Heavy Equipment Lube Technician

Essential Job Functions:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty listed as follows:

• Safely drive company service trucks on site only, including hitching and pulling trailers, and being able to drive several different types of heavy equipment.
• Review vehicle inspection reports and schedules to prioritize, plan, and implement preventative maintenance tasks and services.
• Accurately log/document all activities: specifically accountable for filling out the Repair orders, accounting for parts, and turning in fully completed paper and computerized reports, through different fleet maintenance applications.
• Monitor and help maintain inventories of necessary supplies and parts related to preventative maintenance tasks.
• Perform preventative maintenance related tasks including, but not limited to, walk around/visual checking, changing, and sampling fluids, checking, and changing filters, checking, and adjusting tire air pressure, measuring, and documenting miscellaneous components, parts and wear items and making small repairs, lubricating/greasing, and washing equipment.
• Take directions from supervisors and work well with peers as a team.
• Maintain a clean and organized work environment and vehicle including proper care and protection of tools.
• Follow all applicable safety and environmental policies and procedures, laws, and regulations.
• Perform other miscellaneous tasks and general labor as necessary or when directed by supervisor

Physical Demands:

• While performing duties of the job, employees are occasionally required to stand; walk.
• sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and be able to see and communicate with others in the work area.
• Exposure to all types of weather, including extreme heat and cold.
• Manual dexterity required to operate equipment and perform maintenance operations.
• The ability to lift 50 pounds.
• Frequently works in a crouched position or on back lying on mechanic's dolly beneath motor vehicle equipment; subjected to dust, dirt, grease, and other liquids.
• The ability to perform the essential functions of the position physically and mentally, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• The ability to report to work on a regular basis.
• Good visual acuity to obey hand signals and to maintain logbook.
• Meeting specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work requires frequent stooping and bending.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• Ability to understand and follow oral and written directions.
• Ability to read alpha and numeric; ability to use simple math.
• Ability to work flexible schedule (including weekends, holidays, etc.)
• Possesses attention to detail and take pride in quality workmanship
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) such as goggles, face shield and gloves.
• Ability to work alone, exercise independent judgment, use problem-solving skills and complete jobs in a timely manner
• Ability to lift or pull heavy objects (up to 50 pounds) and work in awkward positions around equipment.
• Ability to use hand tools and trades type tools.
• General mechanical knowledge and apply continuous improvement methodology to enhance standard operation procedures

Career opportunities:

We believe in providing the training and development you need to grow your career with IWS. Many of our Supervisors, Managers, and other leadership staff, started their careers as Helpers, Drivers, Mechanics, or Dispatchers. IWS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

Salary and Benefits

IWS is committed to providing a world class work place to all employees. Each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including, competitive pay, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and more. Our employees also receive Paid Time Off and Holidays. All maintenane employees are members of a Union and benefits will be provided as outlined in the collective bargaining agreement.