Job description
Heavy Equipment Mechanic
Are you ready to challenge your range of mechanic skills working on heavy equipment in various work conditions? Do you want to work for an organization that highly values its employees? Woodson Tree LLC has an immediate need for an Equipment Mechanic in the Plaquemine, LA area and is seeking an individual with a positive attitude and strong work ethic. To be considered for this role, you must have experience repairing and maintaining heavy equipment in a shop AND in a remote environment. Woodson Tree LLC offers competitive pay with full benefits (including paid health insurance, paid vacation and holidays).
Are you ready to challenge your range of mechanic skills working on heavy equipment in various work conditions? Do you want to work for an organization that highly values its employees? Woodson Tree LLC has an immediate need for an Equipment Mechanic in the Plaquemine, LA area and is seeking an individual with a positive attitude and strong work ethic. To be considered for this role, you must have experience repairing and maintaining heavy equipment in a shop AND in a remote environment. Woodson Tree LLC offers competitive pay with full benefits (including paid health insurance, paid vacation and holidays).
Employees in this role can expect to work onsite for two weeks at a time, traveling home every other weekend. Woodson Tree LLC will supply a company truck for this role, however you are required to supply your own tools. If you are selected for this role, you will have the opportunity to grow your career with a growing company that rewards caring, committed, and trustworthy employees.
Since 1980, Woodson Tree LLC, Incorporated has led a team of experts focused on safety and innovative solutions. We see our people as our greatest asset and work with a safety first mindset. We have the mobility, reach, exceptional expertise, and diverse array of equipment to promptly resolve our client's challenges. We're staffed with over 80 caring, committed, and trustworthy individuals willing to lead the industry in the increasingly high-tech and challenging world of forestry and vegetation management.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Must have the appropriate driver’s license to operate vehicles.
- Holds and maintains appropriate training and certificates, as required, to work on specific types of equipment.
- Responsible for the scheduled repair and service of all equipment.
- Is on call 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, and needs to keep his/her cell phone on and can return calls in a timely manner.
- Reports all equipment parts and disposables used for repair and maintenance to Equipment Supervisor to maintain minimum stock levels
- Installs service stickers on equipment after service is performed, listing type of service, next service due, and date and hours serviced
- Is familiar with the mechanics and operation of all Woodson equipment.
- Reads and if familiar with all Woodson equipment manuals
- Maintains all tools and equipment used to perform the job.
- Cleans up work area. Ensure that there is no trash, oil spills, tools or parts laying around
- Works outdoors in various temperatures and other extreme weather conditions.
- Shall follow all company safety guidelines.
- Shall wear all appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required for the job duties.
- Shall notify the crew foreman if other members of the crew, other contractors on-site, or members of the public on-site are not working or behaving in a safe manner.
Minimum education required of the position:
High School Degree or equivalent (preferred but not required)
High School Degree or equivalent (preferred but not required)
Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position:
- Ability to work long hours in a high stress environment, including work outside of normal business hours.
- Follow Basic Machine Maintenance.
- Oversee and maintain the equipment assigned.
Work Environment:
This job may operate in remote locations, void of sanitary facilities, in extreme weather conditions both hot and cold and precipitation, during light of day, during the night and possibly in flooded areas.
This job may operate in remote locations, void of sanitary facilities, in extreme weather conditions both hot and cold and precipitation, during light of day, during the night and possibly in flooded areas.
Physical Requirements
- Required to:
- Sit for up to 4 hours
- Squat for up to 30 minutes, or
- Stand for up to 8 hours
- Height for climbing – 6’ (Required to climb a ladder, stairs, or tree for up to 6’.)
- Maximum single step height – 2’ (Required to make a maximum single step height of up to 2’ with one leg.)
- Maximum weight carried while climbing – 30lbs (Required to carry up to 30 lbs. while climbing ladder, stairs, or tree.)
- Crawl height – 2’ (Required to be able to crawl under a 2’ crawl space.)
- Small space/hole – 2.5’ wide (Required to be able to fit through a 2.5’ wide crawl space.)
- Max weight single hand – 30lbs (Required to be able to lift up to 30 lbs with a single hand.)
- Max weight both hands – 60lbs (Required to be able to lift up to 60 lbs with both hands.)
- Max floor to waist lift – 75lbs (Required to be able to lift up to 75 lbs from the floor to the waist.)
- Above shoulder lift – 40lbs (Required to be able to lift up to 40 lbs from the floor to above the shoulders)
Expected Hours of Work:
Hours are subject to change based on business requirements and per company policy.
Hours are subject to change based on business requirements and per company policy.
Other Duties:
As an employee of Woodson Tree LLC it will be required for you to complete work that is not in your job description. 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.
As an employee of Woodson Tree LLC it will be required for you to complete work that is not in your job description. 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.
Travel Required: Travel to job sites to performs field service work on equipment 25-30% of the time.
Rate of pay is dependent upon experience.
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