Waukesha-Pearce Industries (WPI)

Service Tech Class A (CMD-SHOP)

Sulphur, LA

full_time

About This Job

Job Details

Description Job purpose

The employee performs a full range of maintenance, repair, and service activities on construction and mining machinery. The employee uses considerable independent judgment in making decisions without the availability of supervision.

Duties And Responsibilities

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Diagnoses, services and repairs various systems that are found on pieces of heavy equipment such as mechanical and computer electronic controls, transmissions, computer controlled automatic transmissions and pneumatic systems.

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Troubleshoots malfunctions in the equipment and repair.

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Repairs and services track drive sprockets, rails, idler wheels, hand bars, track adjusters, hydraulic, reversers, final drives, brake bands, steering clutches, and hydrostatic transmissions.

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Service, diagnoses, repairs and maintains speed tandem drive axles with air or electric shift, hydrostatic driven, heavy-duty multi-axle suspensions.

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Tunes diesel engines, services valves, fuel filters and turbo chargers, and pressure checks fuel filters, adjust injector heights, fuel racks, governors, etc.

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Diagnoses problems, disassembles units, repairs or replaces parts, and reassembles units in the cooling, drive, brake, electrical, steering, heating, and air conditioning, hydraulic and air systems.

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Overhauls engines, replaces engines and rebuilds components

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Keeps tools, equipment, and work area clean, organized and in good working condition.

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May assist in training lower-level workers in mechanical repair techniques.

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Perform related work as assigned.

Qualifications

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Must High School Diploma or equivalent, accredited trade school graduate preferred.

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Must have a minimum of 3 years of experience in the construction and mining machinery industry.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

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Must have a working knowledge of the standard practices, materials, tools, and equipment used in the repair and maintenance of machinery and engines

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Must have knowledge of safety issues in the use of tools, equipment, and supplies used in repair of equipment.

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Must possess skills in the use of a variety of hand tools, mechanized tools, jacks, and hoists.

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Must possess skills in the use of a variety of diagnostic testing and tuning equipment, and the use of gas and electric welding equipment.

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Must be able to pass and maintain drug and alcohol testing requirement as outlined by WPI’s policy.

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Must be able to lift 50 pounds and be able to bend and twist several times a day.

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Must have the ability to read manuals and schematics, rebuild engines and major driveline components.

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Must be dependable and work independently.

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Must have a current driver’s license and acceptable driving record per WPI insurance carrier standards when driving a company vehicle.

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Must have the ability to effectively operate test equipment and have good trouble-shooting skills.

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Must be able to read hydraulic and electrical schematics.

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