Diesel Truck & Equipment Mechanic

OSTTRA Group; Alachua (FL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Ben E. Keith Company is seeking a skilled Garage Mechanic to diagnose, repair, and overhaul diesel engines on trucks and to service industrial and commercial refrigerating systems.

The role requires following safety standards and using a wide range of hand and power tools, test instruments, and diagnostic equipment. Responsibilities include preventive maintenance, brake and wheel alignment work, and occasional overhauls of engines and related components, with drive tests to verify repairs and

Qualifications

• Diagnose, adjust, repair or overhaul trucks and all types of diesel engines.

Responsibilities

• Perform duties by following the Company’s safety standards.
• Use hand tools such as screwdrivers, pliers, wrenches, pressure gauges, and precision instruments, as well as power tools such as pneumatic wrenches, lathes, welding equipment, drill press and jacks and hoists.
• Inspect brake systems, steering mechanics, wheel bearings, and other important parts to ensure that they are in proper operating condition.
• Perform routine maintenance such as changing oil, checking batteries, and lubricating equipment and machinery.
• Adjust and reline brakes, align wheels, tighten bolts and screws, and reassemble equipment.
• Raise trucks, buses, and heavy parts or equipment using hydraulic jacks or hoists.
• Test drive trucks and buses to diagnose malfunctions or to ensure that they are working properly.
• Inspect, test, and listen to defective equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test instruments such as handheld computers, motor analyzers, chassis charts, and pressure gauges.
• Examine and adjust protective guards, loose bolts, and specified safety devices.
• Inspect and verify dimensions and clearances of parts to ensure conformance to factory specifications.
• Specialize in repairing and maintaining parts of the engine, such as fuel injection systems.
• Attach test instruments to equipment, and read dials and gauges to diagnose malfunctions.
• Rewire ignition systems, lights, and instrument panels.
• Recondition and replace parts, pistons, bearings, gears, and valves.
• Repair and adjust seats, doors, and windows, and install and repair accessories.
• Inspect, repair, and maintain automotive and mechanical equipment and machinery such as pumps and compressors.
• Disassemble and overhaul internal combustion engines, pumps, generators, transmissions, clutches, and differential units.
• Rebuild gas or diesel engines.

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Test instruments

Job description

Ben E. Keith Company is seeking a skilled Garage Mechanic to diagnose, repair, and overhaul diesel engines on trucks and to service industrial and commercial refrigerating systems.

The role requires following safety standards and using a wide range of hand and power tools, test instruments, and diagnostic equipment. Responsibilities include preventive maintenance, brake and wheel alignment work, and occasional overhauls of engines and related components, with drive tests to verify repairs and