The Heavy Duty Technician repairs, assesses malfunctions, rebuilds and performs maintenance on light and heavy duty vehicles, construction equipment and mechanical equipment.

• Ensure that each guest receives outstanding service by creating a friendly environment and following Jackson Rancheria Guest Service Guidelines.
• Diagnose mechanical defects and determine extent of needed repair for pickup trucks, automobiles, dump trucks, tractors, motor graders, cranes, mowers, street sweepers, fork lifts, compactors, bulldozers, backhoes, loaders, scrapers, excavators and other diesel and gas-powered construction equipment.
• Inspect used parts to determine the cause of mechanical failure and evaluate whether parts are still usable or need to be replaced.
• Overhaul, repair and adjust engines, standard and automatic transmissions, air and hydraulic brake systems, clutches, differentials, axles and suspension, ignition and electrical systems, computerized and electronic ignition systems, steering and control systems and generators.
• Perform instrumentation repair.
• Repair and replace tracks on equipment.
• Grind, seat and adjust valves.
• Rebuild hydraulic pumps.
• Repair electronically controlled devises on power shovels and other heavy equipment.
• Adjust and repair grader blades and loader bucket assemblies.
• Perform welding
• Overhaul exhaust systems.
• Make emergency repairs in the field.
• Perform routine maintenance and servicing of equipment and trucks.
• Perform all the functions of the Auto Technician I and Auto Technician II.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
• Minimum of five years’ experience working with heavy duty equipment.
• Experience with factory level diagnostic tools and electronic equipment.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
• Ca. Class C driver license required - Must be vehicle insurable through Jackson Rancheria’s Agent.
• Valid Class A driver license with Tank endorsement preferred.
• ASE Certificates A1-A8 strongly preferred.
• ASE Certificates T-2 – T-8 and/or Caterpillar, Peterbilt, Kenworth certificates or training strongly preferred.

Pay range: $33.00 - $42.90 per hour

*Shift Differential: Non-Exempt employees will receive a $1.00 per hour shift differential for any hours worked between 10:00pm and 6:00am.

This is not a smoke free workplace.  Although we employ state-of-the-art air filtration systems, cigarette smoke is in the work environment.