General Maintenance Mechanic

Position Overview:

Our Hagerstown DC is looking for a General Maintenance Mechanic. In this role the primary responsibility is to maintain, repair and overhaul all types of equipment and powered industrial trucks (gas, electric, or propane), including but not limited to forklifts, turrets, order pickers, reach trucks, electric jacks, battery changer, scissor lift, boom lift, and other warehouse machinery.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

Perform related duties as assigned by maintenance manager and facility director

Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures

Ability to learn, read and understand operating manuals, blueprints and drawing

Diagnose and identify malfunctions. Repair forklifts, turrets, order pickers, reach trucks, electric jacks, golf carts, and other warehouse vehicles

Perform scheduled maintenance on equipment

Test drive repaired equipment before turning over to operators.

Types records of vehicle maintenance and parts usage into a database.

Gets quotes and orders repair parts from outside vendors.

Uses trades type tools or hand tools.

Inspects and tests equipment at prescribed intervals of time or usage, or because of breakdown or malfunction.

Maintains electrical systems and controls.

Disassembles, inspects and replaces worn or broken parts. Grinds and fits parts as required to maintain or overhaul motors, transmissions, clutches, rear ends, steering devices, brakes and wheels, lifts, hoists and hydraulic systems.

Changes batteries or propane tanks as determined by vehicle design. Charges batteries and maintains battery fluid at prescribed level. Cleans battery connectors.

Notifies supervisor of potentially dangerous equipment noted and corrective action taken.

Repaint vehicles

Organized and self-directed

Maintain a clean and safe work area

Able to create accident reports and investigate

Able to deliver trainings on forklift equipment

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements: 

Certified Forklift Mechanic a plus

2 – 5 years experience

High School Diploma (required) .Associate degree preferred

Self-motivated, detail oriented and organized with ability to shift priorities in a changing environment

Mechanical ability to repair equipment and adapt to various types of machines.

Strong communication skills, written and oral.

Ability to work independently and self-motivated.

Computer proficient in MS Word, Excel and Gmail

Spanish fluency a plus

Physical Requirements: 

Frequently involves heavy lifting, pulling (up to 60 lbs) 

Works in awkward positions or lying on back on auto mechanic’s “creeper”, working beneath the truck.