Diesel Mechanic

Mechanic: Diesel

This is a skilled laborer position that performs preventive maintenance and repairs on diesel- and gasoline-fueled City vehicles and equipment by performing the following duties.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Diagnoses problems and determines parts, equipment, labor, and time required to perform repairs on vehicles and equipment to put them in operative condition.
• Completes PO tickets. Operates/drives repaired vehicles to verify conformance to specifications.
• Repairs damaged vehicles and equipment, including installing new ignition systems, aligning front wheels, changing or recharging batteries, replacing transmissions and other parts, and overhauling gas or diesel engines. Provide roadside repair service.
• Perform preventative maintenance on vehicles and equipment, including oil changes and parts lubrication. Examine protective guards, loose bolts, and specified safety devices on vehicles, and make adjustments.
• Order and maintain adequate vehicle and equipment parts inventory; record and maintain vehicle and equipment repair and maintenance records including costs. Maintain work area in a clean and orderly fashion.
• Operate a variety of hand/power tools and machines such as a drill press, hand drill, grinder, saws, air tools, hand tools, cutting torches, and MIG welders.

Competencies:

• Technical skills: Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills of equipment/tools used in performing work; Pursues training opportunities. Consistently demonstrates a high level of competency in the use of tools/equipment used in work and constantly maintains equipment and tools in operational condition.
• Safety and security: Complies with relevant OSHA safety standards; Observes safety and security precautions and procedures; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment, tools and materials properly. Demonstrates knowledge of relevant safety rules and safe operation of equipment.
• Communication: Ability to read and interpret safety rules, equipment operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Quality & quantity: Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness. Completes work in a timely manner; Strives to increase productivity; Works quickly.
• Dependability: Follows instructions, responds appropriately to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to complete work; completes tasks on time. Employee is consistently at work as scheduled and on time for work assignments. Readily assists/volunteers to assist co-workers.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education: Minimum of high school diploma or the equivalent; Experience: Requires a minimum of six years of experience in vehicle maintenance and electronic system repair. Requires working knowledge of tools, equipment and safety protocol applicable to vehicle and equipment repair work. The equivalent education, training, skills, knowledge and experience may be considered.

Physical demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and to talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is frequently exposed to vibration and moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals and risks exposure to electric shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Incumbent may also be asked to work outside, which may expose him/her to loud noises, vibrations, and extreme weather conditions. Incumbent is required to wear gloves, safety-toe shoes, safety glasses, welding glasses, and rubber gloves, and hearing protection when required.