Diesel Technician

NationaLease; Red Wing (MN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Health Insurance

HSA with Employer Contribution

FSA

401(k) with Employer Match

Life Insurance

Long Term Disability

Short Term Disability

Company Training

Employee Discounts

Tool Reimbursement

Safety Footwear Program

Job summary

NationaLease is seeking a Diesel Technician to perform engine and chassis repairs on Kenworth, Peterbilt, International, and other trucks. The role includes diagnosing issues, documenting procedures, and ensuring safety standards.

You will work with a team to meet production goals and maintain high quality service for customers. The position requires strong mechanical aptitude, experience with heavy-duty trucks, and a valid Class B CDL.

Qualifications

• Experience in heavy duty and medium truck repair with strong mechanical, analytical, and reasoning skills.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical services to vehicles and equipment.
• Reads job orders and observes vehicles to resolve malfunctions and plan work procedures.
• Follows checklists to ensure critical parts are examined.
• Coordinates with warranty administrators to maximize profit recapture and handle warranty parts returns.
• Maintains organized workspace and adheres to safety requirements and procedures.
• Completes work as assigned by management and test drives vehicles to verify fixes.
• Participates in technical training and maintains customer vehicle cleanliness.
• Develops and maintains professional relationships with customers and coworkers.

Skills

Heavy duty truck repair

Diagnostics

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Communication

Safety compliance

Education

Trade school certification in automotive or truck maintenance

Commercial Driver's License (Class B)

Job description

In 1944, a group of regional truck lease company owners met in Chicago to discuss how they could work together to provide maintenance for one another as their trucks began to travel across the country. From that meeting, NationaLease was born. Today, maintenance and the technicians who provide it still form the backbone of the NationaLease system. We are looking to strengthen our team with people who share our passion for providing a high level of quality and service to our customers. If you are that sort of person, we’d love to hear from you. Additional information can be found on our website at http://www.nationalease.com . You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook .

Our family-owned and operated business is driven by our 4 Es of Doing Business - Effective, Efficient, Equity and Expansion. We look for exceptional candidates who embrace our values to join our team. If you possess a strong work ethic and an appetite to increase your experience, skill set, and knowledge as a Diesel Technician with an established organization, you could be the right fit for Rihm Leasing.

BENEFITS WE OFFER:

VERY COMPETITIVE PAY!
Generous Personal Time Off Plan (PTO)+ Holidays
Medical, Dental, Prescription & Vision Coverage
Health Savings Account (HSA) with Employer Contribution
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
401(k) Savings Plan+ Employer Match
Employer Paid Basic Term Life and AD&D Coverage
Employer Paid Long Term Disability Insurance
Short Term Disability Available with Employer Contribution
Supplemental Insurance Available (Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity)
Company Paid Training Employee Assistance Program
Company Discounts (ex. Verizon Employee Discount)
Red Wing Shoe Safety Footwear Program
Annual Tool Reimbursement Program

To perform both engine and chassis repairs on primarily Kenworth trucks, but also Peterbilt, International, Freightliner, vocational vehicles, and other makes. The scope of the job includes diagnosis, troubleshooting, and writing detailed stories for documentation purposes in addition to the physical work done on the truck.

Essential Position Functions/Responsibilities

• Provides technical services to vehicles and equipment.
• Reads job order and observes and listens to vehicles in operation to resolve malfunctions and plan work procedures.
• Follows checklists to ensure all critical parts are examined.
• Coordinates with warranty administrators to ensure maximum profit recapture, including answering questions after repair and tagging warranty parts for return.
• Adheres to manufacturer's policies and procedures as they relate to labor operations, time, and repair order documentation.
• Maintains designated workspace in an organized and clean manner.
• Completes all work according to the applicable safety requirements and published procedures.
• Properly completes all work assigned by service manager/advisor and test drives vehicles to verify that issues are fixed.
• Participates in technical training assigned by management.
• Ensures customer vehicles are returned at the same level of cleanliness prior to being serviced.
• Makes every effort to achieve production objectives set by management.
• Examines protective guards, loose bolts, and specified safety devices on trucks and adjusts as needed.
• Develops and maintains friendly and courteous relationships with customers, visitors, and coworkers

What We’re Looking For

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in heavy duty and medium truck repair along with exceptional mechanical, analytical, and reasoning skills.

KEY ATTRIBUTES / SKILLS / CHARACTERISTICS:

• Dependable
• Organized
• Resourceful
• Must be able to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Trade school certification in automotive or truck maintenance and repair

ADDITIONAL:

• Must have valid Commercial Drivers License (Class B) or ability to acquire
• Ability to pass DOT drug screen and physical

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, peripheral vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.
• The employee is regularly required to use arms, hands and fingers to feel, grasp, push, pull or squeeze and reach.
• The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk and hear.
• The employee is often required to climb and occasionally required to balance.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and vibration
• The employee may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and occasionally loud

This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of tasks, responsibilities or duties. Rihm Kenworth reserves the right to amend this document to meet legal, business and organizational requirements as necessary.

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion.