Diesel Mechanic - Heavy Equipment Fleet Maintenance

Dump trucking fleet in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County seeks an experienced Diesel Mechanic to maintain 25 truck fleet.

IDEAL CANDIDATE:

- Takes direction well and also self directed with good communication, team player

- Experience as a diesel mechanic is required

- Experienced at BITS, truck PMs, CARB compliance, diagnostic skills, troubleshooting, problem solving

- R.O. budgeting and tracking, data recording, purchasing and vetting vendors

- Welding and fabrication a plus

- Electrical a plus

Schedule is Sun-Thu 12-9pm

Starting pay rate DOE. Hourly plus OT. Full time year round.

Company pays full medical, dental, vision

IRA/401k available after 1 year

Job Description: Lead Diesel Mechanic and Dump Truck Fleet Maintenance Manager

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

Accurately and legibly data enter work orders including parts & labor

- Ensure that data for each vehicle reflects time spent and parts used daily

Responsible for BIT inspections and tracking for fleet

- Responsible for BIT inspection requirements

- Perform BIT inspections and document compliance

Responsible for fleet preventative maintenance

Responsible for all Clean Fleet maintenance requirements and tracking

Create project plan on daily and weekly basis

- Team with Owners and Dispatch, keeping them informed of all maintenance and repair that may affect dispatch; they will help decide priorities per customer needs if immediate resolution is not possible.

- Review driver write-ups pro-actively as they arrive daily

If you’re not sure what the driver means, ask them

Prioritize write-ups based on safety, keeping the vehicle in good working order for daily dispatch, and comfortable for drivers

Perform troubleshooting, problem solving, services and repairs

Follow up - communicate with shop assistant in fleet maintenance department to ensure services, repairs, and preventative maintenance are performed and documented

Assign tasks to shop assistant within their ability, teach when appropriate, supervise always, and follow up – you are responsible for checking their work

Road calls

- If breakdowns occur, get the truck back to work asap

When heavy repair needs occur, discuss with Dispatch and Owners to plan the best use of skill sets and time for the maintenance department as well as company income/expenses.

Maintain, troubleshoot, remove, install and professionally clean DPF filters as needed

Any other tasks as needed

We look forward to discussing your skill set, tool set, team communication, and opportunity to use them all doing what you love to keep the trucks safe on the road and the drivers happy serving customers.

http://www.kadontrucking.com/sonoma-county-trucking