We have an opening for a full-time, experienced Mechanic at our Heavy Equipment/Ag Equipment Dealership to work on heavy diesel truck, construction, and agricultural equipment. We are looking for a dedicated employee with excellent troubleshooting and diagnostic skills to help deliver top notch service as a mechanic to our rapidly growing customer base.

$5,000 Signing Bonus

Responsibilities:

• Diagnose and repair Caterpillar equipment including compactors, excavators, loaders, dozers, and other heavy construction equipment as well as agricultural equipment including tractors, combines, balers, sprayers, tillage equipment, and planters

• Respond to customer needs in a positive, supportive, and timely manner to ensure maximum value for work performed

• Maintains a clean and safe work area, adhere to all safety procedures

• Follows standard operating procedures

• Cleans and organizes equipment

• Attends formal training

• Assists to prepare new equipment for rent or sale

• Provides assistance to all other levels of technicians as needed in regard to troubleshooting repairs

• Performs other duties as assigned/required

• Maintains paperwork documentation of work performed (work orders) in a complete and timely manner on a daily/job basis

• Documents labor, addition of segments, assuring that work order can be closed and billed as communicated with the customer

• Positively interacts with manager and team members to satisfy customer needs

• Communicates effectively with customers, both internal and external

Qualifications:

• 2-year technical degree or high school diploma/GED and several years of comparable shop mechanic experience

• 2 years of relevant diesel equipment repair experience preferred

• Working knowledge of hydraulics, transmissions, undercarriage, track systems, components, electrical, and fuel systems; working on Caterpillar and/or AGCO, Challenger, LEXION, Sunflower, or White Planters a plus but not required

• Personal attributes: attention to detail, efficiency, problem solving, planning and organization, team player

• Written and verbal communication skills

• Basic computer skills

• Own mechanic tool set

• Ability to maintain safe and clean work environment

Minimum physical requirements:

• Push/pull up to 80 lbs
• Lift/carry up to 80 lbs
• Lift bulky objects
• Standing, walking, using hands, talking, hearing, neck rotation, trunk rotation, stair climbing, ladder climbing, repetitive bending, kneeling, sustained squat, forward reaching, overhead reaching, supine overhead reaching, crawling, bin lift, high steps, fingering/grasping – able to use bolt box.
• Working Conditions may be indoor and/or outdoor. Noise level may be loud at times.