Auto Repairman | Department of Public Works

Duties And Responsibilities

• Performs general overhaul and repair work on automotive and mechanical equipment.
• Inspects, adjusts and replaces necessary units and related parts including valves, pistons and main bearing assemblies, and cooling and exhaust systems.
• Repair and overhauls brakes, ignition systems, transmissions, differentials, front and rear end assemblies, repair and installs hydraulic controls, tunes motors.
• Takes down repairs and reassembles air compressors, pumps and related equipment.
• Inspects, repairs overhauls and/or replaces all automotive electrical equipment including generators, distributors, magnetos, starters in gasoline and diesel motors.
• Serves equipment with diesel fuel, gasoline, oil, check batteries and tires and repairs as necessary.
• Uses mechanical hand and power driven tools and equipment such as grinders, testing and welding equipment and other garage shop tools and equipment.
• Conducts PA State inspections of all diesel and gasoline equipment.

Requirements

• Expertise in the procedures in PA State Inspections for light and heavy-duty tracks and equipment.
• Expertise in the use and operation of tools and machinery used in mechanical repair work.
• Expertise in locating and adjusting defects in motor equipment.
• Considerable knowledge of the standard practices, equipment and tools of the diesel mechanic trade.
• Considerable knowledge of the operating principles of gasoline and diesel engines.
• Knowledge of mechanical repair of heavy and light trucks and other equipment.
• Considerable knowledge of the occupational hazards and of the safety precautions of the diesel mechanic trade.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and ability to adapt available tools and repair parts to specific repair problems.
• Ability to use Windows Operating System and other related work order software programs.

Minimum Required Training, Experience, Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Considerable experience in the automotive mechanic trade.
• Possession of a valid PA state inspectors license.
• Possession of a valid motor vehicle operator’s license as issued by Commonwealth of PA.
• Must have own tools.
• Must be tested by the City for mechanical aptitude and skills.