Equipment Technician III

Experience

• Three years of full-time experience overhauling, repairing, and maintaining a variety of mechanical equipment such as water or parking meters, pumps, valves, air compressors, power tools, small gasoline or diesel engines, irrigation equipment, commercial ride on mowers, landscape and light construction equipment, shop equipment, and/or repairing and servicing safety equipment such as respirators, SCBAs, explosimeters, air lines, emergency mobile equipment, light meters, sound level meters, and/or firefighting equipment.
• Experience repairing power tools or sprinkler heads is NOT qualifying.
• Preventive maintenance work only, such as changing oil, lubing, or removing and replacing parts, is NOT qualifying.
• City of San Diego employees using Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA) experience to qualify must submit written documentation signed by their appointing authority or payroll specialist, detailing the work performed, dates, and total number of qualifying OCA hours.

Licenses

• A valid California Class C Driver License is required at the time of hire.
• Note: Some positions may require a valid California Class B Driver License within six months from the date of hire.

Highly Desirable

• Possession of a valid California Class A or B Driver License AND a valid California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) medical certificate dated within the last two years.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Excel.
• Experience using asset management software to track equipment, inventory, work orders, maintenance, or repairs.