Fuel and Lube Tech

Turner Mining Group; Kingman (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner Mining Group is seeking a Fuel / Lube Technician to support maintenance of mobile equipment at our site in the United States. This role emphasizes safety, proactive maintenance, and accurate documentation, with a strong focus on Safe Production and teamwork.

You will perform fueling, lubing, and fluid level monitoring, assist with pre-operation inspections, and help with housekeeping while aligning with OSHA/MSHA standards.

Qualifications

• 0-2 years’ mining / heavy industry experience preferred.
• Ability to follow safety policies and OSHA/MSHA rules.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Willingness to perform hands-on maintenance tasks and inspections.
• Must have reliable attendance and safety record.

Responsibilities

• Perform fuel and lube maintenance on mobile equipment.
• Conduct pre-operation inspections and document results.
• Assist with fueling, lubrication, and equipment fluid monitoring.
• Marshalling and washing equipment as required.
• Support training and risk assessment processes.

Skills

Safety consciousness

Communication skills

Regulatory compliance

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Flexible scheduling

Job description

Fuel / Lube Technician

Reports to: Foreman – Turner Mining Group

Job Description:

The Fuel / Lube Technician is a developing Maintenance Technician role within Turner Mining Group. This role will be focused on maintaining equipment. The successful candidate must live the Turner Values and be an outward example to others. This position must demonstrate a strong commitment to “Safe Production” through decision making, priorities, and client relations.

Objectives and Contributions:

The Fuel / Lube Technician is focused on key aspects that drive communication and safe production while maintaining a high level of efficiency, proactive training metrics, and preventative maintenance awareness requirements. The Fuel / Lube Technician demonstrates safety ownership at a personal level and holds other crew members to the same high standard. The Fuel / Lube Technician also assists in other production support functions as assigned.

• - Work with employees to ensure a high level of accuracy and engagement on hazard identification and control
• - Engage crews and leadership to define processes that motivate working towards common goals
• - Assist with MSHA regulatory training and verify compliance to standards
• - Live the values as part of a visible daily decision-making process
• - Assist with training proficiency audits
• - Involvement in risk assessment processes at various levels of the organization
• - Holds themselves and others accountable for acting like an owner (taking care of equipment, not wasting resources, using time wisely, and being accountable for conditions and behaviors)
• - Maintains a high standard of housekeeping (machine and work areas)

Culture and Communication:

• - Can effectively communicate in English (multi-lingual preferred)
• - Participate with site and project leaders to identify areas of improvement
• - Work with crews to support proactive near miss reporting
• - Leads by example (walks the talk)

Systems:

• - Ability to perform quality pre-operation machine inspections (Based on mobile equipment physical demands analysis)
• - Accurately documents 5000-23 and training checklist requirements
• - Other regulatory & internal / external forms as required

Travel and New Site Development:

• - Maintains a valid and insurable driving license

Time and Interactions:

• - The Fuel / Lube Technician must be flexible on shift schedules (days and nights) to assist with training and production needs
• - The Fuel / Lube Technician will be self-starting, motivated, with a strong desire to be part of a team and to influence improvement. Communication is also critical to keep leadership and site-based personnel in the loop of successes, challenges, and any additional support that may be required
• - Excellent time management skills

Qualifications:

• - Willingness and ability to adhere to OSHA / MSHA regulatory requirements
• - 0-2 years’ experience in mining / heavy industry preferred
• - Working knowledge of safety systems and processes
• - Appropriate attention to detail required
• - Strong communication skills
• - Strong morals and values
• - Exemplary attendance record
• - Exemplary safety and disciplinary record
• - Willingness to be flexible on daily job duty requirements
• - Maintains a positive outspoken learning attitude

The Fuel / Lube Technician must be able to safely perform each of the following tasks:

• o Fuel / lube Truck
• o Fueling / lubing equipment
• o Equipment fluid level monitoring
• o Marshalling equipment
• o Washing equipment

Other Duties:

In addition to the job skills above, there may be requirements for manual tasks to be completed to meet other business needs. Operators in any job duty classification may be required to participate in these additional tasks.

Physical Demands:

The physical requirements listed below are essential functions of this position and must be performed, with or without reasonable accommodation:

• - Weight Requirement: Ability to meet equipment manufacturer’s safety requirements, including a body weight under 330 pounds.
• - Mobility & Posture: Ability to kneel, crouch, squat, climb stairs, and climb ladders repeatedly.
• - Reaching & Movement: Ability to reach forward and overhead, and to perform sustained or repetitive movements of the neck, hands, wrists, and ankles/feet.
• - Strength & Endurance: Ability to push and pull with a force of at least 100 pounds.
• o Ability to lift, carry, and set down objects weighing up to 100 pounds.
• o Ability to lift and carry objects overhead weighing up to 45 pounds.
• o Ability to lift and move items from floor level to waist, shoulder, and overhead levels.
• o Ability to carry weights over distances of at least 20 feet.
• - Repetition & Duration: Ability to perform the above motions multiple times in succession and sustain activity for extended periods.