Fleet Technician

A successful Fleet Technician will independently and successfully repair, rebuild, and maintain various brands of trucks and truck engines, equipment and/or components in a timely manner and according to specifications.

Blanchard Machinery Company is committed to fostering a high-performance work culture with challenging work opportunities that inspire high quality results.  Some of the benefits of joining our team are:

• Competitive Pay.
• Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401K, profit sharing, generous PTO and paid holidays, uniforms, and much more.
• Exposure to world-class CAT training and development.
• A friendly and supportive work environment.
• Continuous exposure to learning and new technologies.
• Opportunities for advancement.

• Contributes to a positive work environment and promotes the vision, mission and values of BMC.
• Completes all job responsibilities in a safe manner, promotes and champions a safe and healthy work environment.
• Safely assemble and disassemble components and equipment according to the manufacturer's specifications, including chassis, axles, etc.
• Verify findings, review readings of gauges, meters, and procedures and compare to manufactures specs.
• Perform preventative maintenance.
• Meet standard jobs expectations for assigned work orders.
• Test the parts and/ or equipment and perform quality check after work is complete.
• Pressure wash parts and equipment when necessary.
• Maintain tool requirements.
• Preparing parts requisitions, timecards, part returns, accurate and complete service reports and other necessary reports and forms.
• Perform general housekeeping duties as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 3+ years’ experience maintaining, troubleshooting and repairing on-highway trucks and equipment preferred.
• Shift work, weekends and/or 24-hour calls may be required.
• Should have or be able to obtain a CDL license.
• Skill-level requirements vary from basic troubleshooting and preventive maintenance to component replacement.
• Ability to use diagnostic equipment (i.e., Cat ET, CAT-SIS)
• Familiarization of electronic cables, connections and sensors.
• Knowledge of troubleshooting techniques and proper repair procedures is required.
• Must be able to read and interpret schematics, operating and maintenance service manuals.
• Organizational and time management skills required. Must have the ability to set and keep priorities and professionally handle the stress associated with dealing with a fast-paced industry and deadlines.
• Must be a Team player that is enthusiastic and hard working with the ability to complete work with minimal supervision.
• High degree of interpersonal skills with excellent written and oral communication skills is required.
• Must possess the personal discipline to establish the proper image as a representative of Blanchard with the ability to meet and work with the customer in a professional manner.

Working Conditions

• The physical environment requires the employee to work primarily inside (non-climate controlled) throughout the day.
• Required to use personal protective equipment to prevent injury and/or hazardous material.
• Job requires standing, stooping, squatting, pushing, pulling, twisting, turning, lifting.
• Physical use of a broad variety of tools and machines in order to maintain, troubleshoot and repair equipment.
• Must be able to lift varied weights.
• Seeing, reading, and writing to complete job responsibilities
• Use of computers and other forms of technology to complete job responsibilities.