Find Jobs
Find Jobs Near You – Available Work in Your Location
Skip to job details
KM
Kinder Morgan
Mobile Equipment Mechanic
Entry-Level JobVerifiedNo experience needed
Career Insights for Heavy Equipment Mechanic
See where this job fits in the broader career landscape. Knowing your career path helps you see what's possible from here.
Scorecard
Based on Virginia data
Review key factors to help you decide if this role fits your goals. How is this calculated?
What they do
A Heavy Equipment Mechanic maintains and repairs heavy equipment like construction vehicles and fire trucks.
$57,819 / year median in Virginia
+10% projected growth
Job Description
Mobile Equipment Mechanic Kinder Morgan Newport News, VA Job Details Full-time $32 - $36 an hour 3 hours ago Benefits Health savings account Health insurance Dental insurance 401(k) Flexible spending account Paid time off Employee assistance program Vision insurance 401(k) matching Employee discount Life insurance Retirement plan Tools provided Qualifications Flammable liquid handling Basic math Forklift Radio communication systems High school diploma or GED Driver's License Hand tools Diesel engine repair Respirator Full Job Description Primary purpose: Install, maintain, diagnose, and repair primarily road vehicles and off-road equipment related to the unloading, loading, transfer, and storage of bulk materials.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Dismantle and repair heavy equipment including diesel and gas engines, locomotives, hydraulic and pneumatic attachments, cable handling devices, control systems, fuel and brake systems, etc…
- Move machinery and equipment as needed to check out and repair.
- Repair and lubricate machines, equipment, and heavy equipment.
- Diagnose problems and make repairs to heavy equipment, cranes, loaders, dozers, etc…
- Perform preventive maintenance on mechanical engines, vehicles, and equipment used in bulk handling operations.
- Lubricate moving parts and operate repaired equipment to verify conformance to specifications.
- Examine protective guards, loose bolts, and safety devices on equipment and make adjustments.
- Operate a variety of tools/equipment such as cutting torch, welder, forklift, hand tools, power tools (impact wrench, drills, etc…) and electric meters.
- Work from blueprints, sketches, or verbal instructions
- Respond to emergency call-outs to perform maintenance duties
- Identify, report, and correct safety and environmental concerns.
- Complete appropriate documentation and paperwork.
- Perform all work in compliance with company standards, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
- Attend daily/weekly safety meetings.
- Administer general preventative maintenance activities, repairs, and housekeeping tasks.
- Perform any other terminal functions as trained, requested, and instructed by supervision.
What You Need Education:
- High School Graduate, GED or equivalent.
Specific Knowledge:
- Knowledge and experience in safe handling practices of flammable gases, liquids, and high pressure systems.
Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:
- Valid driver's license.
Competencies, Skills, and Abilities:
- Ability to accept supervision/direction and work effectively and cooperatively with other people.
- Ability to carry and communicate over a company provided mobile radio.
- Must possess basic math skills in regards to addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
- Must possess safety training and security certification as required by customers to work in their facilities and as required by all Kinder Morgan locations.
- Ability to deal with evolving operating conditions with few concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Ability to focus attention and follow work rules.
- Demonstrate aptitude to execute and maintain necessary records.
- Successful completion of background check and post-offer and random drug screens.
Physical Demands:
- While performing duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
- The employee must meet physical requirements including but not limited to, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, climbing up/down ladders and stairs, negotiating uneven and moving surfaces, and frequently lifting and/or moving up to 70 pounds.
- Employee must be able to work at heights up to 80 feet. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- Must meet medical criteria for use of respiratory protective equipment, if required.
Working Conditions:
- Must be willing to work all shifts, overtime, weekends, and holidays as needed and required.
- Must be available to respond to call-out as assigned.
- Perform work in dusty environment and all types of temperature/weather conditions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and vibration.