Join the Santa Rita Fleet Repair Team

Opportunities: Diesel Technician Careers Without Limits

Diesel technicians who choose Santa Rita Fleet Repair enjoy access to job opportunities across the country. Whether you want to be an expert-level technician or plan to pursue a leadership role, we’ll provide you with the training and support you need to get you where you want to be. Check out our various diesel technician job opportunities.

Diesel Technician

Our Diesel Technicians handle routine work such as tire changes and minor electrical and accident repairs. You will perform various tasks, including general shop duties, routine part pick-ups and stocking, inventory management, and tracking repairs. This role will allow you to gain on-the-job experience that will help you learn the trade or the autonomy you need to deepen your expertise, depending on your experience level.

Diesel Service Advisor

As a Diesel Service Advisor, you will liaise between Santa Rita Fleet Repair’s truck drivers and our shop associates. Day-to-day job duties will include answering phone calls, writing service requests, estimating repair times, and performing minor repairs. You will also assist with inventory management, including verifying that all the parts needed for a repair are in stock and submitting parts requests when they’re not.

Trailer Technician

Santa Rita Fleet Repair’s Trailer Technicians specialize in completing repairs on our fleet’s signature orange van trailers. In this role, you’ll diagnose and repair trailer electrical systems and perform routine maintenance and replacements on trailer components, including tires, prop legs, landing gear, and minor accident repairs.

Mobile Diesel Technician

As a Mobile Diesel Technician, you will work mainly outside the shop while performing repairs at customer sites, distribution centers, or rail yards. These jobs could include anything from tire changes to accident repairs. You will leverage your industry expertise and the tools in your service truck to complete the work on-site and help our drivers deliver their freight on time.

Senior Diesel Technician

Santa Rita Fleet Repair’s Senior Diesel Technicians are highly skilled technicians who perform all tractor estimations, diagnoses, and corrections while following Schneider’s standard operating procedures. You will be responsible for completing routine rebuilds and replacements, performing technical repairs, making decisions that deliver the best value, and prioritizing safety.

“Santa Rita Fleet Repair is a great place for diesel technicians to work because of the opportunity given to each tech who joins our team. I started working in the express and have since worked in several areas—tractor shop, trade team, service truck—and now I’m back in the trailer shop as a Trailer Technician senior.”

Lead Diesel Technician

If you want to work in a management role, our Lead Diesel Technician position may be the right fit. In this role, you’ll assist in assigning work to technicians and driving team members' success while learning how our company shops operate.

Shop Team Leader

Santa Rita Fleet Repair’s Shop Team Leaders assist with the overall management of Schneider’s company shops by performing managerial and leadership duties. A few of those duties include assigning work to associates, performing work orders and performance audits, managing the parts inventory, and leading the shop in the manager’s absence.

Diesel Shop Manager

Our Diesel Shop Managers use their solid mechanical aptitude and leadership experience to perform various job duties that support a high-performance shop environment. You will become a key player in your team’s success by leading efforts that lower the cost of repairs, increase equipment availability in the shop, and ensure the satisfaction of Schneider’s various service offerings.

Benefits: Resources That Work For You

Santa Rita Fleet Repair invests in its diesel technicians inside and outside the shop.

