Heavy Equipment Diesel Technician

Wagner Equipment; Hobbs (NM); On-site; USD 33,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Retirement Plan 401K

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Credit Union

Discounted phone plans

Job summary

Wagner Equipment Co. in Hobbs, NM is seeking a Heavy Equipment Diesel Technician to diagnose, repair, recondition and maintain heavy equipment in a team with strong safety and quality standards.

The role offers training and development opportunities, competitive pay ($30.00-$39.56 per hour), comprehensive benefits, and a pathway to grow within Wagner’s reputation for excellence. Experience and education listed below please apply.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Graduation from accredited technical school in diesel engine or earthmoving repair preferred.
• 3 years’ experience in heavy equipment, engine, or power generation repair.
• 1+ years administrative/clerical experience.
• 1+ years customer service experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate service reports and submit them on time.
• Prepare inspection and appraisal reports.
• Charge work to appropriate work orders.
• Communicate with Service Writer, Shop Coordinators and Shop Managers to ensure repair details are understood.
• Clean, repair, recondition, and maintain equipment and components.
• Prepare, inspect, and operate machines prior to delivery.
• Remove, disassemble, reassemble, and install components and parts.
• Determine reusability of parts per Caterpillar guidelines.
• Order replacement parts and ensure correct orders.
• Service and maintain company equipment.
• Test, measure, and adjust engine/machine systems.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot malfunctions.
• Keep up to date with tooling/technologies.
• Follow safety requirements and maintain clean workspace.
• Perform maintenance on new and rebuilt equipment.
• Adhere to warranty criteria in repairs.
• Make cost-effective replacement decisions.
• Other duties as assigned by manager.

Skills

Heavy equipment repair

Customer service

Administrative experience

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Technical school in diesel/earthmoving repair

3 years heavy equipment/engine repair

1+ years administrative experience

1+ years customer service experience

Job description

Description

Would you like to be part of a focused, dedicated team? Do you want to work and grow with other motivated, ambitious people?

Job Details

Would you like to be part of a focused, dedicated team? Do you want to work and grow with other motivated, ambitious people? Wagner Equipment Co. offers challenging career opportunities, extensive training and employee development along with an opportunity to grow your career and thrive under Wagner’s reputation for excellence. We offer excellent benefits and supply you with the tools you need to maximize your potential and grow within Wagner.

Benefits Include

• Paid Time Off (PTO) Plan - Up to 96 hours of PTO in your first year + 8 company paid holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Retirement Plans - 401K and Roth 401K , eligible employees can receive a company contribution up to 7%
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• CEFCU- Citizens Equity First Credit Union - Employees have access to services include payroll deductions savings, accounts, loans, VISA card, and more.
• Additional Benefits include: Unum Supplemental life Insurance, Aflac Critical Illness + Accidental Insurance, ID WatchDog and discounted employee phone plans.

Under some direct supervision, the Heavy Equipment Diesel Technician is responsible for the diagnosis, repair, reconditioning, overhaul and maintenance of customer and company heavy equipment and/or components in a manner that reflects the company’s vision of working as “One Professional Team.”

Pay rate: $30.00-$39.56 per hour

Pay rate is dependent upon education & experience.

Location: 2011 W Bender Blvd, Hobbs, NM 88240

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Prepares accurate and complete service reports and turns them in on time
• Prepares inspection and appraisal reports
• Correctly charges work to appropriate work order segments
• Communicates effectively with Service Writer, Shop Coordinators and Shop Managers to ensure problems, nature of repair, and status of repairs are understood and followed up on
• Cleans, repairs, reconditions, and maintains equipment and component
• Prepares, inspects, and operates machines prior to delivery
• Removes, disassembles, assembles, and installs components and parts
• Determines reusability of parts in accordance with published Caterpillar reusability guidelines
• Orders replacement parts ensuring that parts orders are correct and complete at the time of order
• Services and maintains equipment sold and/or owned by the company
• Tests measures, and adjusts engine and machine systems and components
• Diagnoses and troubleshoots machine and engine malfunctions and failures
• Analyzes customer repair and maintenance requirements
• Keeps up to date with developments in tooling, technologies and systems
• Uses safe working practices and follows all company safety requirements
• Maintains a clean and organized work area
• Performs maintenance activities on new and rebuilt/repaired equipment
• Makes recommendations as to repairs meeting warranty criteria
• Makes parts replacement decisions assuring optimum economic reusability
• Other duties as assigned by manager

Required Education And Experience

• High School Diploma or GED
• Graduation from an accredited technical school in diesel engine or earthmoving repair preferred
• 3 years’ experience in heavy equipment, engine, or electric power generation system repair
• 1+ years administrative/clerical experience
• 1+ years customer service experience

Physical Demands & Competencies

• Standing, walking, talking, sitting, use of hands & hearing
• Squatting/Kneeling
• Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, etc.
• Heavy work that includes carrying, lifting and/or moving objects up to 100 pounds or more
• Data Entry, telephone, reading/writing, reasoning, organizational, communication & math skills
• Safety & Product Knowledge
• Basic ability to search for and enter data into a computer
• Ability to type service reports

Work Environment

• Noise: Loud
• Indoors and Outdoors

Other Duties

Job Offers are contingent upon all required pre-employment screenings which may include but are not limited to background checks, drug/alcohol testing, fit for duty testing, and any other job-related tests/screenings.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.

Wagner Equipment Co. is an EEO/AA/Veterans/Disabled employer.

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