Description

The Rolling Stock Mechanic is responsible for the maintenance of all facility rolling stock including but not limited to forklifts, flatbeds, and all other company vehicles.

 Essential Functions:

• Timely and regular attendance.
• Repair and preventative maintenance on all plant rolling stock.
• Parts and inventory control for all facility vehicles.
• Report directly to the Chief Engineer with any concerns regarding rolling stock or general safety to ensure all State and Federal regulations are met.
• Keep accurate record of daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance of rolling stock.
• Keep a well-organized and maintained work space.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.

Competencies:

Education:

High school diploma or GED equivalent preferred but not required.

3 years of forklift mechanic experience in all aspects including electrical preferred.

Training/Skills

The employee will be highly experienced in multiple mechanical skills including general knowledge of maintenance and repair of forklifts, flatbeds, and automobiles.

Employee must hold a valid US Driver’s License. CDL preferred but not required.

Employee must be willing to easily adapt to a wide variety of tasks assigned to them.

The employee must be able to take quick action, exercise independent decision making and resolution of mechanical malfunctions in a rigorous seafood environment. They are willing to follow directions and carry out duties with a sense of urgency and keen attention to detail. The employee is frequently required to set an example by consistently modeling high standards of honesty and integrity. The employee is widely trusted and is a direct, truthful individual who presents information in an appropriate and helpful manner, maintains a reputation for honesty, confidentiality, reliability, and fairness, is willing to admit mistakes, and doesn’t misrepresent himself or herself for personal gain. The employee performs work with energy and drive and values planning, but will take quick, decisive action when an opportunity presents itself. Speaks, reads, writes, and understands English for effective communication.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally 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.

Mental Activities:

The employee needs the ability to multitask in a high demand environment. Focus and concentration maintenance and troubleshooting of mechanical equipment related to facility rolling stock. The employee needs to regularly demonstrate attention to detail when maintaining all rolling stock within the facility. In addition, the incumbent must possess a keen sense of the importance of punctuality for a variety of designated tasks by demonstrating a sound work ethic. The employee has an eagerness to learn and the desire to do quality work.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

The Rolling Stock Mechanic position requires driven machinery certifications are preferred but not required.

Work Environment: