Fleet Mechanic 1/C

Responsibilities

• Inspects, repairs, adjusts and maintains all types of transportation and construction units and equipment.
• Does motor and electrical work, including adjusting timing, adjusting and repairing ignition systems and overhauling carburetors and fuel systems.
• Inspects, removes, adjusts, repairs and installs suspension and body components, axles and running gear assemblies, including wheels, brakes and steering assemblies, radiators, transmissions and differentials, and engine accessories such as generators, alternators, carburetors, starters, coils, fuel and air filters, etc.
• Cleans up trouble on units on the road or in the field.
• Road tests.
• Inspects, repairs, overhauls, adjusts and maintains all types of transportation and construction transmissions.
• Performs all work on hydraulic equipment such as that on pole-hole diggers and aerial lifts; valves, controls, cylinders, hydraulic motors and pumps, pressure adjustments and testing.
• (Final inspection before return to service following major teardown to be made by Mechanic-First Class).
• Operates a lathe and builds bodies or compartments.
• Operates acetylene and electric welding equipment for cutting, heating, burning, welding and brazing operations.
• Directs the work of others and assists them.
• Acquires the necessary knowledge and skills required for advancement to a fully qualified Mechanic-First Class.

Requirements

• Must pass a test of basic knowledge of mechanical and electrical principles applying to automotive and construction equipment and demonstrate ability to handle tools.
• Progresses as provided in Memorandum governing Mechanic-First Class.
• Previous mechanical experience preferred.
• Should have had a year's experience as a Laborer in the Transportation Department.
• Must be a high school graduate or have obtained an equivalency diploma recognized by the State of New York.
• Must be familiar with Company's Safety Rules, approved methods of resuscitation and be able to render practical First Aid.
• Must obtain required licenses to drive and inspect Company equipment.

Physical Qualifications

• Normal health, physique and use of senses as indicated by passing the required physical examination given by a Company physician, including color perception.
• Strength and endurance adequate for arduous labor in all kinds of outdoor weather conditions.

Personal Qualifications

• Should possess temperament suited to jobs where manual dexterity, precision and patience are particularly essential.
• Willing to work extra and/or irregular hours and/or a shift schedule.
• Willing to work under unusual or special working conditions and surroundings, as well as the normal working conditions pertaining to this job.
• Particularly alert in observing hazards and avoiding accidents.
• Possess keen faculties of observation.

Competencies

• Be a role model
• Be agile
• Collaborate and Share
• Develop Self & Others
• Empower to grow
• Focus to achieve results