Minerals Technologies

Mobile Equipment Shop Technician

Job Locations US-CA-Lucerne Valley
ID 2025-4360
Category
Industrial Maintenance
Position Type
Regular Full-Time

Overview

Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a broad range of mineral and mineral-based products, related systems and services. MTI serves a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including household and personal care, paper, foundry, steel, construction and environmental solutions around the world. The company reported global sales of $2.2 billion in 2023.

 

MTI focuses on two major segments – Consumer & Specialties and Engineered Solutions.

 

Our Consumer & Specialties segment offers technologically enhanced products to consumer-driven end markets plus specialty additives that become functional components in a variety of consumer and industrial goods. This segment includes our Household & Personal Care and Specialty Additives product lines. The Household & Personal Care product line provides mineral-to-market products that serve consumer-oriented end markets including Pet Care, Personal Care, Fabric Care, Edible Oil, and Renewable Fuel Purification. Our Specialty Additives product line provides mineral-based technologies serving Paper, Packaging, Sealants & Adhesives, Paint & Coatings, Ceramics, Plastics, Food & Pharmaceutical markets.

 

Our Engineered Solutions segment offers advanced process technologies and solutions that are designed to improve our customers’ manufacturing processes and projects. This segment includes our High-Temperature Technologies and Environmental & Infrastructure product lines. Our High-Temperature Technologies product line offers specially formulated blends and technologies primarily for Foundry and Steelmaking industries. Our Environmental & Infrastructure product line provides waterproofing, water purification, remediation and other fluid management technologies for critical projects for Remediation, Water Purification, and Infrastructure.

 

MTI is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive work environment for all employees. In our offices around the world, our differences are respected and valued as essential to MTI’s continued growth and innovation. Our goal is to ensure that all employees at MTI experience our workplace as a welcoming and respectful environment where they can achieve their full potential.


What We Offer:

  • Competitive pay, commensurate with experience
  • Health/Dental/Vision plans
  • 401k company match
  • Life Insurance
  • Short Term Disability & Long-Term Disability
  • Educational Assistance
  • Employee Assistance Plan
  • Vacation Pay, Holiday Pay, Personal Days, and Sick Days
  • This position is overtime eligible and we offer quarterly plant incentives
 

Position: Mobile Equipment Shop Technician

Location: USA | Lucerne Valley, California

Compensation: $31.93/hr - $44.29/hr

 

Job Summary

Are you looking to join a fast-paced, collaborative team in a global mining and manufacturing organization? You will have an opportunity to work with an experienced group of professionals that will not only provide you with challenging work but will mentor and encourage you to learn and grow.  The position of Mobile Equipment Shop Technician is a critical role in maintaining our mobile mining assets through safe execution of planned maintenance activities, troubleshooting downed equipment, and ensuring fleet reliability is maintained.

 

This is considered a safety sensitive position therefore will be subject to random drug testing as required.

Responsibilities

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

 

  • Responsible for repairing mobile equipment to a safe and usable condition.
  • Troubleshooting and repair of mobile mining equipment
  • Plans, organizes, and performs planned maintenance and repairs to mobile mining equipment
  • Documentation of maintenance activities performed
  • Position includes a progression from Technician 1 to Technician 4 based on skill development.
  • Conduct scheduled preventative maintenance on mobile equipment.
  • Perform welding, electrical troubleshooting, and repairs. .
  • Coordinate with external vendors for repairs and emergency part deliveries.
  • Act as fill-in team leader when management is unavailable.
  • Troubleshoot, repair, and modify all types of mobile equipment (e.g., golf carts to heavy mining loaders).
  • Handle computer tasks: time cards, parts issuance, vendor emails.
  • Train and lead junior technicians.
  • Use service and parts manuals for repairs.
  • Perform hydraulic troubleshooting and repairs.
  • Refuel trucks and loaders.
  • Manage and store special order parts or stage parts for larger projects.
  • Perform other assigned duties as assigned.

Qualifications

The requirements listed in the sections that follow are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required to perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (primary duties) of the job.

 

  • Proficient in English and advanced mechanical/electrical skills.
  • Preferred: computer literacy and formal diesel mechanic or automotive mechanic training.
  • Physical capabilities: lifting (up to 50 lbs, occasionally up to 100 lbs), operating equipment, manual dexterity, and working in confined spaces.
  • Strong troubleshooting, judgment, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work independently and in teams.
  • Capable of instructing others and multitasking.
  • Must be adaptable, dependable, and maintain composure under pressure.
  • Required to follow safety and company procedures and complete necessary training.
  • Troubleshooting diesel and gas engines, hydraulic systems, electrical systems, and drivetrains.
  • Electrical systems installation and troubleshooting.
  • Welding, fabrication, flame cutting.
  • Lubrication methods and hydraulic/pneumatic systems.
  • Reading and interpreting blueprints, drawings, and schematics.

 

Education & Experience

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • Formal trade training preferred.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience with industrial mobile equipment (e.g., haul trucks, loaders, dozers, forklifts, dump trucks).

 

Work Conditions

  • Outdoor mining environment; exposure to dust, noise, heights, confined spaces, extreme lighting, and outdoor conditions.
  • Plant process areas contain ladders, walkways, tight places, confined spaces, uneven terrain, and stairs, both inside and outside.
  • Primarily works alone but may work closely with others and equipment.

 

Work Hours:

  • As agreed upon based on availability and business needs; generally, Monday through Friday eight hours per day (40 hours per week).

Safety Training:

A new employee hired to perform the duties of this position is required to be provided New Employee Training by a qualified individual or through the online training system.  Additionally, an employee must be provided further training if a job duty/tasks has changes that will affect the health and safety aspects of that employee's position.

 

Additional refresher safety training will be required as management deems appropriate or as dictated by government regulations.

 

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