Heavy Duty Service Technician

Seneca Tank; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Seneca Tank in Des Moines, IA seeks a Heavy Duty Service Technician to repair and replace parts on truck- and tank-trailer-mounted pump, compressor, and hydraulic systems. You will install components, work with pumps, valves, hoses, fittings, and perform mechanical installations with an experienced team to keep customers' units on the road.

Responsibilities include reading job orders, replacing parts, upgrading units, and conducting tests per DOT requirements.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One year of experience building or repairing diesel, gas, or hydraulic equipment utilizing hand, electric, and pneumatic tools.

Responsibilities

• Read job orders to determine work to be performed per customer request and/or Dealership Manager direction.
• Replace failing parts to restore proper functioning of equipment.
• Install additional parts to existing-units to upgrade or enhance functioning and/or efficiency.
• Repair malfunctioning parts.
• Perform tests required by Department of Transportation (D.O.T.).

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Time management

Reading/writing/speaking English

Troubleshooting

Safety awareness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Hand tools

Electric tools

Pneumatic tools

Metal brakes

Band saws

Job description

Summary

As a Heavy Duty Service Technician at Seneca Tank, you'll repair and replace parts on truck-and tank-trailer-mounted pump, compressor, blower, and hydraulic systems. The work is hands-on: installing components, working with pumps, valves, hoses, and fittings, and completing mechanical installations and repairs alongside an experienced team. Your work helps get customers' units back on the road reliably and done right the first time.

Essential Job Functions

• Read job orders to determine work to be performed per customer request and/or Dealership Manager direction
• Replace failing parts to restore proper functioning of equipment
• Install additional parts to existing-units to upgrade or enhance functioning and/or efficiency
• Repair malfunctioning parts
• Perform tests required by Department of Transportation (D.O.T.)
• All Other Duties as Assigned

Competencies

• Live the Seneca Tank Core Values
• The Needs of the Customer Come First
• Do what you say you will do
• Understand the value of reputation
• Whatever you do, do it well
• Put in more than you take out
• Working knowledge of the proper use, maintenance, and repair of tools used on the job, including hand, electric, pneumatic, gas-welding/cutting tools
• Skill to properly operate all tools used in the performance of essential job functions, such as hand/power tools and metal brakes/band saws, with accuracy.
• Skill to repair machines or systems using the needed tools
• Skill to determine the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job
• Familiarity with safety standards common to motor vehicle repair work environments
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, procedures, policies, and regulations such as those found in work orders, work process protocols, and safety manuals
• Ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules
• Ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong with a tank/chassis unit or component, or a tool utilized in performing work
• Trouble shooting skill to determine the cause of operating errors and decide what to do about them
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English
• Analytical thinking
• Attention to detail
• Time management skills
• Working knowledge of arithmetic and its application

Physical Demands

Position requires ability to pass DOL requirements of a grade 4 heavy work physical capacity profile. This includes exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly.

Visual requirements include clarity of vision at a distance of more than 20 inches and less than 20 feet without correction, color vision, depth perception and field of vision

Must be able to perform the following physical activities: Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing and repetitive motions

Safety

Follow U.S. Department of Transportation (D.O.T) regulations regarding petroleum tanks/trailers, as well as the policies found in Seneca Tank's Safety Manual.

Special Conditions of Employment

Job holder is required to provide their own work tools.

Upon receiving a conditional offer of employment, job candidates are required to pass a pre-employment physical and drug-screen.

Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent

One year of experience building or repairing diesel, gas, or hydraulic equipment utilizing hand, electric, and pneumatic tools