MEB is hiring: Heavy Equipment Mechanic in Chesapeake
MEB - Chesapeake, VA, United States, 23322
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Overview
Our team is looking for an experienced Heavy Equipment Mechanic to inspect, service, and maintain a wide range of heavy-duty construction equipment. You will be responsible for driving to the job site, inspecting engines and equipment, carrying out services, conducting repairs, and providing routine maintenance to the construction fleet in support of our various construction projects throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region. To succeed, you must ensure that you are living by MEB’s core values every day and that quality, health, and safety standards onsite are your top priority.
If you are a hardworking, experienced, and safety-conscious mechanic that is committed to performing quality work and ensuring the successful completion of our projects, then we’d like to meet you!
Core Areas of Responsibility
- Prepare service trucks for planned job tasks onsite or at job sites.
- Inspect trucks, cranes, bulldozers, and other heavy equipment for proper performance.
- Diagnose faults using testing equipment, adjusting equipment, and replacing faulty parts.
- Repair damaged equipment parts; welding and cutting experience highly preferred.
- Clean, lubricate, and conduct routine services on all heavy-duty equipment and perform major repair work when required.
- Consult and communicate with manufacturers' technical managers.
- Report damaged or faulty equipment to management and provide supporting documentation.
- Certification as a heavy equipment mechanic or a minimum of four years of experience repairing and maintaining heavy equipment and vehicles; vocational training may be considered in lieu of experience.
- Extensive knowledge of diesel engines and construction equipment.
- Interpersonal competencies that include a drive for results, effective oral communication skills, organization, planning, trust, respect, dependability, and cooperation.
- Good housekeeping standards and the ability to observe safety procedures and report any potentially unsafe conditions to management.
- Understanding of computer testing technologies.
Additional Requirements
- 18 years of age.
- Able to pass a drug test.
- Legally eligible to work in the US.
- If assigned to a government project, US citizenship and a clear background check may be required.
Additional Requirements for Craftworkers
- Must have own transportation to and from the job site every workday; excellent driving record required.
- Must provide own hand tools (excluding power tools).
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.
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