Heavy Fleet Technician

About the role

The Heavy Fleet Technician performs difficult and skilled mechanical work on a large variety of automotive equipment, school buses, county government vehicles, police cars, and department of utilities vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Performs basic mechanic work
• Changes tires and responds to road services calls
• Diagnoses and repairs injector systems (gas and diesel)
• Repairs or overhauls brake systems (air and hydraulic)
• Performs engine tune-ups using standard testing equipment
• Performs electrical repairs, including replacement of electrical components, starters, generators, and alternators, etc.
• Inspects light heavy-duty vehicles for compliance with Virginia State Inspection Standards
• Performs custodial shop maintenance, pickup, and delivery duties as needed

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED or its equivalent
• Considerable experience in repairing automotive, truck and power-driven equipment that may vary in make and model (domestic and imported gas and diesel)
• Possess or be qualified to obtain a valid Virginia Commercial Driver’s License within a 90-day period from date of employment
• Possess or be qualified to obtain a valid Virginia State Inspection License within a 90-day period from the date of employment

Qualifications

• ASE Certification (preferred)
• EVT Certification (preferred)

Skills

• The ability to operate specialized tools
• Knowledge of methods, procedures, tools and equipment used in the diagnosis and report of passenger cars, trucks, buses and construction
• ABS brake systems and computer brake systems
• Ignition systems (early model) and computer systems
• Cooling systems, water pumps, radiators and heating systems, fans relays and heat pumps
• Electrical systems, computer relays and switches
• Use and operation of shop tools and machinery

Physical Demands

• Lifting – 1–25 lbs (occasionally)
• Lifting – 26–50 lbs (occasionally)
• Lifting – 50+ lbs (occasionally)
• Carrying – 1–25 lbs (occasionally)
• Carrying – 26–50 lbs (occasionally)
• Carrying – 50+ lbs (occasionally)
• Pushing/Pulling – 1–25 lbs (occasionally)
• Pushing/Pulling – 26–50 lbs (occasionally)
• Pushing/Pulling – 50+ lbs (occasionally)

Standing, sitting, walking, reaching, turning/twisting, balancing/climbing, stooping/kneeling, crouching/crawling (frequently)