Diesel Mechanic - Houston, TX

Job Title: Diesel Mechanic Location: Houston, TX (Onsite) Shift/Time: 2nd Shift (1 PM - 9 PM Monday - Friday) Compensation: We can discuss over a call. Job Duties And Responsibilities: • Troubleshot and repaired mechanical malfunctions • Diagnoses mechanical malfunctions, determines parts needed, and orders through the parts rooms • Repairs engines, drive trains, front and rear ends, all air, electrical, and hydraulic systems on company-owned equipment • Repairs, on a minor and/or emergency basis, parts of bodies, i.e., doors, landing gear, etc • Repairs all Company forklifts • Makes road calls on disabled Company vehicles and performs minor repairs on the road • Performs preventative maintenance on a scheduled basis as determined by the Fleet Supervisor • Inspects vehicle (during P.M. inspection) to ensure all D.O.T. requirements are met • Repairs all items not meeting D.O.T. requirements; informs supervisor if not immediately repairable • Performs other tasks/projects as instructed by the Fleet Supervisor, including but not limited to delivering trucks to and from other branch locations and picking up parts • Adheres to strict safe working practices, Company policies, rules, and regulations, and corrects obvious hazards immediately or reports to supervisor if not immediately correctable • Other duties as assigned Minimum Qualifications: • High school diploma or GED equivalent • Automotive/Mechanical Trade or Vocational certification preferred • 2+ years of Diesel/Automotive Technician experience • Military experience equivalency may substitute for some requirements • In-person travel within the service territories is required • Demonstrated mechanical and technical aptitude • Must supply automotive hand tools (not including heavy-duty or diagnostic tools) • 3+ ASE certifications • Demonstrated mechanical and technical aptitude • Must be able to safely operate a pallet jack, electric forklift/pallet-jack repair preferred • Able to obtain and maintain a Class C or A-CDL, and a medical card • Must have a valid Texas Driver’s License and driving record within MVR policy guidelines • Must have the ability to operate both manual and standard transmissions Physical Requirement: • Talk, hear, and see (including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus) • Frequent climbing, pushing, pulling and maneuvering dolly, hand truck, bay roll up doors, straps, curb ramps, truck doors, boxes, cases, kegs, truck gear shift • Ability to enter and exit the driver's compartment of the truck and/or behind cab using normally available footholds and handholds • Must regularly lift and move up to 100lbs • Pushing/pulling: up to 100lbs force for turning wrenches, pulling out parts • Ability to bend, stoop, crouch, kneel and crawl to inspect and or wash vehicles • Ability to communicate verbally and in writing • Ability to hear voice commands in areas with a high level of background noise • Ability to demonstrate or learn to safely handle large trucks in a critically safe and precise manner within very constrained and compact areas Jim Scott jim.scott@patternshiring.com