Mechanic III

Distinguishing Features of Work

As a Mechanic 3 in Fleet Services, you’ll play an essential role in keeping our city moving by ensuring the reliability of a wide range of vehicles and heavy equipment—from light-duty trucks and fire apparatus to complex diesel engines and hydraulic systems. This position is ideal for a highly skilled and detail-oriented technician who enjoys diagnosing, repairing, and performing preventive maintenance on diverse types of machinery. You’ll have the opportunity to lead by example, support your team, and take on supervisory duties when needed. Working in a collaborative environment, you’ll utilize advanced diagnostic tools and your extensive expertise to resolve challenging mechanical issues, ensuring safety and operational efficiency across the city’s fleet.

This role offers the opportunity to specialize and gain experience across five unique shops focused on heavy equipment, light vehicles, fire assets, body repairs, and light equipment maintenance. This is highly technical work involving the diagnosis, repair, and preventive maintenance of cars, trucks, and heavy equipment. Work is supervised and assisted as needed by a higher-level mechanic or supervisor.

Employees within the department or division shall be given first consideration.

Examples of Work Performed

• Completes preventive maintenance on vehicles, trailers, or heavy equipment, such as oil changes, tire rotation, replacing filters, servicing transmissions, lubricating chassis and drive lines.
• Performs engine and transmission diagnostics with scan tools or laptop computers.
• Conducts test drives to verify drivability complaints and to verify repairs made.
• Diagnoses and repairs electrical systems.
• Diagnoses and repairs air and hydraulic brake systems.
• Diagnoses and repairs automatic and manual transmission drivability issues.
• Diagnoses and repairs hydraulic system issues, including hydraulic pumps, motors, cylinders, valves, and other components on heavy vehicles and equipment.
• Diagnoses and repairs driveline and suspension systems.
• Diagnoses and repairs heating and air conditioning systems.
• Diagnoses, repairs, rebuilds, and replaces diesel and gas engines.
• Removes, replaces, and modifies mufflers, tailpipes, and other exhaust components.
• Tows vehicles and equipment using a rollback and sling-type wrecker.
• Maintains written records of work performed.
• Operates a vehicle to complete work assignments.

These examples are not intended to be all-inclusive. Other related duties may be assigned as needed.

Requirements of Work

• Thorough knowledge of all tools and equipment used in the trade and the ability to use these tools to perform repair work on vehicles/equipment.
• Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions.
• Ability to weld and cut using gas or electrical equipment.
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply information contained in technical repair manuals and electronic diagnostic equipment.
• Ability to climb onto equipment and make repairs as high as 25' in height.
• Ability to lift, bend, and twist while making repairs to vehicles and heavy equipment.
• Ability to tolerate exposure to fluids and solvents in vehicle repair work.
• Ability to perform continuous manual and physical labor while standing on a cement floor.
• Ability to lift and carry bulky objects weighing up to 50 pounds (heavier objects with assistance) for distances up to 100 feet.
• Ability to exert up to 100 pounds of pressure using tools that tighten, loosen, or cut.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with associates and employees of other departments.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively orally or in writing.
• Assumes the responsibilities of a supervisor in their absence.
• Highly proficient in utilizing diagnostic scan tools and other troubleshooting devices.
• Possession of a valid Kansas driver’s license is required.
• A valid Kansas commercial driver’s license (CDL) is required. If you are a Canadian or Mexican citizen, you will be required to have or obtain a CDL from your home country.
• Compliance with ASE policy will be required at the time of hire and throughout the duration of employment.
• Possession of at least four eligible ASE certifications when hired. ASE certification attainment will be required consistent with ASE policy.

Preferred certifications from Tracs: A, E, L, and T. Skill set will be the primary factor in determining hire, promotion, and transfer decisions between shops. There are five shops that specialize in heavy equipment, light vehicles, fire assets, body repairs, and light equipment maintenance.