Entry Level Diesel Mechanic

Would you like to be part of a focused, dedicated team? Do you want to work and grow with other motivated, ambitious people?

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:

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

The Wagner Rents Shop Mechanic may be responsible for performing incidental repairs, removing and replacing repairable sub-assemblies, evaluating damage to determine reusability in rebuild, troubleshooting equipment, and/or performing high level diagnostic assessments in a manner that reflects the company’s vision of working as “One Professional Team.” Depending upon education and experience, the Shop Mechanic may perform all or some of the Essential Functions listed below with or without direct supervision.

Pay Range: $18.00 - $22.50 per hour
Pay rate is dependent on education and experience.

Essential Functions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Promotes a clean, organized, and safe work environment
• Reads and understands the manufacturers’ Operation and Maintenance Manual per machine type and complies with its contents
• Removes, disassembles, assembles, repairs, and installs components and parts as needed
• Learns and understands how to use the work order system
• Performs manufacturer’s scheduled maintenance up to 500 hours
• Applies 5S (Sort, Set in Order, Sweep, Standardize and Sustain) principles following every job
• Engages in required safety practices at all times
• Attends training as requested
• Completes overhauls as needed
• Determines reusability of parts in accordance with reusability guidelines
• Other duties as assigned by manager
• Inspects machines returned from rental for customer damage and notifies the Shop Coordinator regarding any specific damage that was found
• Provides technical assistance for field service calls, as needed
• Troubleshoots and repairs equipment when the knowledge needed exceeds the skill level of other mechanics
• Ensures all operating controls and functions are in compliance with Manufacturers’ specifications
• Opens and closes cash drawer
• Works effectively with others in the shop to accomplish the goals of the shop and Company
• Inspects equipment and maintains equipment to ensure safe operation
• Diagnoses system failures to determine root cause
• Cleans, repairs, reconditions, and maintains equipment and components
• Assumes yard duties as needed; loads/unloads equipment, and cleans returned rental equipment with pressure washer
• Keeps up to date with developments in tooling, technologies, and systems
• Tests, measures, and adjusts engine and machine systems and components within tolerances of manufacturer’s specifications
• Services and maintains equipment sold by the Company
• Documents the 4 C’s (Complaint, Cause, Correction, Complication) on Wynne work orders
• Orders replacement parts
• Accurately prepares service reports

Required Education and Experience:

• Graduation from a technical school with emphasis on diesel engine preferred
• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum of 1 year administrative/clerical experience
• Minimum of 1 year customer service experience

Competencies:

• Safety & Product Knowledge
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and Outlook
• Basic knowledge of Windows/Internet
• Basic Mechanical Aptitude
• Understanding of diagrams and schematics
• Data Entry, telephone, reading/writing, reasoning, organizational, communication & math skills
• Basic knowledge of Wynne (work order system) and ET/SIS/SIS Web/STW

Work Environment:

• Noise: Moderate, Environment: Indoors and Outdoors
  • Specific Risks: Works with moving, mechanical parts; may work in high places and be exposed to equipment vibration and fumes
• Specific Risks: Works with moving, mechanical parts; may work in high places and be exposed to equipment vibration and fumes

Physical Demands:

• Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, etc.
• Standing, walking, talking, sitting, use of hands & hearing
• Heavy work that includes lifting and/or moving objects up to 70 pounds or more

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

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)