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Shop Mechanic 1st and 2nd Shift

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Job ID: 2023-2227
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Maintenance
Lehigh Valley Division

Overview

Lehigh Valley Division of H&K Group, Inc., is looking for 1st and 2nd shift Shop Mechanics. This self-motivated, organized, competent, and professional individual repairs and maintains electric, diesel, and gasoline vocational trucks.

Why work for H&K Group, Inc.?

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• 100% Company-paid Health Benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan
• Tuition reimbursement programs available to qualifying employees for approved programs
• Additional training programs including on the job, online through H&K Academy, manufacturer offered training, and more

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform all work adhering to OSHA and H&K Safety policies
• Reads job order and observes and listens to truck or equipment in operation to determine malfunction and to plan work procedures.
• Installs new ignition systems, aligns front wheels, changes, or recharges batteries, and replaces transmissions and other parts.
• Replaces gas or diesel engines.
• Examines protective guards, loose bolts, and specified safety devices on trucks and equipment, and adjusts.
• Lubricates and services vehicles
• Fabricates special lifting or towing attachments, hydraulic systems, shields, or other devices according to schematic drawings.
• Collision repair, sand, prep, and paint
• Completes all standard maintenance on trucks and equipment and ensures state inspection requirements are met for cars, trucks, and trailers
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required Skills, Education, and Experience

• One-year certificate from an accredited college or technical school in diesel mechanics or a related field OR 2 years of related experience and/or training
  • Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered
• Class A or B CDL or ability to obtain within one year
• Clean driving record
• Customer Service and Teamwork
• Mathematical Skills
• Willing and able to work a 1st or 2nd shift schedule
• Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed
• Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job)

Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience

• 4 years of related experience and/or training
• State Inspection license
• Experience working in heavy civil construction, road construction, or quarries
• OSHA, MSHA, or other relevant safety certifications

Physical Demands

• Occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, talk, hear, climb, balance, and crawl
• Frequently required to
  • Stoop, crouch, kneel
  • Use hands to finger, feel, and grasp
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds

Work Environment

• Noise level is loud at times
• At times required to work outdoors in all environments
• Hours regularly exceed 40 in a week and 8 in a day

The H&K Group, Inc. provides complete heavy civil contracting and construction materials solutions with safety, speed, quality, efficiency, and value. Beginning as a small family business a half century ago, we are now a dynamic group of vertically integrated companies that has been growing and prospering for over 50 years.

Thank you for your interest in employment with H&K Group, Inc. At H&K, we invest in our people, providing the essential training, instruction, and supervisory support that they need to develop and grow within our company. We acknowledge that H&K’s strength and success is directly related to our employees and the talents, dedication, and job performance they exemplify. We seek dynamic, motivated people who are driven to make a difference.

Final determination on pay will be made by company leadership consistent with the scope of work and considering the candidates’ education, experience, skills, past performance, demonstrated leadership, and influence.

H&K does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are always looking for the best, most qualified people to join our team.

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100% Company-Paid Health Benefits!