Paving Equipment Mechanic

Description

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As a family-owned company under our third generation of leadership, we have built our business based on the principles of trust, integrity, and a desire to help our customers and employees succeed.

Since 1926, we’ve supported our communities by supplying equipment for critical infrastructure and commerce and by donating our time and resources to area nonprofits. We make smart investments in our company and continuously improve as part of our vision to be a trailblazing company that’s built to last.

We’re looking for hard-working, team-oriented professionals who enjoy working on new challenges every day. We believe our employees are the key to our success, and we’re committed to providing a work experience that helps our team grow to their full potential.

Collectively, our employees work together to make a difference for our customers, our communities, and our company. Learn more about what it means to become a team member with Carolina Cat.

Summary:

This primary responsibility of the Level 1 Construction Paving Technician is for troubleshooting, diagnosis and repair of customer equipment in a shop or field environment while maintaining an acceptable level of productivity and customer satisfaction.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. 

• Promptly, at start of shift, review work schedule, check equipment and supplies required to perform the work scheduled, and prepare for operations
• Determine the technical or physical status using the on-board computer, service documents and reviewing product improvement and support programs.
• Verify findings, review readings of gauges and procedures and compare to manufactures specs.
• Prepare a plan to correct the problem consulting with co-workers or lead man when necessary.
• Order or obtain from stock or send parts to special service shop to make the appropriate tooling or alterations.
• Install, replace, re-build or repair the parts and/or equipment in a timely manner and according to specifications.
• Test the part or equipment and perform quality check after work is complete.
• Perform general housekeeping duties as assigned.
• At end of shift, secure all equipment and machinery, and complete all required paperwork.
• Works to ensure departmental compliance with all safety and contamination control guidelines. 

Qualifications 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Must be US citizen or legal alien.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must read, write, communicate in English as it relates to this job and safety regulations.
• Must meet the ergonomic and physical requirements, as well as the physical base scores for this position.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Must have keyboarding skills.
• Possess tooling required to perform job duties.  

Education and/or Experience

• Must have earned a High School Diploma, or a GED
• While not required, desired to have: Six months work experience in hands on mechanical repair work with paving equipment or earthmoving equipment, or similar industry. 

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Workplace Requirements

Physical Demands 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee must frequently lift and /or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.  

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is occasionally loud.  

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

We require all employees to treat all our employees and candidates as equals. All personnel actions are conducted in the spirit of equal employment. We’re committed to recruit, train, promote and retain associates without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.

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