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Machinery Maintenance Mechanic (On Site, 4X10 Schedule)

Akima

Today
DoE Q or L
Unspecified
Unspecified
Construction/Facilities
Loveland, CO (On-Site/Office)

The Machinery Maintenance Mechanic repairs machinery or mechanical equipment. Work involves most of the following: examining machines and mechanical equipment to diagnose source of trouble, dismantling or partly dismantling machines and performing repairs that mainly involve the use of hand tools in scraping and fitting parts. Responsibilities include replacing broken or defective parts with items obtained from stock, and ordering the production of a replacement part by a machine shop or sending the machine to a machine shop for major repairs. Duties also include preparing written specifications for major repairs or for the production of parts ordered from machine shops, reassembling machines and making all necessary adjustments for operation. In general, the work of a Machinery Maintenance Mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. Excluded from this classification are workers whose primary duties involve setting up or adjusting machines.

Assist with fleet maintenance to maintain the Rocky Mountain Region vehicles and equipment fleet within the established fleet maintenance program. May be required to travel to perform vehicle maintenance work requirements at all RMR field locations.

Responsibilities

  • Vehicle management assistance, servicing, and maintenance appropriate to manufacturers' maintenance manuals.
  • Perform all record keeping and reporting functions required to include the following, but not limited to, tasks: Perform diagnostics and inspection on DOE and GSA equipment and vehicles, amount of time spent on each vehicle for reporting and costing purposes, all costs attributed to individual vehicles/equipment repairs, maintenance performed including establishing and completing work orders.
  • Coordinate maintenance with outside vendors, including obtaining cost estimates and locating vendors.
  • Coordinate warranty work with GSA and Vehicle Dealers.
  • Perform safety inspections of vehicles and equipment, and preventative maintenance.
  • Pick up, deliver, wash and clean vehicles.
  • Perform repairs and maintenance, including but not limited to: drive train repairs and overhauls, hydraulic systems repairs, minor bodywork, suspension and steering systems, braking systems inspection and repair as required by DOT, tire inspections, mounting and balancing, and repairs, installation and/or modification of accessory equipment, and electrical systems.
  • Analyze malfunctions, and repair, rebuild, and maintain specialized heavy-duty trucks and construction equipment, such as man lifts, diggers/cranes, cranes, motor graders, trench-digging machines, backhoes, and bulldozers.
  • Dismantle and reassemble equipment, using hoists and hand tools.
  • Weld broken parts and perform routine shop welding duties.
  • Test, repair, overhaul, modify, and maintain electrical equipment of a specialized nature, such as automatic alternators, voltage regulating equipment in motor vehicles, heavy equipment, and construction equipment, located at remote WAPA sites.
  • Maintain, modify, repair, disassemble, and/or overhaul hydraulic, pneumatic, and fiber optic systems and components that actuate mechanisms or produce, control, and regulate the flow of fluids (liquids and gases). Tests for and isolates malfunctions in hydraulic and pneumatic systems or components, utilizing technical manuals and schematics. Systems are on motor vehicles, heavy equipment and construction equipment.
  • Fabricating mounts and mounting accessory equipment on vehicles, including utility beds, winches, bumpers, generators, etc.
  • Travel may be required.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • Minimum High School Diploma/GED.
  • Minimum of 5 years' experience maintaining automotive, dieselheavy equipment and completion of an accredited trade school program with demonstrated training in maintenance and repair of heavy equipment, or 10 years of related mechanical experience maintaining automotive, dieselheavy equipment.
  • Minimum of 5 years' working knowledge and experience in propane systems, gasoline and diesel equipment, power equipment, tools and test equipment.
  • Qualified brake inspector IAW DOT 49 CFR 396.25 preferred.
  • Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with endorsements for tractor/trailer combinations, or cargo tanks.
  • Obtain Suitability to include background check.
  • Ability to work independently.
  • Ability to repair equipment within time constraints due to causes such as power outages, conflicting customer requirements, etc.
  • Knowledge and experience with mechanical operations, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
  • Understanding of electronics and computer systems as they pertain to motor vehicles, heavy equipment, and construction equipment.
  • Familiar with automated systems, work scheduling and logistics.
  • Computer Skills: Basic
  • Drug Screen and Background Check: pass with ability to maintain throughout employment.

Physical Demands:
  • Work may be performed in the following environments heated and unheated garages, outside, storage areas, and may perform emergency field repairs in the worst weather conditions, along highways, off highway transmission line right- of- ways and mountainous trail roads.
  • Physical ability to accomplish the work required by the position including standing, bending, reaching, climbing, crouching for long periods of time, lifting heavy loads, working in close, restricted quarters, working outdoors.

Job ID

2025-17312
Work Type

On-Site
Pay Range

$34.65 per hour
Health & Welfare

$4.93 per hour
Benefits

SCA - The company offers a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) and a range of other voluntary benefits. Vacation, holiday and sick Leave offered will be as defined under the DOL's Wage Determination.
Company Description



Work Where it Matters

Akima Facilities Operations (AFO), an Akima company, is not just another federal facilities contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At AFO, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, AFO provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, AFO sustains mission readiness and ensures quality of life by maintaining high value assets and operations at peak performance and successfully manages these operations through accurately forecasting, managing, and aggressively controlling costs.

As an AFO employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.
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Akima is a global enterprise with 10,000 employees, delivering solutions to the federal government in the core areas of information technology; facilities & ground logistics; aerospace solutions; protective services; systems engineering; mission support; furniture, fixtures & equipment (FF&E); and construction. As a subsidiary of NANA, an Alaska Native Corporation owned by more than 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, Akima’s core mission is to enable superior outcomes for our customers’ missions while simultaneously creating a long-lived asset for NANA consistent with our Iñupiat values. In 2024, Akima ranked #29 on Washington Technology’s Top 100 list of government contractors.
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