What are the responsibilities and job description for the Heavy Equipment Mechanic position at Binderholz?
🚧 About the Role
Binderholz Enfield is seeking a Diesel Mechanic / Heavy Equipment Mechanic to join our team. This role is ideal for an experienced mechanic who is skilled in diagnosing, maintaining, and repairing a wide variety of heavy equipment. You will be responsible for ensuring the continued reliability and performance of our machinery, which is essential for the operation of our plant.
🕒 Shift Schedule
- Day Shift 5:45 AM to 6:15 PM - 3 on, 2 off, 2 on, 3 off (alternating weekly)
🚜 What You'll Do
- Equipment Knowledge: Proven experience servicing heavy machinery like log loaders, wheel loaders, forklifts, debarkers, conveyor systems, and diesel industrial power units.
- Core Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in diagnosing and repairing high-pressure hydraulic systems, cylinders, valves, and heavy-duty powertrains.
- Shop Capabilities: Skilled in mechanical troubleshooting, welding, and fabrication to repair or reinforce equipment components directly in the shop.
- Tools & Safety: Ownership of standard mechanic's hand tools and a strict safety-first mindset suited for a high-risk, moving-machinery sawmill environment.
✅ What We’re Looking For
- High School Diploma or equivalent; additional technical certifications preferred.
- 5 years of experience as a Diesel Mechanic or Heavy Equipment Mechanic.
- Strong hands-on experience with heavy machinery and diesel engines.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with a detail-oriented approach.
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
- Ability to work outdoors in varying temperatures and in a high-noise environment.
- Able to lift up to 50 pounds and perform essential physical tasks, including walking, bending, and climbing stairs.
- Strong computer literacy for managing machine control systems and software updates.
- Must have a valid driver’s license and be dependable.
🎯 Preferred Qualities
- High School Diploma or equivalent; additional technical certifications preferred.
- 5 years of experience as a Diesel Mechanic or Heavy Equipment Mechanic.
- Strong hands-on experience with heavy machinery and diesel engines.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with a detail-oriented approach.
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
- Ability to work outdoors in varying temperatures and in a high-noise environment.
- Able to lift up to 50 pounds and perform essential physical tasks, including walking, bending, and climbing stairs.
- Strong computer literacy for managing machine control systems and software updates.
- Must have a valid driver’s license and be dependable.
⚠️ Physical Requirements
- Ability to stand/walk for long periods
- Frequent lifting, bending, crawling, stooping and handling heavy materials
- Regular outdoor work in heat, cold, wet, or humid environments
- Exposure to moving mechanical equipment
🔨 About Binderholz
Binderholz is Europe’s leading manufacturer of solid wood products and innovative mass timber construction solutions. Founded in Austria in 1957, our family-owned company is now expanding across North America, with production sites in Enfield, NC and Live Oak, FL, and a U.S. sales office in Atlanta, GA.
At Binderholz, we value precision, safety, sustainability, and a strong work ethic. We’re building something lasting — and we’re looking for professionals who take pride in what they do.
🔗 Learn more about us
🎁 What We Offer
- Competitive hourly pay 💲
- 401(k) with company match
- Health, dental, and vision insurance 🏥
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Life insurance and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Overtime opportunities
- Career growth within an international company
🚀 Join Our Team
Our maintenance shop operates like a tight-knit family. We take pride in keeping this mill running smoothly, solving complex mechanical puzzles, and backing each other up when a tough breakdown happens. There are no lone wolves here; we win and lose as a team. If you have a strong work ethic, a sharp mechanical mind, and want to work alongside people who have your back every single shift, apply today. If you want to work in a well-structured, high-output timber yard — we’d love to hear from you.
📩 Apply now and help us shape the future of timber construction.
Binderholz is an equal opportunity employer to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.