Garage Mechanic

About the role

The Public Service Department of the City of Westerville is seeking a skilled Garage Mechanic to provide excellent service and contribute to the community.

Responsibilities

• Maintains and repairs a variety of city owned vehicles and heavy equipment
• Performs monthly preventative maintenance
• Makes scheduled and unscheduled repairs on equipment
• Diagnoses mechanical and electrical malfunctions and makes necessary repairs
• Overhauls engines, transmissions, clutch assemblies, power takeoffs, differentials, and front and rear end assemblies
• Repairs and replaces hydraulic pumps, lines, connections, and hydraulic cylinders, brakes, cooling, ignition, electrical and fuel systems
• Tunes and repairs gasoline and diesel engines
• Grinds valves; turns brake rotors and drums
• Operates equipment while performing preventative maintenance or repairs such as drill presses, diagnostic equipment, welder, torches, brake lathe, computer analyzer, on-board computer, floor jacks, hoists, overhead crane, tire machine to balance tires, power grinders, saws, air equipment, impact wrenches, chisels, drills, and hand tools etc.
• Determines required parts for maintenance or repairs; calls vendors; locates parts; prices required parts; makes order if necessary; picks up and delivers parts to the garage; designs and manufactures necessary equipment for vehicles such as trailers when necessary; fabricates parts
• Schedules city vehicles and equipment for repairs
• Maintains records of all repairs and general maintenance to vehicles and other equipment; completes a work order after each repair; delivers vehicles for warranty and sublet repairs
• Aids other mechanics when requested; communicates verbally and in writing with vendors, outside agencies, employees, departments etc.
• Maintains a professional working relationship with other repair centers; makes contacts concerning difficult repairs or diagnostic problems; maintains a clean work environment in shop area
• Performs other related duties as required

Requirements

• Possession of a high school diploma and three years experience in the repair and maintenance of vehicle and mechanical equipment
• Considerable knowledge of the methods, materials, tools, terminology, and techniques used in the repair and maintenance of equipment and vehicles
• Considerable knowledge of the occupational hazards and safety precautions of the trade
• Ability to diagnose defects in equipment and vehicles
• Ability to adapt available tools and repair parts to specific repair problems
• Ability to drive various types of vehicles
• Ability to design and manufacture necessary equipment for vehicles
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions
• Ability to interpret and work from service manuals, specifications, and diagrams
• Ability to maneuver in and around vehicles and equipment with hands and body
• Ability to climb up into large trucks and equipment
• Ability to visually detect leaks, hairline cracks, breaks in engine and automotive parts
• Ability to use wrenches to pull, remove, tighten, and extract hydraulic and other automotive parts
• Ability to lay on creeper and work underneath automotive vehicles
• Ability to use welding equipment to fabricate parts
• Ability to use hydraulic jacks both manually and under power

Qualifications

• Necessary Special Requirements: Possession of a valid Ohio commercial driver's license. Possession of a CDL is not a requirement to obtain this position but the candidate will need to obtain a CDL within their first year. Training is provided by the City.
• Vehicle and Truck Certification or Mechanic Certification ASE
• Possession of own tools to complete repairs and maintenance on vehicles and equipment

Benefits

• Health Benefits: Employees pay a monthly medical insurance premium through The Steelworkers Health and Welfare Fund which includes prescription coverage. This is a high-deductible health savings plan.
• VISION AND DENTAL: The City pays 100% of the premium for dental and vision through the Steelworkers Health and Welfare Fund.
• LIFE INSURANCE: The City pays 100% of the premium on a $100,000 life insurance policy for employee and $10,000 for spouse and $5,000 for child.
• RETIREMENT PENSION: The City contributes 14% monthly toward retirement benefits offered through the Ohio Public Employee Retirement System.
• VACATION: Employees two weeks of paid vacation after completing one-year probationary period.
• PERSONAL LEAVE: Employees receive 6 prorated days of personal leave annually.

Pay

This position starts at Step 1 and earns $30.53/hr.

Schedule

The regular work hours for this position are M - F, 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM.

Application

Please indicate whether you are able to work these hours, have a valid Driver's License, possess an ASE Mechanic Certification, and how you learned about this position.