Service Mechanic Job at Seneca Tank, Des Moines, IA

  • Seneca Tank
  • Des Moines, IA

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Summary:

As a Mechanic at Seneca Tank, you'll diagnose, repair, and replace failing components on truck- and tank-trailer-mounted pump, compressor, blower, and hydraulic systems. The work is hands-on and fabrication-heavy: cutting, fitting, and welding aluminum and steel, building and modifying components, and completing mechanical installations and repairs. You'll work with pumps, fittings, and related equipment to get customers' units back on the road reliably and done right the first time.

Essential Job Functions:

Read job orders to determine work to be performed per customer request and/or Dealership Manager direction

Replace failing parts to restore proper functioning of equipment

Install additional parts to existing-units to upgrade or enhance functioning and/or efficiency

Repair malfunctioning parts, which includes welding and fabricating components and sub-components

Perform tests required by Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) on petroleum tanks and chassis

Diagnose structural and operational problems with liquid bulk tanks, chassis, and fluid delivery systems to identify necessary repairs

All Other Duties as Assigned

Competencies:

Live the Seneca Tank Core Values

The Needs of the Customer Come First

Do what you say you will do

Understand the value of reputation

Whatever you do, do it well

Put in more than you take out

Working knowledge of the proper use, maintenance, and repair of tools used on the job, including hand, electric, pneumatic, gas-welding/cutting tools

Skill to properly operate all tools used in the performance of essential job functions, such as hand/power tools and metal brakes/band saws, with accuracy.

Skill to repair machines or systems using the needed tools

Skill to determine the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job

Familiarity with safety standards common to motor vehicle repair work environments

Ability to read and comprehend instructions, procedures, policies, and regulations such as those found in work orders, work process protocols, and safety manuals

Ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules

Ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong with a tank/chassis unit or component, or a tool utilized in performing work

Trouble shooting skill to determine the cause of operating errors and decide what to do about them

Ability to read, write, speak and understand English

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Time management skills

Working knowledge of arithmetic and its application

Physical Demands:

Position requires ability to pass DOL requirements of a grade 4 heavy work physical capacity profile. This includes exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly.

Visual requirements include clarity of vision at a distance of more than 20 inches and less than 20 feet without correction, color vision, depth perception and field of vision

Must be able to perform the following physical activities: Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing and repetitive motions

Safety:

Follow U.S. Department of Transportation (D.O.T) regulations regarding petroleum tanks/trailers, as well as the policies found in Seneca Tank's Safety Manual.

Special Conditions of Employment:

Job holder is required to provide their own work tools.

Upon receiving a conditional offer of employment, job candidates are required to pass a pre-employment physical and drug-screen.

Qualifications:

High school diploma or equivalent

One year of experience fabrication, building or repairing diesel, gas, or hydraulic equipment utilizing hand, electric, and pneumatic tools

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