Diesel Truck Technician/Mechanic

CSM Companies, Inc. - Kenworth; Pharr (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Job summary

French Ellison Truck Center is seeking entry level and experienced Diesel Truck Mechanics for repair, troubleshooting and maintenance of Class 8 trucks. Candidates must be mechanically inclined and experienced technicians must have 3–5 years experience. Excellent benefits offered.

Ongoing listing—great opportunity to join a progressive dealer group. Responsibilities include diagnosing and repairing a range of systems, writing clear repair orders, and performing road tests to verify work.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required; technical degree preferred.
• 3–5 years diesel mechanic experience for experienced technicians.
• Personal tool inventory required to perform duties.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to obtain a Valid Commercial Drivers License (CDL).
• Ability to read and interpret shop repair orders, manuals, and electrical schematics.
• Proficiency with computer basics and Windows.
• Able to work in outdoor environments and long shifts with overtime.
• Physical ability to lift up to 50–100 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Performs corrective and preventative maintenance on medium and heavy-duty vehicles.
• Troubleshoots electrical, drive train, HVAC, brake, engine, and suspension systems.
• Writes up repair orders with causes and procedures used.
• Uses diagnostic equipment to detect and isolate faults.
• Reads repair orders and communicates with foreman and parts department.
• Road test vehicles to verify repairs.
• Tracks hours on repair orders and documents procedures.
• Interacts with customers professionally.
• Assists other technicians as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Diagnostic ability

Reading schematics

CDL eligible

Education

High School Diploma

Technical degree or equivalent

Tools

Personal tool inventory

Repair manuals

Job description

French Ellison Truck Center is currently accepting applications for Entry level and Experienced Diesel Truck Mechanics. Responsibilities include the repair, troubleshooting and maintenance of Class 8 trucks. Candidates must be mechanically inclined and experienced technicians must have 3-5 years experience. Excellent benefits offered. This is a great opportunity to join a progressive work environment and a growing dealer group.

Please note this will be an ongoing listing. We are always looking for talent!

Responsibilities

• Performs corrective and preventative maintenance on medium and heavy-duty vehicles.
• Troubleshoots various systems, to include electrical, drive train, HVAC, brake, engine, and suspension, identifies needed repairs and performs corrective action.
• Writes up on the repair order an accurate, clear, and detailed description of the cause of failure and the repair procedure(s) used.

Primary Duties

• Uses diagnostic equipment to detect and isolate faults in medium and heavy duty vehicles and interprets test results.
• Reads written fault description on Repair Order and determines the most efficient repair procedure.
• Communicates with and provides Shop Foreman with accurate and detailed repair information for inclusion on the Repair Order.
• Obtains supervisor permission to complete diagnosed repairs and/or add additional repairs to a repair.
• Communicates with parts department personnel to obtain or order the parts necessary to repair vehicles.
• Performs road test on customer vehicles to assist in problem isolation or to verify repair procedure.
• Tracks and charges clocked hours to the proper corresponding Repair Order operation.
• Writes up clear, accurate, and detailed repair description of each operation on the corresponding Repair Order, to include a description of the cause of failure and the correction and/or repair procedure used.
• Interacts with customers in a professional and positive manner.
• Assists other technicians with repair procedures as needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required; Formal technical degree, certificate or equivalent work experience is preferred
• Experienced technicians must have at least 3-5 years of diesel mechanic experience
• Personal tool inventory to allow for the completion of job duties and assignments.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to obtain a Valid Commercial Drivers License (CDL).
• Ability to read and interpret shop repair order forms, repair manuals, electrical schematics and various other technical bulletins.
• Ability to use computer keyboard and Windows basics.
• Ability to work in an environment with frequent exposure to outside weather elements.
• Ability to work 8 - 10 hour days, including overtime hours as needed.
• Ability to bend, stoop, crawl, walk and sit on a regular basis with frequent lifting of up to 50 pounds and occasional lifting of up to 100 pounds.