Mechanic

Description

Job Summary: We are seeking a Mechanic to diagnose, maintain, and repair agricultural machinery, vehicles, and equipment, ensuring their availability and operational safety. Key Highlights: 1. Diagnosis and repair of agricultural machinery, vehicles, and equipment. 2. Preventive and corrective maintenance of mechanical and hydraulic systems. 3. Support in planning and proposing improvements to extend equipment service life. AgroReservas de Chile is looking for a **Mechanic** to join our local agricultural team. Summary Perform diagnostics, maintenance, and repairs on agricultural machinery, vehicles, and equipment, ensuring availability, safety, and minimal operational downtime. ### **Responsibilities:** * Diagnose mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, or structural failures in agricultural machinery, vehicles, implements, and equipment. * Perform preventive and corrective maintenance according to schedules, manufacturer manuals, and supervisor instructions. * Repair and adjust engines, hydraulic systems, transmissions, brakes, implements, structures, and associated components. * Record completed work, parts used, detected faults, and improvement recommendations. * Inspect equipment before and after repair to verify safe and proper operation. * Support planning for spare parts, tools, and materials required for maintenance tasks. * Propose improvements to prevent recurring failures, reduce downtime, and preserve equipment service life. * Perform welding, cutting, assembly, or structural repair as appropriate to your competence. * Keep tools, workshop equipment, and work areas clean, organized, and in good condition. * Guide less-experienced mechanics or operators when necessary. * Provide emergency support during harvest season or other critical operations. * Comply with safety regulations, equipment lockout procedures, proper use of PPE, and appropriate handling of waste, oils, and fuels. ### **Qualifications:** * Technical diploma in Mechanics, Agricultural Machinery, Heavy Equipment, Automotive Mechanics, Electromechanics, or equivalent experience. * Preferred 3–5 years of experience maintaining agricultural machinery, vehicles, trucks, tractors, or heavy equipment. * Practical knowledge of diesel engines, hydraulics, basic electricity, welding, diagnosis, and preventive maintenance. * Ability to interpret technical manuals, maintenance guidelines, work orders, and simple schematics. * Basic computer skills to record work, access technical information, or report maintenance activities. * Valid Class B driver’s license; Class D or A preferred depending on equipment operated. * Orderliness, precision, fault analysis, teamwork, and safety orientation. * Authorization to work in Chile. ### **Physical Demands and Work Environment:** * Exposure to noise, dust, grease, oils, fuels, welding, tools, and moving machinery. * Requires standing, bending, working underneath or above equipment, and handling tools throughout the shift. * May require lifting or moving moderately heavy parts, spare parts, and tools while adhering to safety standards. * Mandatory PPE includes safety footwear, gloves, goggles, hearing protection, welding helmet, or others as task-specific. * May require after-hours, weekend, or peak-season support to resolve critical failures. * Must maintain constant awareness of field safety conditions and report observed hazards. * \#ARI For more information, please contact the Human Resources representative.