Automotive Mechanic

Automotive Mechanic Position

Join the Department of Transportation as an Automotive Mechanic and play a key part in keeping Pennsylvania moving! This job lets you work with a wide range of equipment while gaining experience in essential mechanical practices. You support a mission that keeps roads safe and work crews ready for action. Take this opportunity to grow and contribute to a strong statewide network.

This role focuses on maintaining and repairing a wide variety of vehicles, construction equipment, and powered tools that support transportation operations across the Commonwealth. The work helps ensure that essential machinery stays safe, reliable, and ready to use. As an Automotive Mechanic, you will perform the following duties:

• Preventive Maintenance: Conduct routine servicing of vehicles and equipment to keep systems operating smoothly
• System Repairs: Repair engines, cooling systems, suspension components, electrical systems, and driveline parts
• Safety Inspections: Complete official inspections, apply required documentation, and ensure compliance with state standards
• Field Service: Provide emergency road service and make necessary adjustments or repairs in field environments
• Record Keeping: Maintain equipment records, prepare reports, and assist with identifying needed parts and supplies
• Team Support: Demonstrate repair methods and assist other mechanics with major repairs

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Qualifications

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Four years of experience in the automotive mechanic trade; or
• Completion of an approved apprenticeship; or
• Any combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledges, skills, and abilities.

Special Requirements:

• This position requires possession of a current and valid Pennsylvania Class C driver's license.
• This position requires possession of a valid Class 1 Inspection Mechanic certificate or equivalent that allows inspection for Class 1 vehicles.

Additional Requirements:

• You will be responsible for providing your own mechanics toolbox and basic tool set.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS): 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.