What are the responsibilities and job description for the Trailer Technician Associate position at MVT Services?
“Mesilla Valley Transportation is hiring forTrailer Technician Associate in El Paso, TX!!!”
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The Trailer Technician Associate is an entry-level position responsible for performing basic trailer inspections, maintenance, diagnostics, and repairs. This role develops foundational mechanical skills while supporting safe and reliable trailer operations and provides a progression path toward the Trailer Technician I position.
Schedule:
Tuesday-Saturday 3:30pm-12:00am/ Monday-Friday 8:30pm-5:00am
Training: Monday-Friday 7:00am-3:30pm
Responsibilities:
- Perform and identify required steps in the Trailer Point Inspection process.
- Perform entry-level mechanical trailer repairs under established procedures and guidelines.
- Inspect, service, and replace wheel oil seals as needed.
- Perform basic brake system repairs and brake jobs.
- Inspect and perform basic repairs to air suspension systems.
- Perform basic electrical diagnostics and troubleshooting on trailer electrical systems.
- Maintain a clean work area.
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or equivalent required.
- Basic mechanical knowledge and/or training preferred.
- Previous mechanical or trailer repair experience preferred but not required.
- Ability and willingness to learn trailer maintenance and repair procedures.
Physical Demands:
- While performing the duties of this position, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
- The employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle or feel and reach with hands and arms.
- Prolonged periods of standing.
- The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include depth perception.
Work Environment:
- Indoor and Outdoor environment.
- Employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and outside weather conditions including direct sunlight & heat.
- Employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, extreme cold and extreme heat.
- Employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high.
Job Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental Insurance
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Benefit Conditions:
- Only full-time employees are eligible.
Mesilla Valley Transportation began in 1982 as a small independent fleet in the Southwest. In the late ’80s, MVT went through a controlled growth spurt and began to encompass the 48 connected states and Canada.
Today, Mesilla Valley Transportation is one of the largest locally-owned Truck Load carriers in the U.S. We specialize in time-sensitive service between major manufacturing areas within the U.S., Canada, and Mexico borders.
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Salary : $38,077 - $48,652