• Specialty Tools and Safety Equipment: Keeping Santa Rita Fleet Repair’s fleet running requires access to high-quality tooling. Santa Rita supplies its shops with specialty tools such as torque wrenches and anything over a half-inch drive. In addition to tooling, Schneider supplies uniforms, safety eyewear, and a discounted safety boot program.
• Variety of Schedule Options & Four-Day Work Weeks: One of the most unique things about Santa Rita Fleet Repair’s shop roles is their variety of schedule opportunities. You can choose between first, second, and third shift options and full—or part-time configurations. Best of all, most maintenance roles come with a four-day work schedule.
• Health Care: Santa Rita Fleet Repair’s associates enjoy a consumer-driven medical plan that includes dental and vision insurance. We also offer flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care. You decide what coverage your family needs.
• Personal Time Off: At Santa Rita Fleet Repair, work-life balance matters. As a part of the maintenance team at Schneider, you will enjoy a competitive personal time off package that includes vacation, flex, and holiday pay. Whether spending time with your family, vacationing, or for those unforeseen moments, we support you and give you what you need. At Santa Rita Fleet Repair, YOU matter.
• Retirement: Plan for your future with Santa Rita Fleet Repair’s retirement benefits. We offer a 401(k) with company match and profit-sharing plans.
• Education Reimbursement and Personal Development: Being a Santa Rita Fleet Repair maintenance associate means receiving ongoing training throughout your career. Full-time technicians who want to pursue a field degree can be reimbursed through Schneider’s education assistance program.
• Military Service: Santa Rita Fleet Repair offers some exclusive benefits for military personnel, including guaranteed time off for military training, differential pay, and extended benefits if deployed for up to 18 months.
• Discount Program: Santa Rita Fleet Repair’s associates enjoy year-round discounts and special offers from hundreds of national and local companies. The program includes everything from cell phones and vehicles to restaurants and movie tickets.
• On-Demand Pay: Santa Rita Fleet Repair’s shop associates can instantly access up to 50% of their eligible earned wages at any time before payday. This program allows associates to save, spend, or send money to any bank account.
• Financial, Legal, Adoption, and Insurance Benefits: Other Santa Rita Fleet Repair benefits include financial planning and debt management services, access to a family legal plan, financial assistance for adoption, and discounts on home, auto, and personal accident insurance.
• Bi-Annual Skills Competition: Every other year, diesel and trailer technicians working in Santa Rita Fleet Repair’s shops nationwide participate in a nationwide skills competition for monetary prizes. During the competition, technicians gain exposure to Santa Rita Fleet Repair’s vendors and the most up-to-date technology while participating in team-building events and developing relationships with maintenance senior leaders.

Resources: Your Path To A Career In The Shop

Santa Rita is constantly recruiting skilled diesel technicians to fill our shops. If you want to join the team, it’s time to make it happen. Check out this step-by-step overview of our hiring process and get tips on preparing for your interview.

What To Expect When Applying For A Diesel Technician Role

1. Search and Apply For A Job

• Find open roles and apply for one you’re interested in.
• Once our recruiting team reviews your resumé and determines that you are a possible fit for the role, they will contact you to schedule a phone interview.

2. Complete The Phone Interview

• Be prepared to discuss your resumé and technical skills during your phone screen.
• After the phone interview, the recruiting team will schedule an interview with the hiring leader if you are successful.

3. Interview With The Hiring Leader.

• Make sure you are prepared for your on-site interview by:
  • Research Santa Rita ahead of time to find out who we are.
  • Preparing questions you want to ask the interviews, such as:
    • What does training look like?
    • What is the culture/team like in the shop?
    • What are the metrics I will be accountable for?
    • What are the shop goals for the year?
  • Bring your resume with you.
  • Being prepared to answer behavior-based interview questions, such as:
    • Can you provide some examples of technical work you have completed, including diagnostics and repairs?
    • Tell me about when you had to persuade another person to decide. How did you go about persuading that individual?
    • Tell me about a time you had to work on a technical project which was a success. What steps did you take to make it a success?‍

4. Begin A Dynamic Diesel Technician Career At Santa Rita.

• If you are successful after the interview, a verbal and written offer will be extended.
• A drug test and background check will be completed.

Have questions or want more information? Please shoot us an email at recruiting@santaritatrans.com.

Students: Hiring The Next Generation Of Diesel Technicians

Santa Rita sets recent college grads up for successful careers by providing exciting entry-level diesel technician jobs. Take what you learned in school and get started on your path to a rewarding career in the shop.

Jumpstart Your Career With An Industry Leader.

Santa Rita uses state-of-the-art technology and tools to keep its trucks running. Our maintenance teams are some of the best in the business, and Santa Rita shops need up-and-coming diesel technicians like you.

You’ll hit the ground running with a competitive benefits package that includes healthcare options, paid time off, a 401(k) with company match, and more. Santa Rita’s wide variety of shop opportunities allows new diesel technicians to choose a schedule that works for them, grow their way into a specialized role, or pursue a shop management position.