What are the responsibilities and job description for the Master Mechanic position at TST MASTER?
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Description
SUMMARY
Lead mechanic will be responsible for the maintenance and repairs of mechanical, hydraulic, and diesel trucks. The Lead Mechanic will work in a fast paced yet safe environment along with leading and assisting other team members in diagnosing technical problems and will help oversee work flow within the shop as required.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Troubleshoots trucks and determines malfunction to plan necessary repairs.
- Installs new ignition systems, aligns front wheels, changes or recharges batteries.
- Replaces or rebuilds transmissions and other parts.
- Overhauls gas or diesel engines.
- Examines protective guards, loose bolts, and specified safety devices on trucks, and makes adjustments.
- Aligns timing gears.
- Lubricates moving parts and drives to verify conformance to specifications.
- Fabricates special attachments, shields, or other devices as directed.
- Completes necessary paper work
- Ability to efficiently perform routine task and work well with others
- Performing routine preventative maintenance inspections.
- Ensure quality, compliance, and safety of TST assets.
- Must assist with all evaluating of work repairs to be done and frication of work completed before release.
- Inspecting the mechanics works to ensure the quality is done properly.
- DOT Inspections
- Diagnose repairs required on each unit.
- Performs other duties as assigned by Auto Shop Supervisor.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and10 year’s related experience and/or training.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
- Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
- Demonstrate ability to operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing normal duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands frequently. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception to read instruments, operate material handling equipment and identify plant color code system. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and extreme heat. The employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions and vibration. The noise level in this work environment requires hearing protection. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
Salary : $24 - $35