Job Description

Overview

The Construction Mechanic is responsible for maintaining and servicing fleet heavy equipment and vehicles, ensuring safety and functionality through routine checks and repairs.

Responsibilities

  • Be knowledgeable of the hazards and safety requirements of the job, and utilize required personal protective equipment.
  • Observe mechanical devices in operation and listen to their sounds to locate causes of trouble.
  • Examine critical parts and operating components of heavy equipment for possible wear and tear, defects, or other damage.
  • Perform routine maintenance checks on company owned and/or leased vehicles and equipment to ensure safety and longevity.
  • Repair, replace, clean, and lubricate vehicle/equipment parts as necessary.
  • Examine and repair hydraulic components for fluid leaks, ruptured hoses, or worn gaskets.
  • Use hand-held computers or other diagnostic devices to diagnose components in need of adjustment or repair.
  • Use jacks, cranes, and various hand-held tools to dismantle and reassemble parts.
  • May be required to rebuild or replace engines, repair hydraulic fluid pumps, and correct electrical problems.
  • Start devices to test their performance.
  • Pressure wash equipment as necessary.
  • Operate various types of light and heavy equipment and over the road trucks for maneuvering into service and repair locations.
  • Request spare parts as needed.
  • Travel to job site to make repairs to heavy equipment as necessary.
  • Maintain a high level of workplace housekeeping.
  • Ensure a high level of customer satisfaction.
  • Perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Must have a mechanical aptitude.
  • Working knowledge of diesel engine repair.
  • Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
  • Ability to locate, read, understand and follow instructions outlined in SDS material safety data sheets.
  • Ability to write simple correspondence.
  • Ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal format.
  • Ability to prioritize tasks in accordance to urgency.
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, verbal, or diagram form.
  • Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
  • Must be available to work overtime as required.
  • Cooperative, punctual, and detail oriented.
  • Must be able to utilize electronic devices such as a smart phone to send and receive email and communicate from job site locations to corporate office and supervision.
  • Must be able to work safely and follow all instructions related to Company policies and regulatory agencies.
  • Maintains a safe work environment and ensures all established Company safety rules, procedures, policies, DOT, OSHA and MSHA regulations are followed.
  • Aerial Lift Operator Training Certification preferred.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • Position may be subject to pre-employment screening, which may include background check and drug testing.
  • If you need accommodation as part of the employment process, contact ceicareers@mastec.com.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision

How this job compares in Tempe, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Tempe, AZ currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$75/hr across 16 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Tempe, AZ

We're tracking 30 other active welding openings in Tempe, AZ right now, from 21 different employers. 10 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 482 other active welding openings from 247 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Tempe, or widen the search to Arizona.

FNF Construction, Inc., a MasTec Company currently has 1 other opening live in Arizona, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (29), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (17), and EZARC (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Tolleson at $38/hr, Scottsdale at $36/hr, and Tempe at $32/hr. Tempe is among them.

Similar openings near Tempe, AZ

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Construction Mechanic figures were last recalculated when this page was built.