Job Title: Equipment Mechanic

This position provides regular servicing, maintenance, and repairs to heavy equipment and tools.

Are you a real go-getter looking for an amazing opportunity with a company offering competitive wages and incredible benefits? Keep reading because this job might be for you!

With company origins dating back to 1940, UTS has over 70 years of expertise in delivering professional, performance-based vegetation management services.

Job Type : Full-Time +, Non-Exempt

Pay : $24.61 - $30.77 Depending on experience and Driver's License Class.

Benefits:

• Company-sponsored Retirement Plan

• Health Insurance (Medical/Dental/Vision)

• Employee Assistance Program

• Life, long-term/short-term disability insurance

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• Handles all necessary repairs including the replacement of worn or damaged parts.

• Provides regular servicing including using jacks, cranes, and various handheld tools to dismantle and reassemble areas of heavy equipment.

• Makes adjustments to engines, as well as any additional assemblies such as gear transmissions and hydraulic.

• Examines critical parts and operating components of heavy equipment for possible wear and tear, defects, or other damage with the use of specialized tools, and trained eyes and ears.

• Test equipment and machines on a regular schedule to ensure things are operating efficiently and safely.

• Cleans all components using approved solvents formulated for heavy equipment.

• Checks for components and parts that need to be welded and then, with a gas or electric welder, performs the work.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be 18 years of age or older.

• Must be able to safely drive an approved company vehicle.

• Experience working on and/or repairing Hydraulic systems on fleet vehicles is preferred.

• Must be able to operate the type of machinery being worked on.

Education & Experience:

• Automotive Service Excellence Mechanics Certification (A.S.E Certification) is preferred.

• Certification for Fleet Repairs / Maintenance is preferred.

• Certification for Welding preferred.

• Certification for Aerial Device Repairs / Maintenance is preferred.

Pre-Screen:

• Upon offer, employees may be required to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, background, and/or MVR check.

License & Certifications:

• A Driver's license is required.

• A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class B CDL or Higher with Air Brake Endorsement is preferred.

Travel Requirements:

• Must have transportation to and from the show-up location.

Physical Requirements:

• RARE (less than 10%): walking, sitting, climbing poles, climbing ladders, climbing stairs.

• OCCASIONAL (up to 33%): kneeling, crawling, speaking clearly, climbing on/off truck, reading, hearing-speech range, color vision, carrying, pushing, pulling, lifting up to 50 lbs.

• FREQUENT (up to 66%): standing, stooping, squatting, body twisting, sense of touch, manual dexterity, seeing distant, gripping, lifting over 10 lbs. to 50 lbs., reaching, range of motion, depth perception, balancing.

• CONTINUOUS (up to 100%): seeing, lifting, lifting up to 10 lbs.

Safety:

Due to the inherently dangerous nature of the industry and requirements to work with or around hazardous equipment, employees must have sufficient eyesight to judge distance/coordination of equipment and tools, be able to maintain attention and concentration for extended periods, be able to withstand exposure to all kinds of weather while completing work assignments, be able to wear personal protective equipment as necessary, be able to enter and exit a vehicle numerous times a day, have the endurance necessary to traverse various terrain, be capable of performing job duties throughout a standard 8- or 10-hour day, be able to communicate with others, read, write, and comprehend written/verbal job instructions and information, and communicate and handle conflict professionally.

• Works around moving equipment.

• Works in tight spaces.

• Works with hazardous tools, i.e., welding torch.

About Us:

Since 1940, Utility Tree Service (UTS) has specialized in utility line clearance work. Today, UTS continues to offer a responsive local presence with access to national resources for peak needs.

Our primary goal is to be a valued partner to utilities and other agencies in providing safe and efficient vegetation management with respect for people, property, and the environment.

Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without a reasonable accommodation. Individuals with a disability who desire a reasonable accommodation should contact the ADA Coordinator at 1-800-248-8733, ext. 1339.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.

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