SHOP MECHANIC NEEDED - Douglassville, PA

2nd and 3rd shift Shop Mechanics needed. This self-motivated, organized, competent, and professional individual repairs and maintains electric, diesel, and gasoline vocational trucks.

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• 100% Company-paid Health Benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan
• Tuition reimbursement programs available to qualifying employees for approved programs
• Additional training programs including on the job, online through H&K Academy, manufacturer offered training, and more

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Perform all work adhering to OSHA and safety policies
• Reads job order and observes and listens to truck or equipment in operation to determine malfunction and to plan work procedures.
• Installs new ignition systems, aligns front wheels, changes, or recharges batteries, and replaces transmissions and other parts.
• Replaces gas or diesel engines.
• Examines protective guards, loose bolts, and specified safety devices on trucks and equipment, and adjusts.
• Lubricates and services vehicles
• Fabricates special lifting or towing attachments, hydraulic systems, shields, or other devices according to schematic drawings.
• Collision repair, sand, prep, and paint
• Completes all standard maintenance on trucks and equipment and ensures state inspection requirements are met for cars, trucks, and trailers
• Other duties as assigned

Required Skills, Education, and Experience

• One-year certificate from an accredited college or technical school in diesel mechanics or a related field OR 2 years of related experience and/or training
  • Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered
• Class A or B CDL or ability to obtain within one year
• Clean driving record
• Customer Service and Teamwork
• Mathematical Skills
• Willing and able to work a 2nd or 3rd shift schedule
• Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed
• Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job)

 Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience

• 4 years of related experience and/or training
• State Inspection license
• Experience working in heavy civil construction, road construction, or quarries
• OSHA, MSHA, or other relevant safety certifications

Physical Demands

• Occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, talk, hear, climb, balance, and crawl
• Frequently required to
  • Stoop, crouch, kneel
  • Use hands to finger, feel, and grasp
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds 

Work Environment

• Noise level is loud at times
• At times required to work outdoors in all environments
• Hours regularly exceed 40 in a week and 8 in a day