Earn up to $160,000 annually based on experience, overtime, and incentives while advancing your skills through company-paid training and certifications. Join a stable, family-owned dealership group that has been serving the industry since 1972. Enjoy clear opportunities for advancement, a fully shop-based role, and a Monday–Friday schedule with your weekends free.
Roberts Truck Center, the leading dealership group in the Southwest, is seeking an experienced Diesel Truck Mechanic to join their team in Abilene, TX.
If you have at least 2 years of Diesel Mechanic experience with commercial trucks and trailers or heavy equipment, this is a career you need to explore!
Why The Best Diesel Mechanics Join the Roberts Truck Center Team:
- Big Earning Potential: Earn $30–$55 per hour based on your experience, with top technicians earning up to $160,000 annually through overtime and additional incentives. The more experience and effort you bring, the greater your earning potential!
- Build a Career, Not Just a Job: Take advantage of a clear advancement path, company-paid training, and valuable certifications designed to help you sharpen your skills and work your way toward becoming a highly sought-after Master Technician.
- Your Weekends Are Yours: Enjoy a consistent Monday–Friday schedule and a 40-hour work week, giving you the work-life balance and weekends off that are hard to find in the diesel industry.
- Real Opportunities to Move Up: Don’t get stuck in the same position for years. Roberts Truck Center promotes from within and provides a straightforward path for motivated technicians ready to take their careers to the next level.
- Benefits That Have You Covered: Take advantage of medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) with company match, and paid time off to support you both on and off the job.
- Join a Company Built to Last: Become part of a family-owned company with 7 locations across the Southwest. Enjoy the stability of an established and growing organization while still being treated like a valued member of the team—not just another employee.
In this role, you will be responsible for:
- Provide technical service to vehicles and equipment. Including trouble shooting, electrical and diagnostic services.
- Read Repair Order, observe and listen to vehicle in operation to determine malfunction and plan work procedures.
- Perform general and detailed repair of all trucks, engines, and components.
- Overhaul gas or diesel engines.
- Install injectors, pistons, liners, cam shafts, cylinder heads, rod and main bearings, oil pans, clutches, fan hubs, differentials, fifth wheels, brakes, change or recharge batteries, and replace transmissions and other parts.
- Examine protective guards, loose bolts, and specified safety devices on trucks, and make adjustments as needed.
- Lubricate moving parts and drive repaired vehicle to verify conformance to specifications.
- Advise the Service Supervisor if additional repair work is necessary
- Tag all warranty parts and returns to warranty clerk.
- Maintain a neat and orderly working area, and proper handling of company tools
- Follow safe work practices and procedures, uses safety equipment when required, responds to suggestions for working safely and seeks assistance when necessary.
- Attend training classes and keep abreast of factory technical bulletins
- Other duties assigned by manager.
About the Company:
Since 1974 Roberts has delivered valuable transportation solutions to customers across many industries from coast to coast, creating life long partnerships along the way. Through Vehicle Sales, Leasing, Rental, Financing and All Make Parts, Service, Body and Painting; Roberts has the solution for all your medium and heavy-duty trucks and busses. Our Mission is to provide value added solutions across the truck and bus industry. Our Vision is to deliver excellence through our people and products enhancing customer success.
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.
