Yard Driver (Non-DOT)

Maintenance Mechanic Professional

Come join our talented team of maintenance mechanic professionals! Provides safe, effective, and efficient preventive and corrective maintenance to all Family Dollar Transportation equipment.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• Performs all necessary repairs to all systems, sub-systems, and components of company commercial trailers.
• Mounts and dismounts tires.
• Brands and places tires in inventory.
• Performs periodic FHWA inspections, inbound equipment inspections, and PM follow up work.
• Assists in maintaining an accurate parts inventory system.
• Assists in performing other maintenance-related activities, as needed.
• Follows set safety procedures and guidelines.
• Maintains an organized work area and promotes a safe working environment. Follows all Company policies and procedures.
• All other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements:

Education: High School diploma or equivalent preferred.

Experience: Minimum of 1 year experience in heavy-duty commercial trailer maintenance. Ideally, candidate will possess some formal equipment maintenance training from a Technical School. Must have a roll around type tool chest and all hand tools to perform assigned mechanic's work. Basic computer preferred.

Physical Requirements: Able to perform essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation. These tasks require the ability to frequently lift and move up to 60 pounds. The Team Member should have adequate fitness level to meet the demands of frequent lifting, walking, standing, moderate climbing, occasional sitting, stooping, and kneeling with or without reasonable accommodation. Team Member will be required to use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) per Transportation requirements.

Certifications: Must possess a valid driver's license. If the candidate already possesses a valid CDL and would wish to maintain it, the company will fund the needed yearly DOT physicals until the candidate no longer wishes to maintain his/her CDL in good standing. Team Member will complete an annual violation and review record and provide authorization for an annual MVR. Current Brake Certification and proper certification to perform FHWA inspections is preferred.

Working Conditions: Team Member will work in a non-climate controlled atmosphere, in which outside weather conditions greatly affect the building's temperature although fans and heaters are used. Team Member may also be exposed to moving mechanical parts or equipment, fumes, and airborne particles as regulated by OSHA. Availability: Team Member will perform shift work and must be willing to work overtime, weekends, and/or holidays if needed.

Critical Skills:

• Communication Skills: Must be able to effectively communicate with co-workers and management team.
• Flexible: Adapts readily to new situations and ways of working. Initiates action and makes decision.
• Problem Solving: Identifies problems and finds solutions to them. Isolates problem areas and uses appropriate techniques to solve them.
• Quality Conscious: Is committed to achieving and maintaining high standards. Ensures own work is correct.
• Reliable: Consistent and dependable. Follows supervisors' instructions. Respects Company policies and procedures.
• Safety Conscious: Does not put self or others at risk of injury. Must be aware of personal responsibility in safety of themselves and others and acts accordingly.
• Technically Capable: Applies relevant knowledge, skills, and procedures to all technical aspects of the job.