Founded in 1976, Ceres Environmental Services, Inc. is a contracting firm specializing in heavy infrastructure construction development; disaster recovery operations; environmental remediation and materials recycling; as well as demolition/deconstruction across the United States.

Ceres currently holds more than 230 contracts with cities, counties and U.S. states and has completed thousands of contracts over the last 40 years.

We seek, reward and retain honest, intelligent, driven teammates regularly able to put our clients' interests first.

Job Summary:

Repair and maintain electric, diesel, and gasoline industrial trucks. Seeking a Master level Mechanic with a strong mechanical aptitude, who is able to repair, troubleshoot and/or rebuild construction equipment engines. Our ideal candidate will have a minimum of 10 years of experience servicing diesel trucks, bulldozers, graders, loaders, forklifts, and conveyors, etc., used in construction. 

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Read job orders, observe and listen to truck/equipment in operation, to determine malfunction and plan work procedures.
• Disassemble machinery, heavy equipment, and diesel/gasoline engines to remove parts and make applicable repairs.
• Confer with operators and observe, test, and evaluate operation of equipment to properly diagnose cause of malfunction.
• Analyze, repair, adjust and align any/all components of machinery, heavy equipment and engines.
• Order and/or requisition parts and materials as needed.
• Maintain vehicle records by annotating all received services and repairs.
• Complete test runs on repaired machinery, heavy equipment, and engines to verify adequacy of repairs.
• Understand and perform various daily and weekly assignments from verbal or written communication.
• Keep equipment and work area clean and orderly.
• Adhere to all company safety standards/policies and applicable OSHA regulations.
• Install new ignition systems, align front wheels, change or recharge batteries, and replace transmissions and other parts.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Essential Qualifications:

• 10+ years experience servicing diesel trucks, bulldozers, graders, loaders, forklifts, and conveyors, etc., used in construction. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Valid state issued driver’s license and a clean MVR. 

Desired Qualifications:

• An active “Class A CDL”.
• Mechanic/ASE certification.
• Flexible and able to work at different job sites as needed.
• A certificate from college or technical school.
• Able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Able to write routine reports and correspondence.  
• Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, verbal, or diagram form.  

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

May vary from site to site and in some cases be greater or lesser than indicated here.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions and vibration. The employee is frequently exposed to risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Benefits:

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, and 401K

Ceres Environmental is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability status, or protected veteran status.

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