Heavy Duty Equipment Technician

About the role

The Heavy-Duty Equipment Technician performs operational level heavy duty vehicular and equipment maintenance and repair duties. The incumbent inspects, maintains, repairs, diagnoses, adjusts, and replaces mechanical and electrical components on University-owned vehicles and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Maintains and repairs emission control systems to ensure conformity to all local, state, and Federal emission regulations.
• Performs maintenance and repair to vehicles and equipment operating on gasoline, diesel motor fuel, propane, compressed natural gas, and electric-powered vehicles and equipment.
• Reads and interprets basic blueprints and executes metal fabrication projects as directed.
• Inspects automotive and heavy equipment to determine corrective action necessary.
• Performs drivability diagnosis of computer-controlled systems.
• Performs repairs in the most cost-efficient manner possible.
• Operates vehicles and equipment during the course of maintenance and repair.
• Utilizes engine analyzers, emission analyzers.
• Operates shop tools and equipment, operate welding and fabrication equipment.
• Prepares maintenance and repair records.
• Prepares work orders that accurately reflect time and materials used in the course of repairs.

Requirements

• Journeyman level experience and skill in automotive heavy vehicle and equipment maintenance and repair.
• Experience in the operation and maintenance of tools and special tools used in the course of performing job duties.
• Ability to perform welding and fabrication operations required in the course of performing job duties.
• Knowledge in the proper use and operation of diagnostic equipment used in the course of performing job duties.
• Ability to properly inspect vehicles and equipment for needed maintenance and repairs, and to perform those maintenance and repair operations.
• Ability to safely operate University owned vehicles and equipment.
• Ability to work both individually and cooperatively with others with minimal or no supervision.
• Ability to identify and correct hazardous conditions and to exercise good judgment when to report unsafe and hazardous conditions.
• Ability to prioritize work assignments to meet deadlines, flexibility to work with changing workloads and deadlines, good customer service skills and the ability to work with interruptions.
• Good interpersonal skills to effectively interact with coworkers and the ability to exercise diplomacy in dealing with diverse groups of people.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience completing advanced welding and fabrication projects such as TIG, MIG, Arc, and Fuel/Gas welding, cutting, burning, and sheering of various metals including but not limited to steel, aluminum, stainless steel, and cast aluminum.

Skills

• Welding and fabrication operations.
• Diagnostic equipment use.
• Vehicle and equipment inspection.
• Work order preparation.
• Shop tool and equipment operation.
• Emergency response and shift work.

Benefits

Salary commensurate with skills, qualifications and experience. Under California law, the University of California, Santa Cruz is required to post a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. The salary shown above is the budgeted amount the University reasonably expects to pay and the salary extended should not exceed this posted amount.

Pay

Budgeted Salary: $40.27-$50.09/hourly.

Schedule

Full-time, FixedPercentage of Time: 100%, 40 Hours per Week.

Union Representation

Service Employees (SX)

Job Code Classification

HVY DUTY EQUIP TCHN (008476)

Travel

Never or Rarely

Special Conditions of Employment

• Selected candidate will be required to pass a pre-employment criminal history background check.
• Selected candidate must pass the employment misconduct disclosure process.
• Must possess a valid license to drive in the state of California and be able to participate in the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) pull notice program.
• Must possess a valid Class B Commercial license to drive in the State of California, with passenger endorsement and a satisfactory driving record.
• Must possess, or obtain within 6 months of hire, a valid California Class B license to drive and participate in the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) pull notice program.
• Must participate in DOT drug testing program.
• Ability to safely lift parts, components and supplies while bending, kneeling or stooping with or without accommodation.
• Ability to safely push and move equipment weighing up to 160 pounds with or without accommodation.
• Must have the ability to: operate a vacuum, floor scrubber, and polisher; use cleaning chemical compounds; perform essential custodial duties including dumping bags into dumpster or moving equipment and materials with or without accommodations.
• Ability to occasionally work overtime with little or no advance notice, and work on-call to respond to emergencies after hours as necessary for emergency repairs.
• Ability to work shift work, 6AM to 2:30PM.
• Ability to work overtime including evenings, nights, weekends and holidays to meet operational needs, and work an alternate work schedule shift as required.

Safety Statement

All UCSC employees must understand and follow job safety procedures, attend required health and safety training, proactively promote safety at work, and promptly report actual and potential accidents and injuries.

Notice of Availability

In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (the Clery Act), the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (ASFSR) is available at: https://chancellor.ucsc.edu/annual-security-reports/. This report is published by October 1st of each year and includes current institutional policies and procedures concerning campus safety and security; fire safety and evacuation policies; sexual misconduct and relationship violence reporting and response protocols; and crime and fire statistics for the three previous calendar years. A paper copy of the ASFSR is available upon request by contacting the UCSC Police Department at 114 Carriage House Rd., Santa Cruz, CA 95064, or by calling 831-459-2231 Ext. 1.

EEO/AA

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer.