Automotive Technician II

Job TitleMaintains and repairs department vehicles to ensure all vehicles are safe and in a well-maintained operating condition. Reviews vehicle defect reports for necessary repairs to vehicles, and inspects and verifies the need for repairs. Routinely inspects fleet vehicles for damage and ensures the fleet is clean and presentable. Inspects damaged vehicles, obtain vendor quotes when necessary, and ascertain the most cost-effective repair process; makes damage repairs on-site whenever possible. Performs minor repairs, and service vehicles according to prescribed maintenance schedules. Ensures warranty and recalls items are completed expeditiously and correctly invoiced. Ensures completion of smog inspections of vehicles as required. Cleans vehicle interiors, trunks and engine compartments. Ensures vehicle trunks are organized and properly stocked. Mounts, balances and changes tires, and maintains an adequate supply of mounted tires for immediate use. Safely operates vehicles and moves them to and from commercial repair facilities, if unable to perform repairs locally. Ensures the rifle, shotgun, and Voyager card are removed from all vehicles and properly secured prior to taking a vehicle to a vendor for repairs. Ensures automotive vendor services are properly completed. Basic knowledge of and ability to use computer programs; Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Access One Drive, and Adobe. Monitors the usage of gasoline and other petroleum products and ensure accuracy. Maintains the Area's fuel records and submits them for review in a timely manner. Ensures the fuel island's hoses and nozzles are free from defects, service the fuel island, ensure proper supplies, including spill kit, are in place. Maintains the entire gasoline station in a clean safe and serviceable condition, maintain the inventory sheet at the gasoline pumps to record gasoline/oil consumption, and notify Administrative Supervisor of any discrepancies. Checks the status of service stations equipment and storage tank monitoring systems daily. Obtains printout of fuel inventory from the VEEDER ROOT, monitoring system and ensure accuracy with daily fuel usage. Completes and files the CHP 33D, Daily Gasoline Inventory form, and transfer applicable information to the form CHP 33F, Monthly Gasoline Inventory. Ensures the propane tank's fuel level is above the minimum level of 30 percent. Performs daily inspection and weekly checks, preventative maintenance, and 15-minute run operation of the Area emergency generators and record same. Maintain the entire Automotive Technician area and office in a clean, safe and presentable condition. Accurately updates Fuel Master system mileage information into Fleet Focus daily. Orders, stocks, inventory and ensures adequate parts and supplies are on-hand to maintain the vehicle fleet, equipment, and the fuel service station facility. These items include, but are not limited to tires, rims, balancing weights, brake rotors, brake pads, light bulbs, fuel filters, air filters, oil filters, emergency flares, vehicle cleaning and maintenance supplies. Maintain required stock of gasoline, oil and propane. Ensures the rotation of all stocked items. Ensure parts and supplies used are promptly and accurately entered into Fleet Focus database. Ensures spare parts, tires, tools and other equipment are secure and accounted for. Receives and ships parts, tools and supplies as needed. Maintain proper inventory and records of spare parts, tires, tools and petroleum products. Ensures daily gasoline stock levels are checked and recorded and that inventory levels are accurate. Updates, maintains, and retains fleet vehicle, equipment, and fuel service station facility records and reports(paper and electronic). Schedules semi-annual pickup of waste oil and drained waste oil filters. Stocks arriving automotive parts and supplies and add to the applicable inventory log and Fleet Focus. Maintains and updates contract files and Motor Transport Bulletins. Service fire extinguishers as needed. Disposes of junk tires via the bid process. Maintains each vehicle's service folder, including but not limited to the following applicable forms; each vehicle's form CHP 57, Motor Vehicle Assignment and Transfer, up-to-date and accurate for the life of the vehicle and ensure it is transferred with the vehicle or provided to Motor Transport section for replacement of run-out vehicles. Updates the CHP 424, Preventive Maintenance Schedule & Repair History Enforcement, CHIP 424A, Preventive Maintenance Schedule & Repair History Continued, CHP 426, Preventive Maintenance Schedule and Repair History Non-Enforcement, and CHP 33E, Vehicle Inspection Checklist. Updates the vehicle mileage in Fleet Focus by the 10th of the following month. Provides the Area Commander and fleet supervisor with regular updates of reported vehicle defects and repairs, with completion dates. Monitors vehicle mileage to ensure uniformity with vehicle age. Submit updated mileage averaging report to the fleet supervisor. Coordinates the exchange of vehicles with Fleet Operations Section and arrange for transport of vehicles to/from Fleet Operations Section. Compiles the form CHP 33, Driver's Equipment Check, and gas receipts from each vehicle and file monthly. Maintains required permits and schedule inspections, as needed, for the fuel storage tank, air compressor, propane tanks, auto lifts, emergency generators.