Join Our Trucking Maintenance Team
Urban Impact is looking for a Mechanic or Technician (Level 2 or higher apprentice) to join our busy Trucking Maintenance team in New Westminster.
This is a role that will appeal to those who have strong mechanical troubleshooting skills. Candidates with prior experience in Commercial Transport will be strongly considered. People with knowledge of Hydraulic Systems will have priority. Experience working on Forklifts and Loaders is an asset. Welding training is also considered an asset.
This position requires schedule flexibility, including weekends and overtime, and candidates must have reliable transportation.
Candidates that have been successful in this role come from broad and varied backgrounds. Successful candidates will have multiple opportunities to advance their skills. We are interested in people who can perform tasks in a planned, efficient, and calculated manner and occasionally with limited supervision.
Job Title: Mechanic or Technician
Date Posted: March 22, 2024
Location: New Westminster
Job Type: Full-time
Shift Schedule: Monday to Friday
Rate: $26.98 - $35.97 per hour depending on experience
Job Requirements and Qualifications
Requirements:
- Level 2 or higher apprentice
- Must be familiar with LPG and diesel lift trucks, hydraulic systems, and electronic controls.
- Experience with wheel loaders is also an asset.
- A strong mechanical aptitude and the ability to handle multiple tasks.
- The ability to troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic problems.
- Experience working on commercial industrial equipment is an asset.
- Physical requirements of this position include the ability to push, pull, drag, and lift items up to 50 pounds, and occasionally must work at shoulder level with equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Self-motivated with results driven approach.
- Basic welding skills.
- Class 5 License
- In possession (and proud of!) your own tool collection.
Job Responsibilities
- This role reports directly to the Maintenance Manager
- Perform preventative maintenance, diagnosis, repairs and generally look after a fleet of 10 forklifts and 4 Wheel Loaders as well as their attachments.
- Perform everything from routine/planned, maintenance to major repairs.
- Guarantee high quality in all repairs done.
- Complete all work in a timely manner.
- Perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance procedures.
- Performs all work in accordance following safe work practices and procedures.
- Assist with new installations and restorations.
- Performs all work in accordance following safe work practices and procedures.
- Participate in safety inspections, audits and hazard analysis.
- Follow and comply with all safety policies and regulations.
- Troubleshoot equipment issues and perform immediate repairs and/or fabricate and rebuild parts as necessary.
- Install new equipment and overhaul or modify current equipment as required.
- Execute work duties efficiently and safely.
- Generate parts requests and purchase orders as required.
- Complete all daily Technician reports.
- Generate and improve job plans, tasks, routes and maintenance standards.
- Enforce and maintain maintenance best practices.
- Maintain a clean, safe work area in compliance with company standards.
- Available for off-shift calls based on business requirements.
Competitive Benefits
We offer a superior compensation package including
- Competitive starting hourly rate,
- Pay enhancer after probation and for air brake endorsement,
- Performance bonus,
- Profit Sharing,
- RRSP matching,
- Enhanced Health Benefits plan including Medical and Dental coverage,
- New Health Savings Account,
- Incentives to staying healthy at work and wellness incentive
- And even an incentive for getting to work in an environmentally friendly way!
- All staff must be fully vaccinated.
Please Note:
- All offers of employment are conditional upon the successful completion of a pre-hire background check.
- Only the short-listed candidates will be contacted.
About Urban Impact
Urban Impact is a dynamic workplace with a culture that values and promotes learning opportunities. We promote within and have a referral bonus program.
We are a close-knit group, all motivated to work diligently to meet the high expectations of our customers. We strive to make the company a rewarding place to work, where employees feel that they are doing meaningful work and their contributions make a difference.
We offer an exciting, motivating and challenging team environment to fully develop your individual potential. To support continuing growth, we are looking for people with ideas, people who make a difference and are focused on being the best.
We would like to thank you for your interest in Urban Impact. Please note that only the short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Offers of employment are dependent upon the satisfactory results arising from the required security screening for this position:
- Review of the National Safety code Driver's Abstract (N Print)
- Reference Verification
- Criminal Records background check
