Overview

Position Title:Construction Equipment Mechanic

Company:City Of County Hawaii

Location:Hilo, HI

Job Description:

Repairs and overhauls a variety of medium and heavy construction equipment such as cranes, bulldozer, rollers, graders, loaders and power shovel as substantially a full-time assignments; and performs other related duties as required.

Responsibilities:

  • Diagnoses motor knocks, noises and other mechanical failures.
  • Disassembles diesel or gasoline engines.
  • Inspects, removes, repairs and replaces such parts as injection valves, cylinder heads, cylinder sleeves, pistons, rings, connecting rods, bearings, gaskets, etc.
  • Repairs and overhauls major units such as brake system, transmissions, differentials, front and rear axles, steering units, cooling system, etc.
  • Repairs various specialized mechanical parts of equipment such as crawler tracks and drives, winches, bulldozer blades, scoops, excavating and loading bucket chains, power take-off and control mechanisms.
  • Road tests equipment repaired.
  • Performs minor welding connection with repair work.
  • May perform repairs to street sweepers.
  • May supervise another mechanic or helpers.

Requirements:

  • completion of the eighth grade, and
  • completion of an apprenticeship program involving repair of construction equipment (scan and attach certificate of apprenticeship program to your application), or
  • four (4) years of automotive repair experience under a journeylevel mechanic, and
  • two (2) years shall have been in construction equipment repair work (examples include repair of cranes, bulldozer, rollers, graders, loaders, power shovel, etc.), and
  • possession of a valid State of Hawai`i driver’s license (Class 3) or any other valid comparable driver’s license at time of filing.  You will be required to submit your valid driver’s license at time of hire, and
  • candidates must possess a good driving record certified by a traffic abstract confirming no DUI convictions, license revocations, or suspensions for three (3) years preceding and no moving violations for one (1) year preceding, which must be presented at the time of interview.