Service Technician - Bradenton, FL

Service Technician

The Service Technician is responsible for maintaining automotive, medium, and heavy-duty trucks, including all Fire Division and Rescue (EMS) Division vehicles, as well as small gas engines and other associated equipment.

Essential duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following. Other duties may be assigned as needed:

• Service, repair, adjust and test all engines, motors, moving parts and equipment.
• Inspect equipment or materials to identify the cause of problems or defects.
• Perform routine maintenance on equipment and determine when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Inspect, repair, and maintain mechanical equipment.
• Raise trucks and heavy parts, or equipment using hydraulic jacks or hoists.
• Recondition and replace parts, pistons, bearings, gears, and valves.
• Troubleshoot operation problems and determine plan of action to remedy problems.
• Install equipment, etc. to meet specifications.
• Complete all necessary paperwork, as required.

Qualification requirements to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required:

• Provide and wear steel-toe safety shoes at all times while on the job site.
• Supply and maintain your own set of basic hand tools.
• A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Three (3) + years of experience in automotive mechanical maintenance.
• ASE and EVT are preferred but not required. Must be willing to obtain an ASE/EVT certification in at least two areas, or complete within 18 months.
• Heavy Equipment Mechanic is preferred.
• CDL preferred but not required.
• Knowledge of up-to-date methods of maintaining autos, trucks, and emergency vehicles.
• Knowledge of operating principles and maintenance of gasoline and diesel-powered engines.

(Comparable amount of training, education, or experience may be substituted for the above minimum requirements.)

Other skills and abilities: Must be able to work independently on assigned tasks as well as accept direction on given assignments:

• Must have excellent verbal and communication skills.
• Must have a strong ability to multitask.
• Must be detail-oriented.
• Strong communication skills are required.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic mathematics.
• Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out instructions in written and oral form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several variances in standardized specifications.

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

• Must be able to stand for long periods (up to 810 hours per shift).
• Frequent walking, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and reaching.
• Ability to lift and move objects up to 100 lbs. independently.

EEO STATEMENT: Ten-8 Fire & Safety provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

DRUG FREE WORKPLACE: Ten-8 Fire & Safety is committed to protecting the safety, health and wellbeing of all employees and other individuals in our workplace. As a condition of employment, employees are required to participate in pre-employment drug screening.