Heavy Equipment Field Service Technician

Summary

Astra has a current opening for a Heavy Equipment Field Service Technician in Atlanta and Savannah Georgia.  We have built a solid reputation in the industry by putting safety at the forefront of all the work we do and by maintaining excellent attention to detail.  We recognize that our success is dependent on teamwork and finding the best talent in the industry.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Use a mobile service truck to perform service calls on equipment in the field
• Inspects, repairs, and adjusts graders, scrapers, trenching machines, pans, backhoes, diesel tractors, hydraulic and cable operated attachments, and earthmoving bulldozers.
• Overhaul, adjust, and tunes diesel/gasoline engines
• Grind valves and overhaul transmissions
• Repairs and replaces pistons, crankshafts, bearings, clutches, and hydraulic drivers
• Rebuilds and replaces tractor undercarriages; changes tracks, rollers, and frames\
• Responsible for writing the daily reports and logs and supplied to the Superintendent at the end of every workweek
• Determines machine or vehicle condition by conducting inspections and diagnostic tests, identifying worn and damaged parts
• Keeps equipment available for use by completing preventive maintenance schedules, installing component and part upgrades, controlling corrosion, and completing winterization procedures
• Corrects deficiencies by removing, repairing, adjusting, overhauling, assembling, disassembling, and replacing major assemblies, sub-assemblies, components, parts, or systems, such as, power and drive trains, electrical, air conditioning, fuel, emission, brake, steering, hydraulics; completes machine shop operations; making adjustments and alignments including bearing loads, gear tooth contact, valve mechanisms, governors, oil systems, control linkages, clutches, and traction units
• Verifies proper performance by conducting test drives; adjusting controls and systems
• Complies with federal and state vehicle requirements by testing engine, safety, and combustion control standards
• Maintains vehicle records by annotating services and repair logs
• Contains costs by using warranty and evaluating service/parts options
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading technical and regulation publications
• Perform annual DOT inspections on trucks and trailers
• Troubleshoot problems, discussing with equipment manager options for making economical and practical repairs
• Services vehicles/equipment to include oil changes, greasing, adding fluids, changing filters, and maintaining preventative maintenance schedules
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical and hydraulic systems, diesel and gasoline engines, transmissions, and drive trains
• Order parts and supplies
• Adjust functional parts of devices, control instruments, and all types of equipment
• Operate and maintain field service truck
• Other duties as assigned

Qualificatnions

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

• Must have a minimum of 3 years of experience
• Must be able to provide own tools
• Welding and fabrication skills needed
• Must possess a valid Class A or B CDL
• Valid driver's license with a clean record
• Ability to pass pre-employment and random drug screening

Performance Standards 

• Safety Culture: Foster a safety culture by modeling and reinforcing expected jobsite behaviors
• Team Orientation: Communicate in an open, honest, and respectful manner 
• High Integrity: Acts with unyielding integrity and honesty in business transactions, promoting company policies and holding self and other employees accountable, keeping promises and commitments
• Ownership Mentality: Assumes responsibility and makes decisions within own level of authority; seeks approval when appropriate
• Good Judgment: Knows when to stand tough and when to be flexible. Sees the big picture and the ramifications of actions
• Versatility: Is open to change. Adjusts positively to changing work priorities and business conditions

Physical Requirements

• Sit, stand and walk continuously throughout the scheduled workday

• Stand, reach, drive and use fine motor skills frequently throughout the day
• Occasionally bend, kneel, squat and climb throughout the workday
• Lift up to 50 lbs. on occasion
• Work both indoors and outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions and may be in loud environments
• Must work in a manner that will not jeopardize the health and safety of him/herself or others

Language Skills

Must be able to read and comprehend English

The above statements reflect the general details necessary to describe the principal functions of the occupation described and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the occupation.