Heavy Equipment Mechanic Jobs

Trax Construction is a family owned and operated business that has been serving the Colorado Springs community for over 25 years! We are currently looking for an experienced Heavy Equipment Mechanic. We offer competitive salary, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k + more benefits and a great family environment. We have year round work. Come work with us and let our family treat you like family! Starting at $28.00 an hour, depending on experience.

Repairs and maintains construction equipment, such as backhoes, loaders, skid steers, paving machines, etc. Operates and inspects equipment to diagnose defects. Tests overhauled equipment to ensure operating efficiency.

• Services, diagnoses, repairs and maintains vehicle fleet to include everything from light duty truck to tandem dump truck and semi trucks.
• Performs routine maintenance checks and adjustments on such things as fluid levels, hoses, belts, brakes, tires, and clutches; changes filters and oil, and lubricates vehicles and motor driven equipment.
• Diagnoses problems, disassembles units, repairs or replaces parts, and reassembles units in the following systems: Brakes: Repairs or replaces shoes, pads, drums, hoses, calipers, cylinders, any heavy-duty air brakes. Cooling: Flushes radiator, replaces hoses and thermostat, repairs or replaces radiator and water pump, fan drives, DCA treatment filters, air intercoolers and oil coolers. Drive: Repairs and replaces drive shaft, differential, axle, manual, automatic and sophisticated computer-controlled transmissions, clutches, transfer cases, power take-off systems, transmission reversers, all wheel drive steering axles and final drives.
• Tunes gas and diesel engines, services valves, fuel filters and turbo chargers, and pressure checks fuel filters, adjust injector heights, fuel racks, governors, etc.
• Diagnoses, services and repairs various systems that are found on pieces of heavy equipment such as mechanical and computer electronic controls, air brake systems, transmissions, computer controlled automatic and 13 speed manual transmissions, and pneumatic systems.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling up to 50 lbs.
• Frequent walking, bending, kneeling, reaching, and climbing.