Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technician III

Responsibilities

• Performing preventive maintenance inspections.
• Inspecting, diagnosing, and repairing major malfunctions on motor vehicles and motor equipment.
• Performing standard preventive maintenance services such as changing oil, fueling, cleaning, or greasing parts.
• Aiding in snow removal procedures on Airport Runways and taxiways.
• Road-testing vehicles and equipment to ensure safety and reliability.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduation from a standard high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
• Experience: Four years of experience servicing, maintaining and repairing motor vehicles, gasoline and/or diesel engines, or heavy-duty construction equipment. Two years of the required experience must include servicing and repairing heavy duty construction equipment and diesel engines.
• Note: Applicants may substitute additional documented and relevant experience repairing, servicing and maintaining automobiles, trucks, buses or comparable equipment on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

Notes

• Completion of an accredited training program for Heavy Equipment or Diesel Repair may be substituted for one and one-half years of the general experience.
• Certification as a Technician by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) can be substituted for two years of the required education.
• Certification as a Master Technician in one or more subject areas by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) can be substituted for the required education.

Licenses & Certifications

• Employees are assigned duties that require the operation of motor vehicles. Employees must possess and maintain a Class C motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.
• Employees are required to possess and maintain a Class A or B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) valid in the State of Maryland during the probationary period, depending on the type of equipment operated.
• Employees in this class may be required to obtain Special Commercial Driver's License Endorsements for Hazardous Materials and Tank Vehicles depending on the type of equipment operated.

Additional Information

To Apply: ACCEPTING ONLINE APPLICATIONS ONLY
Apply at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mdotmd

Resumes cannot be substituted for the MDOT Employment Application. Consideration for employment may be based solely on the contents of your application; therefore, it is essential that you provide complete and accurate information. Please include all relevant experience on your application. This includes but is not limited to, full or part-time, volunteer, military, acting capacity, or any other experience that is relevant to the position you are applying for. If you have held more than one (1) position at the same employer, please list each position that you held and the length of time that you held each position.

Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please notify in advance. MD Relay Service Number (711).

Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.

The selected candidate may be subject to background and reference checks.

The Maryland Department of Transportation is not sponsoring new employees in the application of the H-1B Visa or providing an extension of an existing H-1B Visa at this time due to budgetary constraints.

All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

Federal regulations prohibit H1B Visa candidates from paying sponsorship fees, all sponsorship fees must be assumed by the potential employer.

For education obtained outside the U.S., at the time of application, you are required to provide proof of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service, such as the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (http://www.naces.org) or World Education Services: International Credential Evaluation (https://www.wes.org/).

The incumbent in this position may be a member of a covered bargaining unit.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, MAA does not discriminate based on age, ancestry, color, creed, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religious affiliation, belief or opinion, sex, or sexual orientation.

Issue Date: 06/11/2024
Re-Issue Date: 10/11/2024
Re-Issue Date: 11/25/2024