Heavy-duty Truck Mechanic

Company: BETTS COMPANY
Location: Sacramento
Posted on: January 26, 2023

Job Description:

Description:
Are you looking for a new and rewarding career opportunity? Are you ready to join a solid team of passionate individuals? Betts Truck Parts and Service has a wonderful job opening in our Sacramento Branch. Our Service Technicians repair and overhaul brake, suspension, and steering-related systems. We work on a variety of automobiles, buses, trucks, trailers, and other vehicles. Betts is a family-owned company in business for over 150 years. We specialize in parts and service work for suspensions, brakes, wheel ends, and more on a variety of vehicles. We currently operate 8 locations on the west coast and offer competitive compensation packages, benefits, vacation time, and paid holidays. Our Sacramento store is open Monday through Friday 7:30 am - 5 pm. Essential Duties and ResponsibilitiesPositively represents Betts to all customers, vendors associates, and other contacts in a respectful and professional manner.Examines vehicle and discusses with Service Manager the nature and extent of damage or malfunction.Completes paperwork documenting parts needed and description of work to be performed. Replaces components such as springs, walking beams, u-bolts, hangers, torque arms, equalizers, kingpins, drag links, air systems, shocks, brakes, and other suspensions, and steering-related parts.

Requirements:
Basic knowledge of functions of air brake systems.Ability to properly use a cutting torch and have the capability to weld.Understanding of brake hydraulic systems including testing.Understanding of steering and suspension components.Ability to measure components and verify if they are in or out of specifications.EducationCompletion of a four-year apprentice training program in heavy-duty vehicle equipment repair, or four years of equivalent experience in heavy-duty vehicle equipment repair. Completion of a heavy-duty vehicle repair program from a recognized college or vocational school of at least two years duration may substitute for one year of the required experience. PI202051228

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