Service Shop Tech Class A (CMD-506)

Waukesha-pearce Industries Llc; Kilgore (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Waukesha-pearce Industries Llc in Kilgore, TX is seeking a skilled field technician to perform maintenance, repair, and service on construction and mining machinery. The role requires diagnosing systems, repairing engines and driveline components, and working with a range of mechanical and electronic controls.

The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of experience in heavy equipment and a high school diploma, with the ability to read manuals and schematics, lift 50 pounds, and work independently

Qualifications

• Must have a High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in construction/mining machinery.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Diagnoses, services and repairs heavy equipment systems.
• Troubleshoots malfunctions in equipment.
• Repairs and services track drive components and hydraulic systems.
• Maintains engines, transmissions, and driveline components.
• Reads manuals and schematics; rebuilds components.
• Operates test equipment and welding tools.
• Keeps work area clean and trains lower-level workers.

Skills

Heavy equipment repair

Manuals & schematics reading

Diagnostic testing

Independent work

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Diagnostic testing equipment

Gas & electric welding

Job description

Job DetailsJob Location: Kilgore, TX 75662Position Type: Full TimeJob Category: Installation - Maint - RepairJob purpose

The employee performs a full range of maintenance, repair, and service activities on construction and mining machinery. The employee uses considerable independent judgment in making decisions without the availability of supervision.

Duties and responsibilities

• Diagnoses, services and repairs various systems that are found on pieces of heavy equipment such as mechanical and computer electronic controls, transmissions, computer controlled automatic transmissions and pneumatic systems.
• Troubleshoots malfunctions in the equipment and repair.
• Repairs and services track drive sprockets, rails, idler wheels, hand bars, track adjusters, hydraulic, reversers, final drives, brake bands, steering clutches, and hydrostatic transmissions.
• Service, diagnoses, repairs and maintains speed tandem drive axles with air or electric shift, hydrostatic driven, heavy-duty multi-axle suspensions.
• Tunes 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.
• Overhauls engines, replaces engines and rebuilds components
• Keeps tools, equipment, and work area clean, organized and in good working condition.
• May assist in training lower-level workers in mechanical repair techniques.
• Perform related work as assigned.

QualificationsQualifications

• Must High School Diploma or equivalent, accredited trade school graduate preferred.
• Must have a minimum of 3 years of experience in the construction and mining machinery industry.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must have a 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 WPI’s 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 be dependable and work independently.
• Must have a current driver’s 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.

WPI is an EEO/AA (equal opportunity/affirmative action) institution and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, age, race, color, religion, physical or mental disability, creed, national origin, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, or gender expression in the programs or activities which it operates.

En Espanol

WPI es una institució n EEO/AA (igualdad de oportunidad/acció n afirmativa) y no discrimina en base al sexo, edad, raza, color, religión, discapacidad física o mental, credo, origen nacional, estatus veterano, orientació n sexual, infomació n genética, identidad de género, o expresió n de género en los programas o actividades los cuales opera.