Field/Shop Heavy Paving Equipment Diesel Mechanic

Lone Star Paving; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Lone Star Paving seeks a Field/Shop Heavy Paving Equipment Diesel Mechanic to join our family-oriented team focused on safely maintaining paving equipment. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience with asphalt milling machines and work in various environmental conditions across Texas, ensuring timely and efficient maintenance operations.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and disability benefits

401k retirement plan

Qualifications

• Experience with diagnostics, maintenance, and operation of asphalt milling machines.
• Must be organized and detail-oriented.
• Ability to work well with others.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate condition of defective tools and collaborate in troubleshooting.
• Perform routine maintenance on equipment and keep accurate logs.
• Ensure workplace safety and cleanliness standards.

Skills

Time Management

Organizational Skills

Professional Communication

Education

Trade school or 3-5+ years of qualified experience

Tools

Asphalt production equipment

Job description

Field/Shop Heavy Paving Equipment Diesel Mechanic

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Lone Star Paving is a paving contractor, operating in the Central Texas region with paving crews, HMA, aggregate, trucking, milling, and quality control. Our operations complete heavy highway and civil projects throughout Texas. We pride ourselves in being a family-oriented organization with a goal of upholding the safety and health of our number one asset, our employees.

Position Overview

The Heavy Paving Equipment/Diesel Mechanic will work closely with the Milling, Asphalt, and Maintenance Teams to ensure company-owned tools, equipment and vehicles are always maintained in good working order, consistent with direction provided by his/her direct manager.

The ideal candidate has experience with maintenance of paving equipment, particularly asphalt milling machines, and a thorough understanding of asphalt work.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate condition of defective tools, equipment and fleet vehicles located at the Yard or at construction job sites; collaborate with the Equipment Manager in trouble shooting defective equipment and participate in discussions to arrive to solutions for dealing with defective items.
• For items requiring more extensive or unusual repairs, prepare an estimate of cost to complete repair and seek authorization to proceed from the Equipment Manager before commencing repair.
• Following a standard maintenance schedule developed collaboratively with the Equipment Manager, perform routine maintenance on company-owned tools, equipment and vehicles. Ensure that maintenance is performed on schedule, to standard and that accurate logs of such maintenance are kept up to date.
• Place approved orders for replacement parts with vendors; ensure that the Equipment Manager is informed of all such deliveries and that all associated paperwork is provided to the Equipment Manager in a timely manner.
• Before departing work each day, ensure that the shop area is neat, clean and orderly; all tools are stored in their proper place and the shop surfaces are free of trash and debris.
• Additional responsibilities as may be assumed or assigned from time to time in support of our company's effort to achieve client loyalty.
  
  

Qualifications

• Trade school or 3-5+ years of qualified experience
• Work experience with diagnostics, maintenance, and operation of asphalt milling machines
• Must be organized with a detail-oriented mindset
• Must be positive, friendly, and professional
• Ability to work well with others in a group or one-on-one setting
• Promote, execute and adhere to the company's safety policy, and encourage all employees, subcontractors and consultants to adopt safety as a culture.
• Work in a safe, responsible manner to not intentionally or unintentionally injure oneself, or endanger the wellbeing of others.
• Promote a team approach and maintain dialogue with all employees to exchange information and gather ideas.
• Collaborate with any project teams on other special initiatives, as required.
  
  

Knowledge/Skill Requirements

• Ability to engage in a variety of tasks simultaneously and consistently meet deadlines.
• Must demonstrate professional communication in reaching out to employees and managers for needed documents
• Willingness to take on additional tasks and responsibilities as they arise
• Exhibit excellent time management skills and ability to prioritize various tasks and complete them in a timely manner
• Able to perform duties independently
• Working knowledge of asphalt production and associated equipment, and an understanding of operations and safety requirements is preferred
• Familiarity with MSHA and OSHA regulations, a plus
  
  

Working Conditions

• Be available for overtime, extended hours, night shifts, and weekends as required
• Some travel may be required as our operations span throughout Texas
• Work will be performed in both a general warehouse environment as well as a construction site environment, which could include but not be limited to inclement weather, heat and humidity, and exposure to dust and asphalt.
• Must be able to move over rough terrain on project sites
• Must comply with the company's drug and alcohol testing requirements.
• Use of Personal Protection Equipment is required.
• Proper PPE is required at all times.
• Requires periodic participation and attendance at company events and meetings
  
  

Benefits

• This position is FULL TIME
• The pay structure for this role will be based on competitive hourly rate
• This position will qualify for the employee benefit program
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• 401k retirement plan
  
  

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Construction

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