Truck Mechanic Lead in Salina, Kansas at Bergkamp Inc.

Internal Job Title: Chassis Working Lead / External Job Title: Truck Mechanic Lead

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About Us: At Bergkamp, we are a team proudly dedicated to the bigger purpose of making lives better by making roads better. We are people devoted to our craft with an all-in, respected team that has each other’s backs. We are relentless in our pursuit of excellence, innovation, and asking the bigger questions. We’re servant leaders, industry leaders, and good people that operate with Kansas values. What do we do? We manufacture some of the coolest heavy equipment that is used to make and keep asphalt roads in better shape—and when our customers succeed, communities across the world thrive with better infrastructure. We think it’s some of the most exciting stuff happening in infrastructure today.

The Way We Do Things: We believe that a team of people who are humble, hungry and smart will deliver superior performance over the sum total of talented individuals; therefore, we are committed to achieving our mission through teamwork while honoring our core values.

1. A hungry team player(s) who shows active participation and engagement in department and companywide initiatives. Demonstrates a hunger for achieving results, learning, setting an example, and adding to the success of the team.
2. A humble team player(s) willing to collaborate, acknowledge the team’s individual strengths, and put the needs of the organization before themselves. Will do what it takes to help everyone succeed.
3. A smart team player(s) who has a common sense understanding about people. Demonstrates good judgement and intuition of group dynamics. Understands the impact of their words and actions and use that understanding for the benefit of the team.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Job Purpose: As a Chassis Working Lead you will lead a Chassis Team in a hands-on role to produce products in compliance with quality, safety, and productivity requirements. You will work with a team of professionals to ensure chassis assembly and upfitting work, including installing PTOs, pumps, hydraulic lines, wiring, and in-cab electrical components, in accordance with specifications and safety standards. Your attention to detail, ability to work with precision tools and equipment, and ability to manage day-to-day planning, operations, and problem-solving will be essential to the team's success of building correctly, on time, and ready for assembly. You will be expected to follow safety protocols and maintain a clean and organized work environment.

Essential Functions

1. All essential functions for either a Mechanical Assembler III, Electrical Assembler III or Electro-Mechanical Assembler II.
2. Carries out supervisory responsibilities, including training and development; planning, assigning, and directing work; approving weekly timecards; appraising performance; addressing complaints and resolving problems; and coaching and counseling.
3. Manage consumable usage in the assembly department and stay within the established budget.
4. Oversees safety regulations by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; secures tools, materials, and equipment at the end of the day.
5. Lead day‑to‑day chassis preparation activities on the floor.
6. Perform hands‑on mechanical and electrical prep work as needed
7. Receive and inspect incoming chassis for damage, accuracy, and completeness
8. Ensure work follows standard work, drawings, and work instructions
9. Coordinate task sequencing to support production flow and assembly schedule
10. Train and support team members on chassis processes
11. Communicate issues related to quality, material, or engineering
12. Manage projects and timelines based on production schedules.
13. Lead and direct the work of others as required to complete the chassis.
14. Contributes to team effort by actively participating in department meetings.
15. Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
16. General maintenance on equipment and the assigned area in the department, as well as organizing and cleaning the shop.

Qualifications and Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The Way We Do Things: We believe that a team of people who are humble, hungry, and smart will deliver superior performance over the sum total of talented individuals; therefore, we are committed to achieving our mission through teamwork while honoring our core values.

1. Humble – Puts the needs of the organization before themselves. Acknowledge each individual’s strengths and responsibilities. Is committed to the organization’s success.
2. Hungry - Active participation and engagement in department and company-wide initiatives. Demonstrates an eagerness for achieving results, learning, setting a positive example, and adding to the success of the team.
3. Smart - Understands the impact of their words and actions on other people. Demonstrates good judgment and intuition of group dynamics.

Skills & Qualifications

1. A minimum of five years of mechanical/electrical repair, combined with leadership experience in a formal or informal capacity. High school diploma or equivalent.
2. Excellent verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate detailed information to co-workers, management, vendors, suppliers, and customers.
3. Excellent customer service skills with the ability to interact in a positive and professional manner to develop and maintain strong working relationships with co-workers, management, suppliers, and customers.
4. Proficient in Microsoft Office, CSI systems, and workplace technology tools
5. Ability to maintain confidentiality.
6. Ability to read and interpret documents such as job orders, procedure manuals, and schematics (blueprints).
7. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
8. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
9. Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to create documented processes and procedures.
10. Skill in the fabrication, joining, and repair of a variety of metal objects, equipment, fixtures, and structures.
11. Ability to use department equipment, such as forklift, ladder/scaffold, overhead crane, power tools, and copy machine.

Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, bend, kneel, climb stairs, and walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. If lifting over 50 pounds, employees should utilize a jib, overhead crane, or ask for assistance from other team members. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
2. The work environment is usually an indoor setting with frequent exposure to outside elements. The noise level in the work environment is frequently high. In addition, other elements that an employee could be exposed to frequently in this work environment are, but not limited to, dust, dirt, fumes and odors, mechanical and electrical hazards, fire hazards, and an elevated workplace. This position requires infrequent travel, which may involve exposure to extreme weather elements.