Heavy Equipment Service Technician – Class B

Waukesha-Pearce Industries; Bossier City (LA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Waukesha-Pearce Industries is seeking a Service Technician – Class B to perform maintenance, repair, and service on heavy equipment at our Bossier City shop. The role involves diagnosing issues, performing routine checks, and ensuring safe, high-quality work with minimal supervision.

The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years in the construction and mining machinery industry, a high school diploma or equivalent, and the ability to read manuals and schematics.

Qualifications

• Must have knowledge of standard practices, materials, tools, and equipment used in repair and maintenance of machinery and engines.
• Safety issues in the use of tools, equipment, and supplies used in repair of equipment.
• Ability to read manuals and schematics, rebuild engines and major driveline components.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds and bend twist daily.
• Must have a current driver’s license and acceptable driving record.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine maintenance checks and adjustments on 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 turbochargers, 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 worked 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.

Job description

Waukesha-Pearce Industries is seeking a Service Technician – Class B to perform maintenance, repair, and service on heavy equipment at our Bossier City shop. The role involves diagnosing issues, performing routine checks, and ensuring safe, high-quality work with minimal supervision.

The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years in the construction and mining machinery industry, a high school diploma or equivalent, and the ability to read manuals and schematics.