Shop Equipment Mechanic

Overview

H&K Group, Inc. is looking for an Equipment Mechanic to repair and maintain diesel and gasoline heavy equipment in the Skippack, PA shop. The ideal candidate is energetic, self-motivated, organized, competent, and professional.

Why work for H&K Group, Inc.?

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• 100% Company-paid Health Benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan
• Company Vehicle
• Tuition reimbursement programs available to qualifying employees for approved programs
• Additional training programs including on the job, online through H&K Academy, manufacturer offered training, and more

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Perform all work adhering to OSHA/MSHA and H&K Safety policies
• Reviews job order and observes and listens to equipment in operation to determine malfunction and to plan work procedures
• Identify parts for repairs or replacement for all systems on equipment when needed
• Examines protective guards, loose bolts, and specified safety devices on equipment, and makes adjustments
• Dismantles machine or equipment to examine parts for defect or to remove defective part
• Replaces defective part with new part or repairs or reproduces part from various kinds of metal
• Assembles and test operates machine to verify correction of malfunction and to confirm that it meets manufactures specifications
• Overhauls gas or diesel engines
• Performs diagnostics thru the use of computers
• Supports additional shop work including vehicle maintenance and repair
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required Skills, Education, and Experience

• One year certificate from an accredited college or technical school in a related field OR 2 years of related experience and/or training
  • Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered
• Valid driver’s license
• Clean driving record
• Computer skills including data entry, inventory, programing, MS Office (Outlook, Excel)
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to use mechanics hand tools
• Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed
• Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job)

 Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience

• Four years of related experience
• CDL
• Medical card
• Experience working with equipment in heavy civil construction, road construction, or quarries
• OSHA, MSHA, or other relevant safety certifications

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to:
  • Stand, walk,
  • Use hands to finger and feel
  • Reach with hands and arms
• Occasionally required to
  • Sit
  • Smell or taste
• Frequently required to
  • Climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl
  • Talk or hear
  • Lift and/or move up to 100 pounds 

Work Environment

• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts
  • Frequently exposed to
  • Fumes or airborne particles
  • Outside weather conditions
• Occasionally exposed to
  • Wet and/or humid conditions
  • Electrical shock
  • Vibration
• Noise level is usually loud

The H&K Group, Inc. provides complete heavy civil contracting and construction materials solutions with safety, speed, quality, efficiency, and value. Beginning as a small family business a half century ago, we are now a dynamic group of vertically integrated companies that has been growing and prospering for over 50 years.

Thank you for your interest in employment with H&K Group, Inc. At H&K, we invest in our people, providing the essential training, instruction, and supervisory support that they need to develop and grow within our company. We acknowledge that H&K’s strength and success is directly related to our employees and the talents, dedication, and job performance they exemplify. We seek dynamic, motivated people who are driven to make a difference.

H&K does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are always looking for the best, most qualified people to join our team.

Pre-employment drug testing (EOE)

Pre-employment Physical

100% Company-Paid Health Benefits!