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JM Farms LLC
Diesel Mechanic
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What they do
A Diesel Mechanic repairs and rebuilds diesel engines for vehicles like trucks, ships, tractors, and buses.
$56,256 / year median in Oklahoma
+10% projected growth
Job Description
Position Summary Responsible for inspecting, diagnosing, and repairing diesel-powered vehicles and machines, such as trucks, forklifts, and trailers. Run diagnostic tests on vehicles, replace the vehicles' engine, transmission, steering mechanism, braking system, and test driving the vehicle to determine if they properly fixed the maintenance issue. Collaborate with other repair team members to ensure a vehicle is safely and efficiently operating to the driver's needs. Will work with little or no supervision and will play an important role in the day to day operations at J-M Farms. Essential Job Functions This position is responsible for all of the following:
- Perform all duties as required to maintain and repair all heavy-duty equipment on the wharf, light to heavy duty company owned vehicles as well as agricultural equipment
- Perform truck repair and maintenance work in accordance with factory and industry standards, and work closely with the other team members to meet company goals
- Running diagnostic tests on diesel engines and interpreting the results to offer suitable solutions
- Inspecting vehicle systems, including suspensions, steering and exhausts
- Repairing or replacing vehicle transmissions, brakes, engines and other associated parts
- Test driving repaired vehicles to gauge their performance
- Completing oil changes, wheel balancing, alignment and brake checks
- Maintaining records of parts inventory and serviced vehicles
- Test and perform routine maintenance procedures and determine a course of action for damage parts and systems.
- The ability to repair malfunctioning components possibly retrofits engines, change brakes, adjust steering systems, and replace worn-out parts.
- Conduct regular preventative maintenance on all equipment, including inspection, tire repair and hydraulic and engine oil changes.
- The ability to run a welder, torch, pneumatic wrenches, hydraulic jacks and basic hand tools.
- Daily cleaning and organizing of work areas, tools, and machines.
- Work independently and productively with some supervision
- Performs other related duties as requested
- Following Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) on the safe handling and proper use of machines and tools used for the operations
- Adherence to Good Agricultural Practices (GAP's) for food processing
- Adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's) for food processing
- Accurate completion of daily logs and reports according to the SOP Other Functions Regular contact with all levels of personnel throughout the organization Follow all safety policies and procedures Other tasks assigned by manager Professionalism, flexibility and creativity Ability to learn and work under pressure and meet deadlines Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize workflow Regular and reliable attendance To view full details and how to apply, please login or create a Job Seeker account