Class A Mechanic at Cardinal Logistics Management in Goodlettsville, Tennessee

Job Description:

Job Summary:

The Class A Mechanic repairs and maintains all gasoline/diesel highway trucks.

 Essential Functions:

• Repair and maintain machinery and equipment in accordance with DOT and company regulations.


• Perform preventive maintenance in accordance with company guidelines, policies, and procedures.


• Examines parts for defects, such as breakage or excessive wear.


• Will confer with drivers and other operators of equipment to help determine root-cause of malfunction.


• Will observe, test, and evaluate operation of machinery and equipment to diagnose cause of malfunction and will disassemble equipment to replace or adjust parts and make repairs.


• Will weld to repair broken metal parts, fabricate new parts and assemble new equipment.


• Repair and replace electrical wiring and components of machinery and enter codes and instructions to program computer-controlled machinery.


• Requisitions parts and materials.


• Be on call as needed to support the operation in the event of a loaded tractor, truck, or trailer failure.


• Overhauls gas or diesel engines.


• Other duties as assigned.

Other Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent.


• Minimum of three years of documented experience repairing Class 8 equipment.


• Two years of DOT preventive maintenance inspections and two years minimum of brake inspections on trucks.


• CDL Driver’s license preferred.


• Must be proficient in troubleshooting and repairing the following systems: electrical, air conditioning, heating, steering and suspension.


• Must be able to perform front end alignments, replace transmissions, clutches, differentials, brakes, suspensions, parts and other components as instructed.


• Ability to read a limited number of two to three syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between a series of numbers.


• Ability to perform these operations using units of weight measurement, volume, and distance.


• Ability to add, subtracts, multiply and use division in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.


• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardizations exist.


• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.