Mobile Equipment Servicer

Summary

The employee will serve as a Mobile Equipment Servicer for the Facilities Management Service at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System - in Ann Arbor - MI under the supervision of the Grounds and Transportation Supervisor. The position has the primary duties of servicing automotive and mobile equipment.

Qualifications

• Related Experience: servicing automotive and mobile equipment such as automobiles, trucks, buses, forklifts, skid steers, RTVs and back hoes; dispensing fuel, checking fluid levels and tire pressure, inflating tires, washing equipment, changing lubricants, installing accessory items, and changing and repairing tires.
• Possessing a valid Commercial Driver License (CDL) with Air Brakes.

Physical Effort

The work requires good coordination as well as manual dexterity. Physical effort is required in making repairs. The employee is required to bend, stoop, crawl, walk, climb and lift heavy objects up to fifty pounds. The employee frequently works on top of equipment at heights up to eighteen feet above the ground and underneath vehicles. The employee must work in awkward positions when performing work in lube pits or under car racks.

Working Conditions

• The work is performed inside or outside of the facility where the employee is subject to all kinds of weather conditions.
• The employee is exposed to dirty, oily, and a greasy work environment.
• The employee may be required to handle cans and drums of petroleum products or industrial cleaners.
• The employee will utilize authorized safety equipment when dealing with potential problems that may consist of carbon monoxide, scalds, electrical shock, gas, propane, or chemical fumes.
• The employee is subject to cuts, bruises, and burns.

Job Element Method

Your knowledge, skills, and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills, and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element (WG-2 and higher only; screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1). Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume. You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:

• Equipment Assembly - Installation - Repair
• Interpret Instructions - Specifications (other than blueprint reading)
• Technical Practices
• Troubleshooting
• Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
• Without more than normal supervision

Duties

• Performs preventative maintenance on all vehicles and equipment.
• Repairs tube and tubeless tires with plugger or hot or cold patch of all sizes.
• Dispenses gasoline, checks fluid levels and tire pressures, inflates tires, washes cars, lubricates vehicles, installs simple accessory items, and changes and repairs tires and tubes.
• Installs alcohol in air systems, drains moisture from air tanks, changes oil and filters on hydraulic systems.
• Refers any observed need for major repairs to an automotive mechanic or other appropriate worker.
• Plans and accomplishes a variety of complex work assignments.
• Adjusts work operations and schedules to meet emergencies or changing programs.
• Reports safety hazards to supervisor promptly - correcting them where possible.

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday - 6:00 am - 2:30 pm

Recruitment & Relocation Incentives

Not authorized.