Heavy Equipment Service Tech — Class B

Waukesha-Pearce Industries, LLC; Bossier City (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Waukesha-Pearce Industries, LLC seeks a Service Technician – Class B to perform maintenance, repair, and servicing on heavy equipment with limited supervision. You will work on engines, transmissions, axles, and hydraulic systems in a shop environment.

The role emphasizes diagnosing issues, using diagnostic testing and tuning equipment, and applying welding and mechanical skills. Candidates must lift up to 50 pounds, read manuals, and maintain safe, professional client relations.

Qualifications

• Must have working knowledge of the standard practices, materials, tools, and equipment used in the repair and maintenance of machinery and engines.
• Must have knowledge of safety issues in the use of tools, equipment, and supplies used in repair of equipment.
• Must possess skills in the use of a variety of hand tools, mechanized tools, jacks, and hoists.
• Must possess skills in the use of a variety of diagnostic testing and tuning equipment, and the use of gas and electric welding equipment.
• Must be able to pass and maintain drug and alcohol testing requirement as outlined by WPIs policy.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds, and be able to bend and twist several times a day.
• Must have the ability to read manuals and schematics, rebuild engines and major driveline components.
• Must maintain good client relations and have the ability to communicate with other mechanics about repair work needed.
• Must have a current drivers license and acceptable driving record per WPI insurance carrier standards when driving a company vehicle.
• Must have the ability to effectively operate test equipment , and have good trouble-shooting skills.
• Must be able to read hydraulic and electrical schematics .
• Must be dependable and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine maintenance checks and adjustments on such things as fluid levels, hoses, belts, brakes, tires, and clutches; changes filters and oil lubricates vehicles and motor driven equipment.
• Troubleshoots malfunctions in the equipment and repair.
• Service, diagnoses, repairs and maintains speed tandem drive axles with air or electric shift, hydrostatic driven, heavy-duty multi-axle suspensions.
• Tunes gas and diesel engines, services valves, fuel filters and turbo chargers, and pressure checks fuel filters, adjust injector heights, fuel racks, governors, etc.
• Diagnoses problems, disassembles units, repairs or replaces parts, and reassembles units in the cooling, drive, brake, electrical, steering, heating, and air conditioning, hydraulic and air systems.
• Repairs and services track drive sprockets, rails, idler wheels, hand bars, track adjusters, hydraulic, reversers, final drives, brake bands, steering clutches, and hydrostatic transmissions.
• Ensure that all jobs working on are completed and that the work was done in a proficient and safe manner.
• Make sure that the shop workspace that was utilized is cleaned after every job is finished.
• Must take advantage of all training that is offered by the company.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Hand tools

Diagnostic testing

Welding

Safety awareness

Troubleshooting

Read schematics

Driving license

Independent work

Client relations

Test equipment operation

Read manuals

Education

High school diploma

Trade school graduate

Tools

Diagnostic testing tools

Gas & electric welding

Hydraulic/electrical schematics

Job description

Waukesha-Pearce Industries, LLC seeks a Service Technician – Class B to perform maintenance, repair, and servicing on heavy equipment with limited supervision. You will work on engines, transmissions, axles, and hydraulic systems in a shop environment.

The role emphasizes diagnosing issues, using diagnostic testing and tuning equipment, and applying welding and mechanical skills. Candidates must lift up to 50 pounds, read manuals, and maintain safe, professional client relations.