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Service Technician / Reefer Mechanic

Little Rock, AR • On-site

Murphy-Hoffman Company
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Full-time

Medical, Dental, Life, Retirement, PTO

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Job description

Job Details
Job Title
Service Technician / Reefer Mechanic
Business Function
Carrier
Branch Name
MHC Carrier Transicold-Ltl Rck
Date
02-13-2026
Address
7015 Scott Hamilton Drive
City
Little Rock
State
AR
Job Overview & Essential Functions
Murphy-Hoffman Company, LLC is North America's largest Kenworth truck dealership group and leasing group. As MHC continues to grow, we have an opening for a Refrigeration Service Diesel Technician at our MHC Carrier location in Little Rock, Arkansas. The role of the Refrigeration Service Diesel Technician is responsible performs all functions of a fully qualified transport refrigeration mechanic under minimal supervision.
  • Performs skilled and complicated mechanical work on transport refrigeration equipment and related components with minimum supervision.
  • Performs trouble shooting on major problems.
  • Works with and helps train apprentice technicians.
  • Maintains a neat and orderly working area, and proper handling of company tools.
  • Advises the Shop Foreman if additional repair work is necessary.
  • Maintains favorable relations with customers.
  • Masters the techniques needed to use a laptop computer to test microprocessors.
  • Follows safe work practices and procedures, uses safety equipment when required, responds to suggestions for working safely and seeks assistance when necessary.
  • Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

SAFETY-SENSITIVE
This position has been designated as a safety-sensitive position. Any person performing the position while under the influence of marijuana or any other illegal drug may constitute a threat to health or safety or in which a lapse of attention could result in injury, illness, or death, including without limitation a position that includes the operating, repairing, maintaining, or monitoring of heavy equipment, machinery, aircraft, motorized watercraft, or motor vehicles or handling of hazardous materials and/or waste as part of the job duties.
Qualifications
  • Minimum three years hands-on experience and on-the-job training in a related mechanical field.
  • Basic understanding of how to read a wiring diagram/schematic
  • Minimum one year of diesel engine experience
  • Education - Graduate of vocational course or experience and training equivalent.
  • 608 Certification preferred.
  • Necessary tools to perform position responsibilities.

Benefits
  • Competitive Salary
  • Medical, Dental and Prescription Insurance
  • Disability and Life Insurance
  • Paid Time Off program
  • 401k and Profit Sharing with Employer Match
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Internal Promotion Opportunities
  • On the Job Training

About Us
MHC is an expansion of the original company, Ozark Kenworth, Inc. Ozark Kenworth started in Springfield, Missouri, in January 1975. Opening for business without a Parts or Service department and only three employees in a temporary facility. From there, the company grew and expanded. MHC is now a multi-state network of full-service diesel truck dealerships, leasing and rental operations, transport refrigeration locations, and a finance company which offers a complete array of finance and insurance services. We believe in fostering an environment that helps employees realize their full potential - a place where you can grow as a person and a professional.
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