Field Mechanic​/Technician - Heavy Equipment - Fleet; Albuquerque, NM

Overview

SUNLAND ASPHALT

Build your career from the ground up. Come join our Award Winning Team. Sunland Asphalt & Construction, Inc. strives to recruit top talent and we are committed to help you grow both professionally and personally. We are confident you will find our Company a dynamic and rewarding place in which to work because here at Sunland Asphalt our vision is: 'To be the best place in the world to work.'

Voted as one of Phoenix Business Journal's Best Places to Work, Sunland offers employees:

• Competitive Weekly Pay and Paid Time Off
• 401(K) Employer Match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Work/Life Balance and Community Involvement
• Comprehensive Health Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision
• Life/Disability Insurances
• Award Winning Peers & Projects
• A Foundation Built on Safety

Heavy Equipment Field Mechanic travels to job sites to perform skilled tasks in the repair of all fleet vehicles, trucks and trailers, machinery, motors, tools and equipment used by the company.

• Perform duties with Sunland's Core Values at the forefront.
• Serve as a safety ambassador by complying with laws and Company safety policy, enforce safe work practices, and proactively identify and remedy hazards.
• Direct all employees to wear appropriate PPE and follow safety guidelines.
• Conduct Safety Meetings including daily PTP and weekly Tailgate Topics.
• Work with Sunland supervisors to receive and prepare preventive maintenance (PM) work orders; relay PM work orders, assignments, messages and information to and from Mechanics.
• Diagnose hydraulic systems.
• Perform preventive maintenance on heavy equipment and trucks (pavers, rollers, milling machines, dump trucks, water trucks, boot trucks, front-end loaders, scrapers, skid steers, skip loaders and motor graders) and may maintain other fleet vehicles.
• Fabricate, modify and install special equipment or replacement parts using mills, lathes, welders, torch sets, plasma cutters and metal cutting saws.
• Perform routine maintenance checks and adjustments (fluid levels, hoses, belts, brakes, tires, clutches). Change filters, oil and lubricate vehicles and machinery.
• Troubleshoot machine systems including hydraulics, power trains and engines.
• Replace components with equipment such as transmissions, engines, differentials, torque converters and final drives.
• Maintain work orders and perform work area inspections; prioritize repairs.
• Work closely with shop employees to maintain a clean and safe work environment.
• Prepare work orders and cost material estimates.
• May maintain inventory and order fuel, parts, tools, equipment and supplies.
• All other duties as assigned.

• Customer Focus – Customer Orientation
• Ownership – Results Driven, Performance, Time and Stress Management and Composure
• Relationships – Teamwork Orientation, Diversity and Inclusion
• Ethics – Honesty, Integrity, Do the Right Thing
• Safety – The Foundation of Everything We Do

• This position is safety-sensitive and is subject to the company's drug and alcohol policy and all OSHA regulations.
• All employees must wear the appropriate PPE and follow safety guidelines at all times.

• Must operate vehicles and trailers safely and in compliance with laws.
• Must operate equipment and tools in safety guidelines.
• Work outside, often for long periods in all weather; extreme hot or cold temperatures.
• Must wear appropriate PPE in various situations.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Exposure to chemicals, vapors, pollutants, gases, uneven surfaces, loud noises, moving vehicles or machines, and dust/debris.

• This is a full-time position. Evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

• Must be willing to travel to any and all job sites, including staying away from home if necessary.

Education and Work Experience

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience working on heavy equipment.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Excellent decision making skills.
• Experience troubleshooting hydraulic and electrical systems.
• Scanner diagnostics a plus: OTC vehicle/CAT ET.
• Must be fluent in English (read, speak, write).
• Must meet FMCSA English…