Diesel Mechanic - Blaine Brothers

North American Trailer Sales LTD; Inver Grove Heights (MN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Paid weekly

401k with company match

Life insurance

Career advancement

Company events

Referral bonuses

Shift differential

Job summary

North American Trailer Sales LTD, a Minnesota-based family-owned business with an Inver Grove Heights location, is seeking an experienced Diesel Truck Technician for our Truck Shop. We offer a $5,000 sign-on bonus, competitive industry pay, weekly pay, and opportunities for career advancement.

The role handles repair and maintenance of heavy-duty trucks, with 2nd and 3rd shifts available. We value strong work ethic, dependability, and teamwork in a safety-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Strong work ethic and reliability.
• Willingness to learn and be trained.
• Mechanical aptitude; prior technician experience a plus.
• Welding experience is beneficial for trailer technicians.
• Ability to lift 50–100 lbs occasionally and 10–50 lbs frequently.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine servicing and repair of diesel trucks or trailers.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and inspect vehicles for defects and wear.
• Disassemble/assemble major components and perform repairs and alignments.
• Carry out brake, suspension, electrical, hydraulic, and trailer body work as needed.
• Provide after-sale services and component installation.

Skills

Great work ethic

Willingness to help out

Mechanical aptitude

Welding experience

Heavy lifting

Written and verbal communication

Reliability and dedication

Independent work

Honesty and respect

Job description

Description

**************** $5000 SIGN ON BONUS**************

If you are looking for a great place to continue your career, grow, and advance- let's talk!!

We are a Minnesota based family-owned business with our main location in Inver Grove Heights. As we continue to grow, we currently have an opening for an experienced Diesel Truck Technician for our Truck Shop. We are looking for someone detail oriented, mechanically inclined, with a strong work ethic. These positions handle the complete repair and maintenance of heavy-duty trucks.

Awarded Star Tribune’s Top Workplaces 7 years in a row.We like to work hard, play hard, and take pride in everything we do!

SCHEDULE:

• 2nd shift, Monday- Friday, 3pm- 12am
• 3rd Shift, Sunday-Thursday, 9pm-6am

BENEFITS:

Industry leading pay and benefits, paid weekly, overtime opportunities, vacation rollover, $50,000 life insurance policy gifted to all FT employees, 401k with a company match, career advancement programs, awesome company events, HUGE tech referral bonuses, monthly tech incentive bonus, plus a $5,000 sign on bonus and pay differential for 2nd and 3rd shifts!

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Performs routine servicing and repairing of diesel trucks or trailers, depending on the shop.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, disassemble vehicles and examine parts for defects and excessive wear.
• Corrects vehicle deficiencies by removing, repairing, adjusting, overhauling, assembling, disassembling, and replacing major assemblies, sub-assemblies, components, parts, or systems, such as, power and drive trains, electrical, air conditioning, fuel, emission, brake, steering, hydraulics; completes machine shop operations; making adjustments and alignments including bearing loads, gear tooth contact, valve mechanisms, governors, oil systems, control linkages, clutches, and traction units.
• Perform repair and customization work as assigned including routine maintenance, brake replacement/repair, suspension repair, electrical and pneumatic and hydraulic component troubleshooting and repair, trailer body repair including complete trailer rebuild.
• Provide after-sale services, such as component installation
• Inspect the overall condition of Truck and Trailer to ensure that they meet U.S. Department of Transportation's safety requirements.
• Compile inspection reports detailing their findings
• Track all parts and materials used in repairs or replacements.
• Ensure the final work product meets quality standards
• Maintain a safe and clean work area for customers and co-workers
• Willing to train

Requirements

We'd love to have you as part of our team. The ideal candidate would have the following skills:

• Great work ethic
• Willingness to jump in and help out where needed
• Mechanical aptitude (prior experience as a technician is a plus, but we will train!)
• Welding experience a plus for trailer technicians
• Ability to lift 50-100 lbs. occasionally and 10-50 lbs. frequently
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Reliability and a dedication to be a hard worker
• Ability to work independently maintaining a safe, efficient and friendly work environment
• Honesty and respect

Most importantly, we are looking for someone who fits with our company values:

• Values People
• Gives people with strengths the opportunity to exercise them
• Doesn't treat lack of success as failure
• Is very affirming and brings out the best in others
• Values and gives high quality
• Works hard
• Sees opportunities and integrates with existing business
• Is a good communicator
• Is humble
• Assumes responsibility for actions and commitments
• Attends to details
• Attends to operations
• Is competitive

A little about who we are:

Founded in 1982, North American Trailer is a distributor of quality branded parts, complete heavy-duty truck and trailer service, tank trailer service, mobile service, emergency service and tank/trailer sales. We have a brand-new state of the art facility in Inver Grove Heights, MN. We specialize in the repair of medium and heavy duty (class 4-8) trucks, school buses, commercial buses and RVs We utilize the best computers and software to aid in the diagnostic and servicing of the equipment. North American Trailer is affiliated with Blaine Brothers, Inc. Offering 24-hour service, 365 days a year. Our mobile service team comes to our customers with their rolling garages to get them back on the road in a timely manner with the combined nine locations and 27 service trucks .At North American Trailer our clients are treated with honesty and respect.

Our Vision:To be respected because of our strong family values that we put into every job we do.

Our Mission:Through our values we will strive to offer every one of our partners a helping hand in realizing their full potential by delivering value in parts, service, and sales in the industries we serve.

We value the skills, leadership, and dedication of our military community. Veterans, active-duty service members, reservists, National Guard members, and military spouses are encouraged to apply.