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Heavy Equipment Diesel Technician

Wagner Equipment, El Paso, TX, United States


Description

Wagner Equipment Co. offers challenging career opportunities, extensive training and employee development along with an opportunity to grow your career and thrive under Wagner’s reputation for excellence. We offer excellent benefits and supply you with the tools you need to maximize your potential and grow within Wagner.
Benefits Include

Paid Time Off (PTO) Plan - Up to 96 hours of PTO in your first year + 8 company paid holidays
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Life and AD&D Insurance
Retirement Plans - 401K and Roth 401K, eligible employees can receive a company contribution up to 7%
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
CEFCU - Employees have access to services include payroll deductions savings, accounts, loans, VISA card, and more.
Additional Benefits include: Supplemental life Insurance, Critical Illness + Accidental Insurance, ID WatchDog and discounted employee phone plans.
Pay Rate

$30.00- 52.60 + 10% shift differential per hour. Pay is based upon experience and education.
Essential Functions

Prepares accurate and complete service reports and turns them in on time
Prepares inspection and appraisal reports
Correctly charges work to appropriate work order segments
Communicates effectively with Service Writer, Shop Coordinators and Shop Managers to ensure problems, nature of repair, and status of repairs are understood and followed up on
Cleans, repairs, reconditions, and maintains equipment and component
Prepares, inspects, and operates machines prior to delivery
Removes, disassembles, assembles, and installs components and parts
Determines reusability of parts in accordance with published Caterpillar reusability guidelines
Orders replacement parts ensuring that parts orders are correct and complete at the time of order
Services and maintains equipment sold and/or owned by the company
Tests measures, and adjusts engine and machine systems and components
Diagnoses and troubleshoots machine and engine malfunctions and failures
Analyzes customer repair and maintenance requirements
Keeps up to date with developments in tooling, technologies and systems
Uses safe working practices and follows all company safety requirements
Maintains a clean and organized work area
Performs maintenance activities on new and rebuilt/repaired equipment
Makes recommendations as to repairs meeting warranty criteria
Makes parts replacement decisions assuring optimum economic reusability
Other duties as assigned by manager
Required Education And Experience

High School Diploma or GED
Graduation from an accredited technical school in diesel engine or earthmoving repair preferred
3 years’ experience in heavy equipment, engine, or electric power generation system repair
1+ years administrative/clerical experience
1+ years customer service experience
Physical Demands & Competencies

Standing, walking, talking, sitting, use of hands & hearing
Data Entry, telephone, reading/writing, reasoning, organizational, communication & math skills
Safety & Product Knowledge
Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, etc.
Heavy work that includes carrying, lifting and/or moving objects up to 100 pounds or more
Basic ability to search for and enter data into a computer
Ability to type service reports
Work Environment

Noise: Loud
Indoors and Outdoors
Other Duties

Job Offers are contingent upon all required pre-employment screenings which may include but are not limited to background checks, drug/alcohol testing, fit for duty testing, and any other job-related tests/screenings.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.
Wagner Equipment Co. is an EEO/AA/Veterans/Disabled employer.

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