Heavy Equipment Technician

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Description

Position at Thompson Pipe Group – Los Angeles

Heavy Equipment Technician    

$80,000/ per year

Who we are: 

Thompson Pipe Group is a privately held family business of engineers, contractors, and manufacturers based in Rialto, California. From our humble beginnings, we built a family of products to meet the needs of all kinds of infrastructure. Each generation of products is better than the previous. 

 

Thompson Pipe Group is now the largest and most diverse drainage, sanitary, pressure and trench-less pipe provider, with manufacturing locations across the country and serving not just the US but all North America. 

 Thompson Pipe Group is looking for a Heavy Equipment Technician to install, troubleshoot, clean, inspect, and maintain mechanical equipment throughout the facility in a safe and productive manner. Part of this includes doing preventive maintenance on equipment, changing outwear parts, and recording of damage or miss-use of equipment. 

 

Essential duties and responsibilities: 

• Work to repair and maintain trucks, forklifts, and pallet jacks. Assists with installation of new equipment. 
• Maintain all job site equipment in a good, clean, orderly condition and reports all deficiencies to supervisor 
• Maintains, lubricates, and cleans equipment, performs required inspections, completes paperwork, and assumes accountability 
• Dismantle equipment to gain access to and remove defective parts using hoists, 
• Follow OSHA and HAZMAT rules and regulations 
• Takes proactive steps to make improvements to plant equipment and processes. 
• Follows standard safety procedures, correct safety, and environmental hazards, and report them to supervision, as necessary. 
• Recommends improvements in maintenance methods, working to reduce cost of replacement/repair whenever possible 
• Test and troubleshoot malfunctioning mobile equipment, determine repairs, and discuss with Head Mechanic for approval and repair as needed 
• Ability to operate welder, cutting torch, electrical/power and manual hand tools for repairs. 
• Be able to troubleshoot & repair electrical problems 
• Reads, understands, and applies information such as lockout/tagout procedures, safety rules, job hazard analyses, pre-job briefings, operating and maintenance instructions and procedures manuals. 
• Participate in safety programs 

 
Qualifications: 

• Understand basic electrical and hydraulic schematics 
• Safely use tools like electrical meters, hydraulic gauges, and lifting equipment 
• Welding/fabrication experience (preferred but not required) 
• Must know how to safely work around and with heavy equipment/object 
• Able to measure accurately with calipers, feeler gauges, and tape measures 
• Be able to work 40+hours per week 

 
Experience: 

• 3-5 year (Preferred) 
• Manufacturing environment: 3 years (Preferred) 
• Forklift Driving: 3 years (Preferred) 
• Repairing Forklifts weighing 5,000lbs- 80,000lbs  
• Repaired Heavy Equipment: Cranes 
• Welding: 3 years (Preferred) 
• Ability to arc welding and cutting torch experience 
• Service Tech: 3 years (Preferred) 
• Ability to read simple electrical / mechanical drawings 
• Communicates effectively 

 
Physical requirements and working conditions: 

• Must be able to work in extreme temperatures and will be exposed to heat, cold, wind, rain, dust, confined spaces, elevated areas, dirt 
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 35 lbs. and up to 100 lbs. occasionally* 
• Must be able to sit for extended periods 
• Must be able to work on feet for extended periods* 
• Must be capable of using protective equipment such as hard hats, safety glasses/goggles, safety shoes, hearing protection, air masks, respirators, etc. in the performance of job duties* * 
   

Must pass Pre-employment physical and drug test. 

Not A Warehouse Job. Precast Concrete Pipes is what we do. 

What We Offer 

• Medical, Vision and Dental, Life Benefits 
• Life & Supplement Life 
• Company Matched 401K retirement plan 
• Vacation & Sick Leave 
• Training and Development 
• Career Opportunity! 
• $1,000.00 Sign-On Bonus 
• $1,000.00 Referral Bonus 

 

Apply Now! 

We are located at 3009 N Laurel Avenue Rialto, CA 92377 

Note: Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. 

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. 

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions upon request. 

Thompson pipe group is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer that welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or another legally protected status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. 

Drug-free workplace. 

EOE/AA – M/F/Vet/Disability 

 

 

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