Company Profile
Riverside Transport, Inc.
Family focused. Driver oriented.
Bring your trailer/auto/diesel mechanic experience to the next level with a company who wants to help you grow your skillset. Join a well-respected industry leader that can offer you competitive compensation (up to $30/hr to start!), excellent benefits, and a better work/life balance with a Monday – Friday schedule and only one Saturday shift per month! Experience a clear pathway to advancement and new management that is dedicated to technician development and growth.
Make your mark with a company that values your skills, invests in your future, and is constantly growing!
Riverside Transport, Inc., a logistics and transportation management company specializing in expedited freight, is seeking a Trailer Technician to join their team in Kansas City, KS.
If you have at least 1 year of trailer mechanic, automotive mechanic, diesel mechanic, truck mechanic or a related mechanical background, Riverside Transport wants to hear from you!
Why skilled Mechanics join the RTI team:
- Competitive compensation: Starting between $20 – $30/hr, or more for a well-qualified candidate! You can earn up to $62,400 or more in your first year.
- Great benefits package: Includes medical, dental, vision, 401k, life, critical illness policy, PTO, cell phone reimbursement, and more!
- Training: Riverside invests in employee development through employer paid online and training modules, so you’ll have the opportunity to get dealer certification through Volvo, Detroit, Peterbilt, International, Freightliner and more!
- Two consistent schedule options with only one Saturday per month!
- 1st shift: Monday – Friday, 7:00am – 3:30pm
- 2nd shift: Monday – Friday, 3:00pm – 11:30pm
- Advancement: Keep your career moving forward with a direct path of advancement for Mechanics (Levels 1-3), and opportunities to move into management or lead roles.
- Great ownership and new management: Unlike larger organizations, ownership is hands-on and approachable. Employees aren’t treated like just a number – the two owners know team members by name and genuinely welcome ideas, feedback, and suggestions. The KC location also has excellent new leadership that is off to a great start and is focused on growth.
- Amazing Perks: You will enjoy a book and tool program, $150 steel toed boot, and prescription stipend!
Essential duties/responsibilities:
- Correctly performs DOT & PM Inspections on trailers
- All trailer preventative maintenance and repair
- Tags all warranty parts with appropriate information to include cause of failure, mileage and removal date.
- Responsible for the cleanliness of work area, keeping spills, grease and debris to a minimum.
- Completes all repair orders in a timely manner, ensuring all labor and parts are charged to the appropriate unit.
- Basic computer skills to input vehicle information and diagnose equipment
- Basic tools required
- Trailer electrical work
- Tests equipment for proper operations
- Fix and repair tires, as necessary
- Welding and fabrication of steel and aluminum, as necessary
- Keeps work areas clean and free of clutter.
- Must have current valid driver’s license.
- Performs additional duties and special projects as needed or directed.
About the Company: Riverside Transport, Inc. was founded in the fall of 1993 with 10 Owner Operators, 20 Trailers, and a philosophy that still holds true today. We strive to be a top employer, provide superior service to customers, and earn corporate respect from competitors, so that we can be the company that everyone looks up to. Our 20+ year history is proof that we are here to stay and can provide a stable partnership for employees and customers.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to the individual’s race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, status as a military veteran or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
