Auto Maintenance Technician

Auto Maintenance Technician

The Auto Maintenance Technician will perform maintenance and repairs of different types of vehicles including but not limited to cars, trucks, small equipment, heavy equipment, motorcycles and UTVs in accordance with factory standards. In addition, this position will be responsible of installing, testing, repairing, and removing emergency vehicle equipment including light bars, flashers, sirens, computer stand, printers, consoles, and wiring.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Perform routine maintenance and repair on automotive equipment in accordance with vehicle specifications;
• Utilize diagnostic equipment and tools to identify and resolve problems;
• Perform maintenance and repair on motorcycles and UTVs;
• Follow manufacturer recommendations on how to repair vehicle systems like engines, brakes, and suspensions;
• Perform maintenance on a fuel station;
• Service a car wash bay on an as needed basis;
• Perform maintenance and repair on small equipment including but not limited to mower, light tower, message board, signal board;
• Perform maintenance and repair on Heavy equipment;
• Adhere to all City policies, procedures, and safety and environmental rules; Work and assist fellow technicians/mechanics in performing technical activities;
• Create and update work orders and maintain filing system;
• Pick up parts and supplies;
• Maintain inventory levels and perform upkeep on all required parts and fluids;
• Perform installation, repair and removal of emergency vehicle equipment including but not limited to light bars, flashers, sirens, computer stand, printer, center console and wiring.

Additional Duties:

• Performs other related work as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education and Training:

• Must possess a High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• Must possess two years of verifiable experience
• Must possess a State of Florida Driver's License with an acceptable driving record
• ASE Certification in one or more automotive specialty is required
• Knowledge of mechanical functions, principles and techniques of auto repair is required
• Must possess a valid driver license with an acceptable driving record

Minimum Qualifications and Standards Required:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Must be fluent in English. Ability to communicate in Spanish is a plus.
• Ability to use computers for data entry.
• Ability to use or repair small/light equipment, such as power tools.
• Ability to use or repair medium equipment and machinery, such as vehicles or commercial mowers.
• Must be a non-smoker.
• The minimum requirements may be waived by the City Manager.

Physical Requirements:

• 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 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.

Benefits

City of Doral Human Resources Department Summary of Benefits: In this summary, we are providing general information, which will be helpful to you in evaluating the City of Doral as your premier place to work. If you have questions concerning a specific item or interpretation, please feel free to contact Human Resources at View phone number on click.appcast.io. Employment Benefits for Regular Full-Time Non-Sworn Employees:

Introductory Period An introductory period for an employee is twelve (12) months for entrance, rehire, and promotional appointments. In the event the employee accepts a promotional opportunity position within the City before an initial introductory period is satisfactorily completed, the initial introductory period starts over at the time the employee begins working in the new position. The introductory period is considered a continuation of the employment selection process. It provides the City an opportunity to observe and evaluate the capacity of the employee, which includes the employee's ability to satisfactorily perform the essential functions of his or her job; and to observe and evaluate the employee's work habits and conduct, including attendance and the employee's relationship with coworkers and superiors. During the introductory period, the new employee and the supervisor shall evaluate employment suitability in terms of skill, knowledge, performance, and compatibility. During this period, the employee shall be given the support and resources needed to learn and demonstrate the duties and competencies required in the new position. Absences During Introductory Period: Any cumulative absences during the introductory period in excess of ten (10) workdays will automatically extend the introductory period by the number of days absent regardless of whether the absence was with or without pay.

Holidays The City of Doral observes 12 paid holidays per year:

1. New Year's Day
2. Martin Luther King's Birthday
3. Presidents Day
4. Memorial Day
5. Juneteenth
6. Independence Day
7. Labor Day
8. Columbus Day
9. Veterans' Day
10. Thanksgiving Day
11. Friday after Thanksgiving
12. Christmas Day

In addition, employees received two (2) personal days and (1) Birthday. The personal days must be used before the end of the fiscal year and the birthday must be taken within six (6) months of the birthday.

Accruals (Vacation & Sick Time) The City of