, and mechanical strongly preferred.
• Industry verbal and written communication skills, data entry, attention to detail, self-motivated, ability to multitask with excellent time management skills.
• Ability to interpret and utilize service software and basic knowledge of Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook, Excel and Word.

Responsibilities

• Drive a company vehicle to or between company sites to perform daily preventative maintenance, troubleshooting and repairs on equipment related to hydraulic, CNG, RNG, and EV charging stations at Love’s facilities and clients.
• Repair, replace, and adjust malfunctioning equipment including compressors, pumps, engines, intercoolers, piping, valves, actuators, gas dryers, and other components per manufacturers’ recommendations.
• Perform daily, weekly, monthly, and annual inspections and document all activity, parts used, and details in online systems.
• Adhere to all safety rules and regulations around CNG, RNG, hydrogen, biodiesel, and EV charging operations.
• Maintain stations through general upkeep, waste management, equipment cleaning, and grounds maintenance.
• Communicate effectively with dispatch, management, and field teams; follow company guidelines for professional conduct.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical troubleshooting

Hydraulic systems

HVAC

CNG/RNG systems

EV charging systems

MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word)

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Service software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Employee Benefits:* Fuel Your Growth with Love's - company funded tuition assistance * Paid Time Off * 401(k) – 100% Match up to 5% * Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance after30 days* Competitive Pay * Career Development *

• Paid weekly.

• Competitive hourly pay determined upon location and level of experience.

• Overtime to be paid starting at40hoursworkedper week.

• Performance based quarterly and annual bonuses.

• Tool allowance.

• Companyprovidedvehicleand cellulardevice.

• Companyprovided uniformpackage.

Welcome to Love’s Alternative Energy:Love's Alternative Energy designs,buildsandmaintainsthe most superior quality renewable and alternative energy infrastructure, simplifying sustainability. Ifyou'reready for a challenging and rewarding career, join us and help deliver on our promise ofstrong performancefor our clients. In this role you'll be responsible to maintain, adjust, diagnose, and make periodic inspections of electrical and mechanical equipment at Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) and EV stations such as but not limited to control panels, actuators, pumps, valves, meters, and other various equipment in a safe, timely, and efficient manner.

Job Functions:

• Drive a company vehicle to or between company sites to perform daily preventative maintenance, troubleshooting and repairs on equipment related to hydraulic, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Renewable Natural Gas (RNG), and EV Charging stations at Love’s Travel Stop’s facilities and various third-party customers.

• Repairs, replaces, and adjusts malfunctioning equipment to include but not limited to compressors, pumps, engines, intercoolers, piping, valves, fittings, actuators, gasdryersand other functional componentsin accordance withmanufacturersrecommendations and standard operating procedures.

• Performs daily, weekly, monthly, and annual inspections as required documenting allactivityto include work performed during inspections, parts consumed, and anyadditionalpertinent details in applicable online platforms.

• Retain knowledge of and comply with, all applicable federal, state, local and company rules/regulations that are in accordance with the acceptedprincipalsof the safe operation working around Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Hydrogen, Biodiesel, and EV Charging stations.

• General Maintenance of stations to include but not limited to, picking up and emptying trash cans, cleaning fueling equipment,canopy, fueling lots, surrounding landscape maintenance in, around, or outside of fueling enclosures.

• Maintains professional communication with dispatch, peers, Management, and other entities as needed/required.

• Follow all company guidelinesregardingprofessional conduct when dealing with customers, fellow employees, vendors, and the motoring public.

• Other duties as assigned.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Must be at least 18 years of age.

• High School diploma or GED (accredited)required.

• Valid Driver’s License and meet state requirements as required by law.

• Knowledge and/or experience in electrical, hydraulic, HVAC, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Renewable Natural Gas (RNG), and mechanical STRONGLY preferred.

• Industry verbal and written communication skills, data entry, attention to detail, self-motivated, ability to multitask with excellent time management skills.

• Ability to interpret andutilizeservice software AND have basic knowledge of Microsoft Office applications such as but not limited to Microsoft Outlook,Exceland Word.

• Ability to execute mechanical and electrical troubleshooting to diagnose andaccomplishnecessary repairs.

Background Checks:All offers of employment may be conditioned on receipt of a background check report and/or drug screen that is acceptable to Love’s Companies and its affiliates.

Physical Demands:

• Availability to respond to on-call service requests, 24/7 and365 daysper year.

• Ability to lift a minimum of 50 pounds.

• Ability to walk, bend, reach, push, stoop, squat and climb as needed to perform routine inspections and maintenance.

• Physically able tooperatea motorized vehicle, walk, bend, reach, push, stoop, squat, climb, type on computer keyboard, and use of required hand tools, to perform routine inspections and maintenance as needed.

• Willingness tooperateunder all types of weather conditions.

• Required travel as needed.

• Required to provideowntools to perform routine maintenance and repairs of equipment.

Our Culture:

Fueling customers' journeys since 1964, innovation leads the way for this family-owned and operated business headquartered in Oklahoma City. With nearly 40,000 team members, travel stops are the core business along with products and services that provide value for professional drivers, fleets, traveling public, RVers, alternative energy and wholesale fuel customers. Giving back to communities and an inclusive workplace are hallmarks of the award-winning culture.

Love's is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans encouraged to apply.