Diesel Mechanic
Aerotek
**Job Title: Diesel Mechanic**
**Job Description**
We are looking for a skilled Diesel Mechanic to maintain, repair, and diagnose fleet vehicles, semi trucks, trailers, and heavy equipment. This role requires expertise in engine, hydraulic, electrical, brakes, exhaust systems, and suspensions. The position involves travel during the week with overnight stays, ensuring no weekend work.
**Responsibilities**
+ Maintain and repair fleet vehicles, semi trucks, trailers, and heavy equipment.
+ Diagnose and troubleshoot issues with engines, hydraulics, electrical systems, brakes, exhaust systems, and suspensions.
+ Perform preventative maintenance and fleet service.
+ Travel during the week for repairs, including overnight stays.
+ Operate heavy equipment as needed.
**Essential Skills**
+ 3+ years of experience as a Diesel Mechanic.
+ Proficiency in diesel engine, air brake systems, diagnostics, engine repair, and heavy equipment.
+ Experience with semi trucks and heavy equipment.
+ Ability to travel and stay overnight during the week.
**Additional Skills & Qualifications**
+ Experience in heavy equipment operation is a plus.
+ Commercial Driver's License (CDL) preferred.
**Why Work Here?**
Enjoy competitive pay with hourly rates ranging from $32 to $37, alongside comprehensive benefits including paid time off, health, dental, and vision plans. Benefit from optional disability and life insurance, and a 401k with company match. No weekend work with lodging and travel per diem provided.
**Work Environment**
This role involves both shop and field-based work. You will travel to locations where equipment is situated, performing repairs either in the field or at a shop. The position requires mobility and flexibility in various settings.
**Job Type & Location**
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of La Vista, Nebraska.
**Pay and Benefits**
The pay range for this position is $32.00 - $37.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
**Workplace Type**
This is a fully onsite position in La Vista,NE.
**Application Deadline**
This position is anticipated to close on Jul 31, 2025.
**About Aerotek:**
We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.
Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
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