Diesel Mechanic

Company: Truck Centers, Inc.
Location: Mount Vernon
Posted on: April 9, 2021

Job Description:

Company Description

About Truck Centers, Inc.

For over 50 years, three generations have led Truck Centers, Inc. from a single store dealership into our current network of ten, full-service dealerships and two auxiliary locations in Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri proudly representing the Freightliner and Western Star truck brands. Our team has remained dedicated to delivering exceptional customer service in an environment that fosters collaboration, innovation, and a communal spirit of giving back. To learn more about us, visit truckcentersinc.com.

Job Description

Functions as a skilled technician who is able to perform diagnosis and repair in all areas, in addition to being specialized in particular areas of repair. Tasks may include diagnosis of malfunction, performance of repairs, and road test vehicles.

Performs vehicle repair and maintenance work as assigned and in accordance with dealership and factory standards.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Performs work as outlined on repair order with efficiency and accuracy in accordance with dealership and factory standards.
• Diagnoses cause of malfunctions on vehicles and performs repairs as authorized.
• Communicates with the Parts Department to obtain needed parts and ensures parts received are listed on the repair order.
• Examines vehicle to determine if additional safety or service work is required and advises the Service Foreman if additional work is needed or if outlined work is not needed.
• If repair is under warranty or if requested by the customer, tag, save and turn in parts.
• Performs warranty parts replacement and documents work performed.
• Road tests vehicles to ensure repair has addressed the customer's complaint.
• Quality check work performed.
• Attends factory-sponsored training classes and keeps abreast of factory technical bulletins and product update changes.
• Maintains company vehicles and tools.
• Cleans shop area continually as jobs are completed and empties trash barrels.
• Ensures that customer vehicles are kept clean.
• Understands and follows federal, state and local regulations governing service repair work.
• Follows all safety rules to avoid injuries to self and others; reports conditions which are unsafe to resolve safety problems.
• Employees must have their own tools. Qualifications
  
  Must be able to pass a pre-employment background check, physical and drug screen. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  
  Education And/or Experience
  
  • High school diploma or equivalent;
  • 3+ years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Experience with medium and heavy trucks preferred
  • Personal commitment to consistent, quality work
  • Entry level candidates will be considered if they have attended and completed a diesel tech school program.
    Language and Skill
    
    Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively and present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, insurance representatives and other employees.
    
    Mathematical Skills
    
    Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
    
    Reasoning Ability
    
    Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
    
    Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations
    
    Valid driver's license.
    
    CDL - minimum of a Class B with air brake endorsement or be willing and able to obtain within 90 days of employment.
    
    Clean MVR.
    
    Physical Demands
    
    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    
    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, sit, use hands to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and peripheral vision.
    
    Work Environment
    
    The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    
    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outdoor weather conditions (including heat, cold and humidity), moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
    
    Additional Information
    
    Truck Centers, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).
    
    We help you live well with a comprehensive health care package including medical, dental, vision and prescription drug plans. We offer a flexible spending account, company paid Life and AD&D plus voluntary life insurance and disability insurance as well as company match 401(K) retirement savings plan, competitive salary and holiday and vacation pay.
    
    Qualified applicants can submit their resume with salary information to Human Resources via FAX or complete an online application at

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