Feedlot Mechanic (Burbank, WA)

Summary

Responsible for ensuring timely, accurate maintenance and repair of equipment. Work includes diagnosing, repairing, and overhauling automobiles, pickups, four‑wheelers, semis, heavy equipment, and related components or attachments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this role successfully, an individual must be able to carry out each essential duty with competence and consistency.

• Work under limited supervision while collaborating with a team to support the daily operations of a busy agricultural shop.

• Set up, adjust, and operate machine tools—including lathes, milling machines, boring machines, drills, punch presses, and grinders—to fabricate and repair feedlot and farm vehicles, machinery, and equipment.

• Apply advanced skills in heavy equipment repair, troubleshooting, diagnostics, engine and hydraulic systems, welding, and preventive maintenance.

• Partner with a team of skilled mechanics, as well as management and vendors, to ensure efficient maintenance of the fleet.

• Examine vehicles and consult with drivers or the Shop Supervisor to determine the nature and extent of damage or malfunction.

• Perform troubleshooting on problem equipment to establish repair priorities and address critical issues promptly.

• Inspect completed work to verify that proper parts, procedures, and repair methods were used to resolve equipment malfunctions.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred
• Related experience and/or training in automotive mechanical knowledge
• Farm mechanic experience is a plus
• Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered for the role.

Language Skills

• Bilingual in Spanish and English is preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Additional Requirements

• Must have own hand tools. 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, and talk or hear. 
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 80 pounds and on occasion move up to 100 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions and is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles. 
• The employee is occasionally exposed to extreme heat, and vibration.

Disclaimer: the above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.