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Job Title: Assembly Technician II, Mechanical
FLSA Status: Nonexempt
Department: Supply Chain
Reports to: Manager, Fleet Production & Service LTI
GENERAL DESCRIPTION / PURPOSE:
The Assembly Technician II, Mechanical is responsible for assembly, parts ordering, troubleshooting, prototype building and testing in the shop and field. Job functions will be a mix of working in teams and as an individual.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Functional & Technical Skills
- Build rail-related equipment such as custom truck bodies, automation kits, and lubrication systems.
- Perform equipment maintenance, procurement, and setup.
- Develop and fabricate prototype assemblies.
- Perform benchmark testing and pre-production testing support.
- Order, deliver, pick up, and installation of parts.
- Troubleshoot equipment issues and provide field support as needed.
Customer Interaction/Support
- Communicate effectively with all stakeholders in order to complete projects in a timely manner.
Operational Excellence
- Maintain a clean and orderly workspace in a shared shop environment
- Identify areas to improve documentation related to testing and parts procurement.
- Identify production process improvements.
- Assist with parts inventory processes
Safety Focus
- Work safely in a fast-paced industrial environment
BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES:
1. Creating a Service Reputation
2. High-Impact Communication
3. Planning and Organizing
4. Problem Solving
5. Technical Learning
6. Values-Based
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: High School Diploma or GED
Experience: 3 years’ experience of mechanical work
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Problem solving/analysis
- Technical capability in hydraulic and mechanical systems
- Basic computer skills
- Able to build to engineering drawings and schematics
- Work Independently with some supervision
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Associates degree in a related field or a Technical degree
Experience: Welding experience
Licenses/Certifications: Maintain Mechanical Training – Technical Electric, Hydraulic, or Maintenance
Obtain and maintain Railroad Certifications and CDL
WORKING CONDITIONS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- 10% travel including international, using any method of transportation.
- Ability to apply high levels of cognitive, analytical, retention, and reasoning.
- Excellent communication skills used within any social context.
- Can stand, sit, walk, reach, balance, stoop, kneel, hear, taste and smell.
- Can see up close, distances, colors and has use of peripheral vision and depth perception.
- Can tolerate variable and sometimes extreme physical conditions during visits or inspections of company equipment in a railroad environment.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.