Job Description
HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC
ASSIGN: LANDFILL MECHANIC
JOB CODE 73114
| Effective Date: | 07/93 |
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The Heavy Equipment Mechanic on assignment as a Landfill Mechanic supervises one Mechanic Helper and maintains and repairs equipment such as four D-8 Bulldozers, one 966 Cat Loader, one Gallion Motor Grader and one Generator Power Plant. Each piece of equipment receives lubrication and preventive maintenance checkups once a week. The employee repairs broken fuel, oil, and hydraulic lines; removes wire, tires, or metal from track frame, final drives and undercarriage; replaces cutting edge of bulldozers; repairs and replaces tracks, roller and idler rollers; and other tasks not requiring vehicle to be taken to the Central Shop. This assignment differs from the Heavy Equipment Mechanic in the type of Heavy off-the-road types of equipment maintained.