
Dynamic Heavy Equipment Repairer with extensive experience, excelling in diagnostics and troubleshooting. Proven adaptability and teamwork skills, leading training initiatives that enhanced operational efficiency. Proficient in equipment repair and maintenance, consistently delivering high-quality results while ensuring safety compliance and reliability in all tasks.
Perform maintenance and repairs on a variety of heavy mobile equipment and vehicles, such as graders, front end loaders, backhoes, mobile cranes, forklifts, heavy duty trucks, passenger vehicles, trailers, and heavy special purpose vehicles and similar equipment, utilizing gasoline, diesel, and battery power systems. Maintain and repair hydraulic systems including rebuilding hoses, cylinders, and pumps. Maintain and repair power systems; repairs including replacing water pumps, vacuum pumps, injector pumps, injectors, emission systems, diesel particulate filtration systems,turbochargers, etc. Maintain and repair Air Conditioning systems including testing and recharging. Diagnose and repair electrical systems including replacing components and wiring. Diagnosed and completed whole engine replacements. Maintain and repair steering and suspension systems. Replace lifting devices such as lift chains, forks, and carriage bearings. Maintain and repair brake systems including air and hydraulic brakes (both wet and dry). Proficiently utilize diagnostic repair equipment and methods to aid in repair of equipment. Well versed in using Bosch, OTC, Snap-on, Diesel Laptop, Texa, and Cummins Insite programs. Proficiently use a variety of hand tools and specialized equipment such as voltmeters, pressure testers, starting and charging system testers. Use proper technical manuals, diagrams, schematics and similar guides to make repairs and modifications. Comfortably work well independently and also work well with coworkers. Created training opportunities for my myself and coworkers, also lead several team training classes. Maintain my buildings HAZMAT area. Research and order parts and tools, including ordering parts and tools for others and help the parts department complete the parts and tools ordering process. Created a new PM database spreadsheet to be utilized by the parts department to build maintenance kits for all base maintained equipment. Often assist coworkers and supervision with a variety of tasks both within and outside of my current job scope.
Maintained a variety of heavy equipment operating on gasoline, diesel and electric power systems, including fluid and filter changes on engine, transmission, and hydraulic systems, lubricating chassis, and inspecting equipment for other faults to provide to repairing mechanic. Test and maintain batteries.
Preventative Maintenance on passenger vehicles and some commercial vehicles which includes oil and filter changes, fuel filter and air filter replacement. Removed and Re-installed batteries. Performed various flush services such as Differential and Transmission Flushes, including filter replacement. Assisted in A/C recharging, replaced headlights, and tail lights, and with the use of a OBDII Code reader helped diagnose customer complaints. Service writer, answered phones, checked customers in and out, helped customers with any questions or concerns. Scheduled flushes based on availability in the shop. Placed orders and took inventory of all tools and parts. Warrantied out batteries.
Operated, maintained, and repaired heavy machinery for excavation and site preparation tasks such as scrapers, backhoes, loaders, graders, dozers, excavators, heavy duty trucks, and passenger fleet vehicles. Conducted routine inspections and performed preventive maintenance and repairs on equipment to ensure optimal performance. Repaired hydraulic, engine, transmission, steering, brake and electrical systems. Collaborated with team members to execute project plans, ensuring adherence to safety protocols and timelines. Trained new technicians on equipment handling, safety standards, and operational procedures to enhance team efficiency.
Supervised daily operations and coordinated workflow among shop technicians to enhance efficiency. Trained and mentored junior technicians on equipment maintenance and safety protocols. Implemented process improvements that reduced downtime and streamlined production schedules. Conducted regular inspections of tools and machinery to ensure optimal performance and safety compliance. Maintenance on all fleet trailers and customer trailers which included electrical, preventative bearing servicing and various other repairs that were required. Preventative Maintenance on small generators for rental or customer service. Installed B&W gooseneck and fifth wheel hitches in customer vehicles, installed pickup flat beds which also included the electrical. Installed trailer plugs on vehicles as well as trailers. Fabricated and built custom trailers for remote work locations. Managed, ordered and inventoried parts and tools for various shop projects
Section 609 Certified