What are the responsibilities and job description for the Utility Equipment Fleet Mechanic position at Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.?
Job Description
Responsible for general purpose, full-service heavy truck, aerial equipment, construction equipment and trailer mechanical repair duties. This work will consist of maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, rebuilding, and overhauling power transmission facilities maintenance equipment, including but not limited to motor vehicles, bucket trucks, digger derricks, aerial man-lifts, transmission line stringing equipment, cranes, mobile and stationary standby diesel and propane generators, hydraulic equipment, heavy equipment, trailers, off-road vehicles, ATVs (All Terrain Vehicles), compressors, and snow-cats. This includes diagnosing problems, recommending solutions, and undertaking all activities related to implementing the solutions.
Tri-State recognizes the value of a highly-engaged and committed workforce and provides an excellent benefits program that includes :
Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Work Schedules including compressed work week and telecommuting opportunities to work remotely up to 50%, Life Insurance, 401K, Long Term Disability (LTD), Short Term Disability (STD), Employee Assistant Program (EAP) and Paid Leave Benefits.
Utility Equipment Fleet Mechanic
Hiring Salary Range : $86,000-$108,050
Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary outside of the posted hiring salary range based upon work experience, education, and / or skill level.
Responsibilities
- Maintain, repair, and rebuild motorized and non-motorized equipment used by Transmission employees.
- Perform scheduled service on the equipment, using preventative and routine maintenance techniques and computerized work management systems.
- Apply training and skills to identify and correct other problems that are discovered during the performance of preventative and routine maintenance.
- Respond to requests to diagnose and repair other malfunctions with the equipment.
- Analyze, diagnose, and repair equipment that is not working according to design parameters.
- Troubleshoot and diagnose pilot pressure, electric over hydraulic and fiber-optic hydraulic control systems.
- Use a variety of mechanical, welding, and machining techniques to modify defective parts, create workable parts, and modify raw materials according to specifications to repair or change the structure of equipment.
- Drive, operate, and test hydraulic and moving equipment after repairs are made, including but not limited to testing bucket trucks, digger derricks, bull dozers, and backhoes.
- Complete and track DOT (Department of Transportation) annual inspections as required by DOT rules and regulations.
- Conduct all activities in preparation and completion of the duties listed above, including but not limited to the following duties :
- Enter and retrieve data from computerized work management systems related to the maintenance of transmission equipment.
- Use computerized diagnostic equipment to identify maintenance needs on the transmission equipment.
- Read prints, including mechanical and electrical drawings and diagrams.
- Order, transport, and stage materials and equipment necessary to perform these duties
- Communicate with other employees and third parties to identify problems, recommend and discuss solutions, take equipment out of service, make necessary repairs and modifications to the equipment, and return the equipment to service.
- Troubleshoot and repair hydraulic and electrical isolation equipment according to specifications for equipment used in hot-line maintenance.
- Safely operate equipment used for the job, including but not limited to :
telephones
OTHER DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES
contribute to overall transmission safety by adhering to all safety requirements and standard operating procedures
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills, and Ability :
Other :
A shielded metal arc-welding bend & cutting test
DESIRED JOB QUALIFICATIONS
About Us
Tri-State is a wholesale power supply cooperative, operating on a not-for-profit basis, with 44 members, including 41 utility electric distribution cooperative and public power district members in four states : Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico and Wyoming. Together with its members, Tri-State delivers reliable, affordable and responsible power and energy services to more than a million electricity consumers across nearly 200,000 square miles of the West.
Tri-State was founded in 1952 by its member systems to provide a reliable, cost-based supply of electricity. Headquartered in Westminster, Colo., approximately 1,200 people are employed by Tri-State across five states.
Tri-State's electricity is generated from coal, natural gas and hydropower, with a rapidly increasing supply generated from wind and solar. Tri-State delivers power to its members through a transmission system that includes substation facilities, telecommunications sites and over 5,700 miles of high voltage transmission lines. Tri-State's transformative Responsible Energy Plan is reducing emissions, increasing renewable resources, developing new energy services and delivering more flexibility for its members.
Salary : $86,000 - $108,050
