Automotive Equipment Mechanic job Sacramento, California, with City of Sacramento

City of Sacramento
Sacramento, California

The ideal candidate will have excellent customer service skills and be willing to learn new tasks. Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certifications are desired but not required.

DEFINITION

To perform semi-skilled and skilled work in the mechanical repair and maintenance of light and heavy gasoline and diesel driven equipment.

DUTIES

• Assist and participate in the routine overhaul, tune-up, and repair work on automobiles, heavy and light trucks, and construction equipment.
• Inspect, adjust and replace necessary units and parts such as valves, pistons, main bearing assemblies and cooling, fuel and exhaust components.
• Repair and lubricate automotive and mechanical equipment such as scooters, power saws, and related equipment.
• Perform lubricating tasks and service heavy and light equipment.
• Install, remove, and replace a variety of OEM and aftermarket equipment parts.
• Assist in conducting inspections to identify repair needs and the methods of taking corrective action.
• Provide exceptional customer service to those contacted in the course of work.
• Other related duties may also be performed; not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual.
• Diagnose, repair, and check various automotive, truck, and construction equipment.
• Perform general overhaul, tune-up, and repair work on automobiles, light and heavy trucks, graders, mowers, motorized sweepers, refuse equipment and other heavy equipment or automotive vehicles.
• Repair and overhaul brakes, ignition systems, transmissions, differentials, front and rear axle assemblies; repair and install hydraulic pumps and controls; inspect, repair, overhaul and assemble electrical equipment such as, distributors, alternators, and starters.
• Perform field or shop inspections of heavy and light equipment to determine repair needs or estimate cost of repairs; make field repairs when possible; perform occasional metal work by cutting, welding and other procedures.
• Assist and train less-experienced personnel.
• Other related duties may also be performed; not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Methods, materials, tools, and techniques used in the repair and maintenance of a variety of light and heavy equipment.
• Occupational hazards and standard safety precautions necessary in the work.
• General operation of a variety of heavy and light equipment.
• Electronic control systems typically found on modern automotive equipment.
• Operating principles of gasoline and diesel engines, and of mechanical repair of heavy trucks and construction equipment.

Ability to:

• Learn to perform a variety of repair, replacement, and maintenance tasks on heavy and light equipment.
• Understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
• Competently and safely operate and care for tools used in equipment repair work.
• Adapt available tools and repair parts to specific repair problems.
• Interpret and work from sketches and diagrams.
• Perform with skill and independence in diagnosing, repairing, and checking defects in heavy and light equipment.
• Lift up to 60 pounds.

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Positions in this class are normally filled by advancement from the lower class of Equipment Mechanic I, or, when filled from the outside, require prior journey-level work experience. Appointment to the higher class requires that the employee be performing substantially the full range of skilled, complex equipment repair and maintenance duties, and meet the qualification standards for the class. Work in this class is distinguished from that of the Equipment Mechanic I class by the greater complexity of the assignments, by the skill level and proficiency required of the work, and by the greater independence with which an incumbent is expected to perform.

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***YOUR INCOME RANGE MAY VARY BASED ON YOUR EXPERIENCE***

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