Job Type
Full-time
Hammer & Steel seeks to hire a
Heavy Equipment Technician/Mechanic to join our team in
Benicia, CA .
Shift: Monday-Friday 7:00am-3:30pmHammer & Steel provides competitive wages, a generous benefit package and the chance to work with great people.
Responsibilities- Running diagnostics, troubleshooting, and repairing of hydraulic, mechanical, electrical, and fuel systems on heavy construction equipment.
- Completes all required preventative maintenance operations including lubrications, fluid changes, and minor diesel engine maintenance.
- Completes accurate written records of work performed.
- Provide education to customers on equipment operation and performance.
- Travel within assigned region, as needed, to customer job sites to provide equipment training, maintenance, and repairs.
- Mentor and train apprentice technicians/mechanics.
Compensation & Benefits- $5,000 sign on bonus
- Highly competitive wages: up to $45/hr based on experience and education
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Short-term disability insurance
- Generous company funded Profit Sharing Plan
- 401K with company match
- Paid time off (PTO), Seven (7) Company Paid Holidays, and Paid Sick Leave
- Company paid Life, Long Term Disability, and AD&D insurance
- $90 per year work boot allowance; Tool reimbursement program
- Company provided uniforms and laundering services
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED
- Must be 18 years of age or older; Valid driver's license with clean MVR
- Five (5) or more years of relevant heavy equipment maintenance experience.
- Two (2) years of technical training for entry level consideration.
- Familiar and / or experience with heavy machinery, hydraulics, electrical system repair and maintenance.
- Must be able to read hydraulic and electrical schematics and digital voltmeters (DVMs) and working kinematics.
- CANbus and PLC knowledge.
- Must provide own tools that are adequate to perform job functions.
Preferred Requirements:- Vocational/Technical degree; Mechanical or Electrical degree
- Ten (10+) years of construction heavy equipment experience
- Welding experience
Applicants are subject to background check, drug testing and physical exam.Salary Description
competitive wages up $45/hour