- Salary
- $22 – $25/hr
- Location
- Hopkinsville, Kentucky, US
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- IT
- Education
- High School
- Source
- BetterTeam
Description
Essential Functions:
- Repair and maintain machinery and equipment in accordance with DOT and company regulations.
- Perform preventive maintenance in accordance with company guidelines, policies, and procedures.
- Examines parts for defects, such as breakage or excessive wear.
- Will confer with drivers and other operators of equipment to help determine root-cause of malfunction.
- Will observe, test, and evaluate operation of machinery and equipment to diagnose cause of malfunction and will disassemble equipment to replace or adjust parts and make repairs.
- Will weld to repair broken metal parts, fabricate new parts and assemble new equipment.
- Repair and replace electrical wiring and components of machinery and enter codes and instructions to program computer-controlled machinery.
- Requisitions parts and materials.
- Be on call as needed to support the operation in the event of a loaded tractor, truck, or trailer failure.
- Other duties as assigned.
Other Requirements:
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- Minimum of three years of documented experience repairing Class 8 equipment.
- Two years of DOT preventive maintenance inspections and two years minimum of brake inspections on trucks.
- Valid Driver's License required, CDL is preferred.
- Must be proficient in troubleshooting and repairing the following systems: electrical, air conditioning, heating, steering and suspension.
- Must be able to perform front end alignments, replace transmissions, clutches, differentials, brakes, suspensions, parts and other components as instructed.
- Ability to read a limited number of two to three syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between a series of numbers.
- Ability to perform these operations using units of weight measurement, volume, and distance.
- Ability to add, subtracts, multiply and use division in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Benefits:
- 401(k).
- 401(k) matching.
- Dental insurance.
- Health insurance.
- Health savings account.
- Life insurance.
- Paid time off.
- Referral program.
- Vision insurance.
Experience level:
- 3 years.
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift.
- Weekends as needed.
Experience:
- Tractor/Trailer Repair: 3 years (Preferred)
