Job Description:

• 1) Repairs and maintains electric, diesel, and gasoline industrial trucks, following manuals, and using handtools, power tools, and knowledge of electrical, power transmission, brake, and other automotive systems: Reads job order and observes and listens to truck in operation to determine malfunction and to plan work procedures.

• 2) Installs new ignition systems, aligns front wheels, changes or recharges batteries, and replaces transmissions and other parts, using handtools.

• 3) Overhauls gas or diesel engines, using mechanic's handtools, welding equipment, standard charts, and hoists.

• 4) Examines protective guards, loose bolts, and specified safety devices on trucks, and makes adjustments, using handtools.

• 5) Lubricates moving parts and drives repaired truck to verify conformance to specifications.

• 6) May fabricate special lifting or towing attachments, hydraulic systems, shields, or other devices according to blueprints or schematic drawings.