Forklift Mechanic

Position Overview:
Primary responsibility is to maintain, repair and overhaul all types of equipment and powered industrial trucks (gas,
electric, or propane), including but not limited to forklifts, turrets, order pickers, reach trucks, electric and manual jacks,
battery changer, and other machinery.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
 Perform related duties as assigned by maintenance manager and facility director
 Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures
 Ability to learn, read and understand operating manuals, blueprints and drawing
 Diagnose and identify malfunctions. Repair forklifts, turrets, order pickers, reach trucks, electric jacks, golf carts,
and other warehouse vehicles
 Perform scheduled maintenance on equipment
 Test drive repaired equipment before turning over to operators.
 Types records of vehicle maintenance and parts usage into database.
 Gets quotes and orders repair parts from outside vendors.
 Uses trades type tools or hand tools.
 Inspects and tests equipment at prescribed intervals of time or usage, or because of breakdown or malfunction.
 Maintains electrical systems and controls.
 Disassembles, inspects and replaces worn or broken parts. Grinds and fits parts as required to maintain or overhaul
motors, transmissions, clutches, rear ends, steering devices, brakes and wheels, lifts, hoists and hydraulic systems.
 Changes batteries or propane tanks as determined by vehicle design. Charges batteries and maintains battery fluid
at prescribed level. Cleans battery connectors.
 Notifies supervisor of potentially dangerous equipment noted and corrective action taken.
 Repaint vehicles
 Organized and self-directed
 Keep work area clean