At Mountain State Waste we pride ourselves on offering the finest service available in West Virginia.
When you work for Mountain State Waste, you join a workforce that is the best in the state - professional, well trained, and skilled. They know they are valued, team members. For their hard work and dedication, they are rewarded with competitive pay, great benefits, and opportunity for growth.
Job Summary
Mechanics are trained to provide superior maintenance on both diesel equipment and our growing fleet of trucks. As a Diesel Mechanic, you'll perform preventive maintenance inspection (PMI), troubleshoot, repair, and rebuild major components on vehicles and equipment. Youll work independently on equipment that requires a high level of skill with hydraulics, electrical, and diagnostics
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
To be successful as a Mechanic, you'll be expected to:
- Maintain a clean, safe work area in compliance with Corporate/OSHA Standards, and performs all work by established safety procedures.
- Perform preventive maintenance inspections and effectively repair any problems identified during an inspection.
- Perform proficient inspection, diagnosis, and moderately complex repair of assigned vehicles and equipment.
- Provide assistance, guidance, and direction to other maintenance personnel.
- Use vehicle computer electronics systems to interpret failure modes to initiate or assign repairs.
- Estimate time and material costs on repairs and requisitions of new parts.
- Advise supervisor immediately if additional work is needed or if repairs cannot be completed within the Standard Repair Times (SRTs).
- Inspect the quality of outside/supplier repairs and or rebuilds. Assesses structural damage and assigns needed repairs utilizing the most appropriate method(s).
- Perform service calls for emergency breakdowns.
- Conduct safety checks on vehicles. Performs maintenance-related work as required.
- Strong knowledge of vehicle electrical systems
- Experience in vehicle Hydraulic systems
- Able to work with minimal supervision at times
- Strong diagnostic knowledge of diesel emissions systems to include both PDF and SCR technologies
- Welding ability a strong plus
- Familiar with all aspects of vehicle braking systems including Air systems and foundation components of both Air-Drum and air disc brakes
- Familiar with all aspects of vehicle Steering components and systems
- Familiar with all aspects of vehicle HVAC systems
- Familiar with all aspects of truck suspension systems
- Completes required paperwork utilizing fleet maintenance software program associated with repairing vehicles, documenting parts usage, and accounting for repair times.
Qualifications:
Below are the minimum qualifications to be a fit as a mechanic at MSW:
- Two (2) years of relevant work experience (additional experience preferred)
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Valid drivers license and must have a clean driving record.
- Legally eligible to work in the United States.
- Ability to perform physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
Work Environment:
Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and the work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
- Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc.) most of the workday
- You'll handle objects less than 30 pounds most of the workday
- You'll be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to chemicals, etc.)
- You'll be exposed to a physical environment that involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes, or similar elements often
