Lead Automotive Technician

Locations: Paterson, Kearny, and Edison, NJ

Applicants must have a valid state driver’s license, a safe driving record, and at least two years of unsupervised experience driving passenger cars or larger in the U.S. or its territories or on U.S. military installations worldwide. Must be able to communicate in and understand English, with or without reasonable accommodation under the Rehabilitation Act.

Salary

Starting annual salary $74,422, paid bi-weekly.

Responsibilities

• Diagnoses operating difficulties on a variety of vehicles and performs operational checks on engines, major supporting systems, parts, components, assemblies, emissions systems, electrical, computer, and electronic-controlled components.
• Performs various computerized and electronic diagnostic tests using specialized equipment; interprets trouble codes and other information from electronic scanners and test analyzers; uses reference materials such as service manuals and wiring schematics to determine operational difficulties, drivability problems, and evaluates performance efficiency.
• Conducts road tests before and after maintenance and repairs; annotates vehicle problems on work orders.
• Troubleshoots malfunctioning vehicles resulting from road calls and identifies improperly functioning part(s).
• Conducts vehicle inspections, determines necessary repairs, annotates established estimated repair time (ERT); assigns and schedules work for individual employees or a group of employees engaged in vehicle maintenance.
• Performs maintenance and repairs resulting from normal preventive maintenance inspections.
• Provides technical guidance and instructions to mechanics and technicians on more difficult repairs and in the use of specialized computer-aided diagnostic equipment.
• Maintains, prepares, and updates vehicle maintenance records, annotating repairs, labor hours, and other relevant data.
• Assists in training personnel in the repair of vehicles and the use of specialized computer-aided diagnostic equipment.
• Personally observes and monitors compliance of established safety practices and procedures of vehicle maintenance activities; complies with all postal, local, state, and federal environmental regulations and policies.

Requirements

• Qualified applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening to meet the U.S. Postal Service’s requirement to be drug-free.
• Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or have permanent resident alien status.