Mechanic I

REV Group; Holden (LA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in emergency response vehicle manufacturing is seeking dedicated individuals to join their team. This role involves ensuring quality and safety standards while working hands-on with various components. Ideal candidates will possess a strong work ethic, basic math, and blueprint reading skills, and be team players committed to excellence. With a focus on continuous improvement, this position offers a dynamic work environment where your contributions will directly impact the quality of emergency response vehicles. If you're ready to make a difference in a vital industry, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required with strong math and blueprint reading skills.
• Ability to operate hand and power tools effectively.

Responsibilities

• Ensure manufacturing, quality, and safety requirements are met.
• Review shop orders and retrieve necessary parts and materials.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Math skills

Basic computer skills

Team player

Strong work ethic

Education

High school graduate or GED

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Job description

Requisition ID: 23803

Ferrara/KME are premiere manufacturers of fire trucks and emergency response vehicles offering a full line of pumpers, aerials, industrial, wildland, and rescue apparatus. Working hands-on with both municipal and industrial fire departments, the Ferrara/KME team thrives on diagnosing departments' current apparatus limitations and response needs to custom design the perfect fire apparatus solution that will stand the test of time.

Ferrara/KME is part of the larger REV Group (NYSE: REVG), a leading manufacturer of specialty vehicles for the fire & emergency and recreation markets. REV Group’s extensive vehicle line-up includes models such as ambulances, fire trucks, terminal trucks, RV’s and much more. Our 6,500+ employees continuously demonstrate their commitment to building innovative and reliable vehicles that our customers can depend on whether for a family trip across the U.S. or when responding to an emergency. Rev Group is a veteran friendly employer and hires over 200 veterans and or those transferring out of the military each year.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Must be able to ensure manufacturing, quality, and safety requirements are met.
• Work from schedules, manuals, wiring diagrams, shop orders, prints, pick lists, BOM’s, photos, and instructions; will become familiar with schematics.
• Identify and understand basic plumbing, electrical and mechanical components that are commonly used in assembly.
• Review shop orders and similar materials to determine requirements. Retrieve parts, materials, and supplies from staging location.
• Must be able to operate hand and power tools.
• Must be able to participate in continuous improvement activities.

REQUIREMENTS:

• High school graduate or General Education Diploma
• Math and blueprint reading skills
• Strong work ethic
• Must know basic computer skills
• Commitment to Ferrara quality standards
• Be a team player

PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Lift/Push/Pull- Exerting up to 40 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Climbing- Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
• Stooping- Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
• Kneeling- Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching/Crawling/Reaching - Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine. Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing- Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking- Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• The worker is required to have visual acuity to perform an activity such as: operating machines such as lathes, drill presses, power saws and mills where the seeing job is at or within arm’s reach; performing mechanical tasks of a non-repetitive nature such as carpenters, technicians, service people, plumbers, painters, mechanics, etc. The worker is required to have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles or heavy equipment.
• The worker is subject to hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.

REV Group is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. The Company conducts all employment practices without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by law. REV Group also undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunities for minorities and women, for persons with disabilities, and for protected veterans.