Equipment Mechanic (Ladera GC)

Position Summary

Inspect vehicles and make minor repairs to small and medium powered equipment; provide warehouse supplies to fields crews; maintain warehouse supply records and perform a variety of tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility.

Essential Functions

• Perform maintenance and repair duties involving gasoline and diesel engines, small and medium power equipment including compactors, paving breakers, compressors, pneumatic tools and power saws and other power driven equipment; keep records on the status of all equipment.
• Provide a supply service for field crews; work with field supervisors in issuing supplies needed to complete daily work.
• Submit monthly maintenance reports to assigned supervisory or management staff for vehicles, equipment, warehouse and purchased supplies.
• Ensure that all vehicles and equipment receive necessary and proper repairs; ensure that all costs are proper and conform to normal price rate structures.
• Ensure that vehicles are properly filled with oil, gasoline and water in preparation for daily usage by field crews and supervisors.
• Maintain vehicle and equipment maintenance records for control, cost analysis and budget purposes; initiate and maintain a record system to include cost of material, invoices and warehouse purchase requisitions.
• Implement and maintain an overall inspection system for the proper maintenance of assigned vehicles and/or equipment.
• May order, receive and verify shipments of stock items.
• Replace or repair faulty parts including wheel bearing, clutches, oil seals, shock absorbers, exhaust systems, steering mechanisms and related parts and equipment.
• May tune up engines by replacing ignition parts and reconditioning and adjusting carburetors, throttle body and fuel injection systems and propane fuel systems; repair and maintain emission control and alternative fuel systems.
• May repair and replace components including generators, distributors, relays, lights, switches and high voltage light systems; repair, adjust and replace brake systems including wheel cylinders, masters cylinders, disk pads, machine drums and rotors, hydraulic and air brakes; diagnose and repair electrical and charging systems of Hybrid mowers/equipment.
• Weld, fabricate and assemble parts and equipment; fabricate and modify tools as needed.
• May grind cutting units and adjust accordingly to manufacturer's specification to include rotary and reel type mowers.

Supplemental Functions

• May direct the work of lower level equipment mechanic staff.
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

Minimum Education, Experience And Additional Requirements

• High school diploma or GED supplemented by thirty (30) credit hours of vocational training in mechanical equipment or repair;
• Two (2) years of experience performing minor and major equipment repair.

Possession of a valid New Mexico Driver's License, or the ability to obtain by date of hire. Possession of a City Operator's Permit (COP) within six (6) months from date of hire.

Working Conditions

• Environmental Shop environment; exposure to dust, grease, noise and fumes; work in confined spaces.
• Physical Essential and supplemental functions require maintaining physical condition necessary for standing, bending or crouching for prolonged periods of time; moderate to heavy lifting; and operating motorized equipment and vehicles.