Job Description

A well-established heavy civil fleet is hiring a Senior Heavy Equipment Diesel Mechanic & Yard Manager in Pleasanton, CA to maintain equipment and manage yard operations. Ideal candidates bring diesel, diagnostic, and fabrication experience. Apply now for steady day-shift work with overtime opportunities, equipment variety, and hands-on leadership responsibility.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair diesel engines, transmissions, hydraulics, suspension, brakes, HVAC, and electrical systems on heavy equipment, dump trucks, and fleet vehicles.
• Maintain Bobcat, Caterpillar, Kubota, and similar equipment, along with skid steers, excavators, loaders, and support vehicles.
• Perform routine maintenance, inspections, oil changes, tire service, wheel alignments, and repairs to maximize uptime.
• Fabricate parts or equipment modifications using hand tools, power tools, and welding equipment as needed.
• Organize the yard, coordinate equipment movement, loading and unloading, yard safety, stock levels, and parts inventory.
• Build and maintain service schedules, inspection checklists, repair logs, maintenance records, and repeatable repair processes.
• Safely operate heavy equipment and direct one or more yard helpers as staffing and workload allow.

Requirements

• Required:

• • Proven experience as a diesel mechanic working on heavy equipment, diesel trucks, fleet vehicles, or similar equipment.
  • Hands-on experience with Caterpillar, Bobcat, Kubota, or comparable heavy equipment.
  • Working knowledge of diesel engines, transmissions, hydraulics, electrical systems, HVAC, brakes, and suspension systems.
  • Ability to read schematics, use diagnostic tools, and troubleshoot mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and equipment issues.
  • Fabrication experience using welding equipment, hand tools, and power tools.
  • Comfortable operating skid steers, excavators, loaders, and other heavy equipment safely.
  • Leadership experience managing yard operations, repair priorities, helpers, or similar team responsibilities.

• Preferred:

• • Dealership or heavy equipment repair experience.
  • Experience organizing a shop or yard, setting up maintenance systems, or improving repair processes.
  • Experience managing parts, consumables, inventory, or stock levels.

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