Job Title: Supervising Vehicle Equipment Mechanic

SUMMARY

Under general supervision, to lead and perform preventive maintenance, skilled repairs, and outfitting the City vehicles and light to heavy trucks and equipment; and to perform related work as required.

CLASSIFICATION CHARACTERISTICS:

The Supervising Vehicle/Equipment Mechanic is a lead worker in the mechanic classification series, assisting in supervision of the equipment shop, and performing skilled repair, modification, and maintenance of a variety of automotive, maintenance, and construction equipment. This class is distinguished from the Equipment Shop Supervisor in that the Supervisor has full supervisory responsibility for shop personnel and activities, whereas this classification primarily performs the same work as journey level mechanics, and assists in supervision.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Leads and performs preventive maintenance, skilled repairs, and outfitting of City vehicles and light to heavy-duty trucks and equipment.
• Assists in setting priorities and assigning work; and supervises the Equipment Shop daily outside of the supervisor’s shift.
• Oversees others on jobs requiring more than one person.
• Trains new Vehicle/Equipment Mechanics.
• Summarizes and verifies employee hours worked to prepare timesheets for payroll processing.
• Researches parts and equipment in catalogues, orders parts and materials required for service and repairs, reviews orders received, and confirms receipt for payment of vendor invoices.
• Operates computer to summarize fuel usage and mileage by type and account.
• Road tests, inspects and troubleshoots automotive, and light and heavy-duty trucks and equipment to assess their condition and determine needed repairs.
• Tunes, repairs and may perform overhaul of gasoline and diesel engines.
• Outfits new equipment such as Police vehicles for City service.
• Adjusts, repairs, replaces and/or rebuilds carburetors, fuel injection systems, and other fuel system components.
• Installs, troubleshoots, adjusts, replaces components, and rewires ignition, signals, lights, and electrical controls.
• Repairs and rebuilds hydraulic and pneumatic apparatus such as backhoes, loaders, booms, and lifts, and prepares cylinders for precision grinding.
• Adjusts, disassembles, and repairs or rebuilds drum and disk braking systems, valves, master cylinders, and pneumatic or other hydraulic controls.
• Repairs and replaces suspension and steering components.
• Adjusts, repairs, overhauls, or prepares for job shop automatic and manual transmissions, power take off drives, and related drive train components.
• Uses welding and cutting equipment to make repairs or modify equipment.
• Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Job estimating and parts ordering
• Principles of supervision