Summary

CHENEGA HEALTHCARE SERVICES, LLC

Ft Irwin, CA

The Heavy Equipment Mechanic performs the full range of repair and modification work on heavy equipment and military vehicles to include but not limited to commercial, non-tactical, tactical and tracked vehicles, passenger cars, trucks, forklift trucks, warehouse tractors, large missile-carrying tanks, tank retrievers, tanks, multi-wheel drive vehicles with standard or automatic transmissions.

Responsibilities

• Perform a complete engine diagnosis on all engine systems and components.

• Replace and adjusts tracks, road wheels, road wheel bearings, idler wheels, idler bearings, and oil seals; replaces suspension arms, torsion bars, and stabilizer bars.

• Repair braking systems by repairing hydraulic systems, including master cylinders.

• Repair and adjusts power and mechanical steering systems as required.

• Determine nature and extent of repairs required and perform major and minor repair on engines, power transmissions, transfers, and related electrical, fuel, hydraulic, wheel, and engine assemblies.

• Use technical manuals and other publications to identify and order repair parts.

• Operate and inspect machines or equipment to diagnose defects.

• Dismantle and reassemble equipment using hoists and hand tools.

• Examine parts for damage or excessive wear, using testing equipment such as compression testers, motor analyzers, test meters, micrometers, and gauges.

• Test overhauled equipment to ensure operating efficiency

• May be required to work an uncommon tour of duty including nights, week-ends, and holidays.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate OR equivalent.

• Minimum two (2) years of experience as a heavy equipment mechanic, helper, or apprentice.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Possess complete understanding of two and four-cycle engine operation.

• Ability to demonstrate a working knowledge of all engine systems.

• Experience in military equipment preferred.

• Experience with military OR civilian training in heavy equipment maintenance.

Physical Demands: (The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee may use repeated motions that include the arms, wrists, hands and/or fingers. The employee is occasionally required to walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Executive Order 13495, The Non Displacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts provide first right of refusal to incumbents on contracts. If the position is accepted by the incumbent on the job, other application/resume of non-incumbents will not be reviewed.

Estimated Salary/Wage

Up to USD $40.13/Hr.

Chenega Corporation and family of companies is an EOE.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Native preference under PL 93-638.

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