Auto Maintenance Helper

Auto Maintenance Helper

Position is posted on a continuous basis until a sufficient amount of qualified applications are received. Applicants who are interested in the position are encouraged to submit an application promptly; notice will not be announced prior to closing the posting. The Auto Maintenance Helper performs basic vehicle maintenance duties for all City vehicles as directed by the Fleet Maintenance Supervisor and Auto Maintenance Technician. This position assists in performing repairs, maintenance and testing of all types of automotive services in accordance with factory standards.

This position is classified as an exempt, full-time position with a 40 hour work-week.

Essential Functions:

• Performs routine maintenance on automotive equipment in accordance with vehicle standards;
• Assists with transmission service, pack wheel bearings, change oil, filters and tires as necessary;
• Repairs and replace wheels, tires, hubs and rims;
• Assists with storing repair parts, supplies, tools, equipment and materials;
• Processes work orders for parts used on City's vehicles as assigned;
• Assures quality and completion of work assigned;
• Attends required training classes and seminars;
• Assist in starting vehicles;
• Assures proper use of tools, equipment, standard maintenance and safety practices;
• Performs maintenance on a fuel station;
• Services a car wash bay on an as needed basis;
• Uses knowledge and experience to diagnose whether the problem is minor or needs to be taken to an external repair shop;
• Diagnoses and resolve electrical issues, including A/C units;
• Adheres to all City policies, procedures, and safety and environmental rules;
• Works and assist coworkers in performing technical activities
• Creates and update work orders and maintain filing system;
• Collects and performs inventory of all parts and supplies;
• Assist in compiling, calculating, and maintaining cost records for the fleet unit.

Additional Duties: Performs other related work as required.

Minimum Education and Training:

• High School Diploma/GED is required;
• One year of verifiable experience in vehicle servicing is required;
• ASE Certification in one or more automotive specialty is preferred;
• Knowledge of mechanical functions, principles and techniques of auto repair is required.
• Must be fluent in the English language. Ability to communicate in Spanish is a plus.
• Must possess a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.

Minimum Qualifications and Standards Required: Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge in basic mechanical repairs required to maintain City's vehicles in proper operating condition;
• Knowledge in maintenance and operation hazards of City's vehicles and safety precautions for related vehicles;
• Knowledge in record-keeping techniques;
• Must be able to communicate in English (Oral and written communication skills are required) Must be familiar and must adhere to all Health and safety regulations;
• Knowledge in proper methods of storing equipment, materials and supplies
• Knowledge in proper lifting techniques.

Physical Requirements: This role involves medium work, which could require exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and up to 30 pounds frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to constantly move objects. The following physical abilities are also required:

• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. The amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Handling: Picking, holding, or otherwise working, primarily with the whole hand.
• Hearing 1: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound.
• Hearing 2: Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Mental Acuity: Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.
• Speaking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Talking 1: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Talking 2: Shouting in order to be heard above ambient noise level.
• Visual Acuity 1: Have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.
• Visual Acuity 2: Including color, depth perception, and field vision.
• Visual Acuity 3: Visual Acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures.
• Visual Acuity 4: Have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment.
• Visual Acuity 5: Have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, operation of machines; using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.