Heavy Construction Equipment Mechanic

Gray & Son Inc.; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Gray & Son Inc. is seeking a skilled Diesel Mechanic to join our maintenance team in Baltimore. The role focuses on maintaining production machinery and construction vehicles to ensure optimal operation and quality across our equipment fleet.

Responsibilities include engine, drive train, electrical, brakes, hydraulics repairs, preventive maintenance, and troubleshooting using precision instruments. You will schedule maintenance, conserve resources, and perform other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Repair engines, drive trains, and truck chassis.
• Diagnose electrical, lighting, brakes, and hydraulic systems.
• Perform preventive maintenance on engines, motors, pneumatic tools, conveyors, and production machines.
• Locate problems by observing equipment and using testing instruments.
• Remove defective parts using hoists, cranes, and hand/power tools.
• Check dimensional changes with calipers and micrometers.
• Adjust components using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, and straightedges.
• Schedule maintenance to minimize downtime and monitor compliance.
• Conserve resources by efficient use of equipment and supplies.

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Diesel Mechanic to join our maintenance team. The Diesel Mechanic will maintain production and quality by ensuring operation of construction vehicles, machinery and mechanical equipment.

Job Duties

• As a Diesel Mechanic, you will handle repairs on engines, drive trains and truck chassis. Also you will need knowledge of electrical and lighting systems, brakes and some hydraulics.
• Ensures operation of vehicles, machinery and mechanical equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements on engines, motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, and production machines.
• Locates sources of problems by observing mechanical devices in operation; listening for problems; using precision measuring and testing instruments.
• Removes defective parts by dismantling devices; using hoists, cranes, and hand and power tools; examining form and texture of parts.
• Determines changes in dimensional requirements of parts by inspecting used parts; using rules, calipers, micrometers, and other measuring instruments.
• Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments by using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, and straightedges.
• Controls downtime by scheduling and performance of routine preventive maintenance techniques; monitoring compliance.
• Conserves maintenance resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
• Other duties as assigned.