Maintenance Mechanic & Parts Driver in Richmond, California at The Professional Tree Care Company

THE OPPORTUNITY

In this position, you’ll join a highly experienced team of professionals who have been in the tree care industry for more than 45 years, Professional Tree Care Co. (see professional tree care dot com and green waste recycle yard dot com).

As our Maintenance Mechanic & Driver, you’ll be the person who performance routine maintenance (such as oil, spark plug, filters, wiper blade changes, etc.) on a wide variety of passenger trucks, commercial trucks, and eventually heavy equipment. You’ll also serve as the primary person who drives throughout the greater Bay Area picking up and dropping off parts for our huge fleet of vehicles and machines; the same trucks, cranes, and heavy equipment used to trim and safely take down enormous trees from Mendocino to Monterey and Sacramento to San Francisco.

Reporting to our Fleet Supervisor and working alongside experienced mechanics on the Fleet team, your first priority will be to serve as parts driver, which will take +/-50% of your time. Once parts runs are completed daily, you’ll be trained and then tasked with performing maintenance with increased responsibilities as you successfully master each type of task and/or vehicle type.

The person who fills this role will have a current California Driver’s License and a clean driving record, meaning no moving violations (tickets), accidents, or points for the past five years. She/They/He will have a minimum of seven years on the road since this is a requirement of the job. The winning candidate will be someone whose long-term career goal is to serve as a full-time mechanic for our company.

WHY JOIN PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE?

COMPENSATION AND FURTHER DETAILS

This is a full-time/permanent position that comes with medical, dental, and optical insurance paid at fifty percent (50%) after 90 days of employment.

Since this is a learning opportunity for someone seeking on-the-job training to become a mechanic, the person who is accepts this role must be thoroughly satisfied with a starting hourly rate of $19.50 to $24.00 per hour based on your experience, match to the position, and proximity to our yard in Richmond, CA.

Our offer will include a traditional list of benefits that you are eligible for after 90 days of employment: 401(k), PTO (Paid Time Off), Sick Days, Holidays, Referral Bonus, Employee Discount, Training Funds, and the opportunity to be a positive influence on our efficient and optimistic company culture.

HOW TO APPLY:
1) Be sure that ALL of your work experience since high school or GED is listed on your resume. Ensure that the TOWN where you live is on your resume since living within a 45-minute commute of our location is essential.
2) If you are sent a survey, take it within 48 hours. Only people who complete the survey can be interviewed.
3) If you're offered a phone interview, write questions to ask of the person interviewing you. This shows that you are interested enough to have prepared. Thanks!