Vehicle Maintenance Mechanic

1. Inspect, repair and maintain all Company vehicles, forklifts, heavy equipment, lifting devices and similar equipment. Diagnosis vehicle and equipment problem, identify and complete all needed repairs. Perform all preventive maintenance. Consult others as needed. All repair and maintenance solutions must meet or exceed applicable Safety, Environmental and Quality requirements.

2. Maintain all vehicles, forklifts, heavy equipment, lifting devices and similar equipment inspection, repair and preventive maintenance schedules, logs, files and records. Work with Maintenance and Manufacturing Management to schedule/complete all preventive maintenance and repairs with minimum disruption to Maintenance and Production daily operations.

3. Conduct employee training classes to educate applicable employees in the safe and proper operation of all forklifts, heavy equipment and lifting devices. Establish employee training schedules and work with Maintenance and Manufacturing Management to implement scheduled training classes. Maintain appropriate training records, logs and related data for internal and external inspection. 

4. Generate Purchase Order Requisitions to support all maintenance and repair projects. POs must include a listing of all required parts and services with complete cost data.

5. Assist maintenance personnel with plant repairs other than those related to mobile equipment as necessary and/or assigned. 

6. Properly store and maintain all company issued tools and related equipment. Requisition required new tools and replacements for Manager approval. 

7. Maintain a self-improvement program through the attendance at seminars, the completion of course work and readings to continually develop vehicle inspection/maintenance skills and vehicle and equipment training expertise.rk and readings to continually develop vehicle inspection/maintenance skills and vehicle and equipment training expertise.

The incumbent achieves objectives through the following:

Reports to: Maintenance Supervisor/ Engineering & Maintenance Manager

Direct reports: None

Indirect reports: None

Performance in this position is evaluated objectively by the condition of Company vehicles, fork lifts, heavy equipment, lifting devices and similar equipment, the timely and accurate completion of PO’s, the timely and accurate completion of all inspection, repair and preventive maintenance schedules, records, logs and files and the timely completion of all required vehicle training classes along with the satisfactory maintenance of related training logs and records. Subjectively, performance in this position is evaluated by Maintenance and Manufacturing satisfaction with vehicle condition and inspection/preventive maintenance programs, the skills of employees trained the employee’s productivity, the employee’s skill development and inspection, maintenance and repair creativity.

Work Environment: Indoors and outdoors

Atmospheric Conditions: Indoors - Maintenance Shop environment

Outdoors - Variety of weather conditions

Temperature Extremes:  When working Outdoors below 32 o and above 100 o

Materials, Tools and Equipment Used: Common hand and power tools used in a vehicle and manufacturing maintenance environment. Welding (gas/stick/mig) and burning equipment. Common vehicle inspection, maintenance and manufacturing maintenance diagnostic equipment. personal computer and printer, telephone, copier and fax machine. Required safety equipment includes hard hat, steel toe boots, industrial safety glasses, hearing protection, work gloves and respirator.

· High School or Graduate Equivalency Diploma (GED).

· Previous experience with forklift, heavy equipment and/or automobile/truck inspection, maintenance and repair experience required.

· Proven knowledge of forklift, heavy equipment and automobile/truck safety regulations.

· Demonstrated skills with common hand and power tools. 

· Welding (gas/stick/mig), fabrication and burning (gas/plasma) experience required.

· Hydraulic/pneumatic experience.

· Experience with common PC office applications such as MS Word and Excel required.

· Within 14 days from date of hire must pass in-house certification of tow motor operation and hi-reach operation. 

· Must be able to work at heights up to 70 feet.

· Must be able to work in confined spaces. Some at depths as low as 50 feet below ground level. 

· Must be willing to travel off site to pick up / drop off equipment.

· Must have a valid Driver’s License.