Maintenance Technician IV - Fleet Mechanic

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assigns and supervises the work of maintenance workers and technicians
• Discusses job requirements with and receives detailed instruction from supervisor
• Inspects work in progress to assure conformance with instructions
• Requisitions necessary equipment and materials
• Maintains time and material records and prepares simple reports
• Performs or assists in performing more difficult or skilled tasks
• Diagnoses, adjusts, repairs and services the full range of power-driven equipment used by the City including diesel or gasoline engine equipment, air compressors, pump apparatus and aerial truck hydraulic systems
• Coordinates with other department operational and technical personnel in the performance of assigned tasks
• Operates heavy and light equipment in snow removal
• Assists with special events, snow removal and other emergency tasks, including some nights and weekends, as needed

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• One to three years related experience and/or training in repairing heavy power-driven equipment
• Diesel and gasoline
• or equivalent combination of education and experience

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Supervises a work crew in maintenance and construction operations within assigned department

Knowledge and Skills

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations

Physical Demands

• Regularly sits
• Frequently uses hands to finger, handle, or feel
• Frequently reaches with hands and arms
• Frequently walks, climbs or balances
• Frequently talks or hears
• Occasionally stoops, kneels, crouches, or crawls
• Occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 25 pounds

Work Environment

• Regularly exposed to outside weather conditions
• Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration
• Frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and fumes or airborne particles
• Frequently exposed to noise level in the work environment that is usually loud