- This is a Diesel Technician Lead
- Pay: $35 - $39 per hour based on experience and certifications
- Shift: 10:00am to 7:00pm.
- Annual Boot and Tool Allowance
- Outstanding benefits -
- Excellent full-time career with a stable and growing company
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JOB SUMMARY
To provide safe, reliable and cost-efficient vehicles by performing quality preventive maintenance inspections and repairs as well as performing expert diagnosis and repair as required to prevent breakdowns on road, reduce vehicle downtime and improve total fleet reliability.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Performs supervisory roles when the fleet supervisors or manager is not accessible.
- Mentor, teach and share expertise with the fleet technician I and II to aid in their development to positions of greater responsibility.
- Expressed desire to advance to management positions of greater authority.
- Demonstrates clear and concise decision-making skills related to fleet repair and availability of fleet for operations teams.
- Provides clear communication and reporting to the fleet supervisor or manager on a daily basis.
- Perform required inspections and preventive maintenance on vehicles within planned time tolerances.
- Maximize the safety, reliability, and cost efficiency throughout the life cycle of the fleet.
- Perform FAI/CVI (Annual) inspections in accordance with all federal, state and local legal and regulatory agencies. (Includes all state-required inspections and frequencies).
- Address all driver vehicle inspection report write ups timely, and efficiently.
- Diagnose cause of any malfunction and perform repairs to manufacturer specifications including but not limited to transport refrigeration systems, engines, transmissions and clutches, drive-line, differential, steering and suspension, fuel and ignition system, exhaust systems (including regeneration systems), intake systems, electrical systems, brake systems, HVAC and Refrigeration systems and lift-gate hydraulic, mechanical and electrical systems.
- Follow procedures including documenting all work performed on work order using complaint, cause, and correction format.
- Learn and develop efficiency in Sysco computer programs
- Operates competently within designated parameters and communicates upward before exceeding those parameters.
QUALIFICATIONS
Preferred Education
- Heavy Duty truck technical training and/or 5+ years of experience.
- High school diploma required
- Current and valid driver's license (CDL Preferred, Not Required)
Preferred Experience
- 2-year school and 4 years of experience or
- 5 years of experience in fleet maintenance and repair
- 1-year experience in a leadership role (preferred)
Preferred Certifications, Licenses and/or Registrations
- Annual Inspector Certification Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Brake Inspector Certification Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- ASE certifications & Automotive or Medium/Heavy Duty Trucks (Preferred, Not Required)
- Mobile Refrigeration (EPA 608) Type II Certification preferred.
- Mobile Air Conditioning (EPA 609) Certification preferred.
- Working knowledge of computer-based diagnostic software for OEM's and component manufacturers
- The technician must provide own tools (diagnostic equipment and major tools provided by Sysco) necessary to perform all maintenance repair and diagnostics
Preferred Professional Skills
- Expert knowledge and skill of all vehicle systems and components
- Expert knowledge and skill in diagnosis and repair of electrical systems on all equipment
- Expert knowledge and skill in diagnosis and repair of refrigeration systems (
- Expert knowledge and skill in Preventive Maintenance Inspections and repair
- Moderate knowledge and skill in welding and cutting (gas, electric, MIG, TIG)
- Moderate computer skills and knowledge
- Expert knowledge of all DOT (FMCSA) regulations
- Moderate knowledge of OSHA safety regulations
- Moderate knowledge of environmental regulations
- Ability to set up and maintain a shop, and parts room while training and motivating a fleet team
Physical Demands
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone to talk and hear.
- The employee is frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.
- The employee is frequently required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, bend or crawl.
- The employee is occasionally required to sit and must frequently lift and/or move up to 75lbs.
- The employee is Repair work requires excellent hand and finger dexterity used for wrenches, hand tools, and other shop equipment.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
- Ability to operate various pieces of equipment
- Ability to stand, sit, walk, bend, reach
- Ability to push/pull
- Ability to lift /carry
- Ability to grasp tools
- Ability to perform Repetitive motion: wrenches and hand tools
- Working conditions: Frequently works outdoors.
Working Conditions
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles.
- The employee is frequently exposed to vibration.
- The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions including extreme heat and extreme cold.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually loud (diesel engine noise and shop equipment).
About Sysco:
The Sysco StorySysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food and non-food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers around the world.The Sysco FamilySysco is the world’s global foodservice leader. Our robust international network supports customers in 90 different countries around the world. Today, Sysco encompasses four business groups:BROADLINE SPECIALTY COMPANIES INTERNATIONAL SYGMABroadlineThe largest segment of our business, our broadline OpCos distribute a full line of food products and a wide variety of non-food products to both independent and chain restaurant customers and other "away-from-home" locations such as healthcare and educational facilities. Locally focused, our broadline OpCos are able to provide the hands-on customer service that sets us apart.
