Heavy Equipment Mechanic

Job Title

Under general supervision, performs semi-skilled to skilled mechanical maintenance and repair work related to City light and heavy vehicles and equipment; uses diagnostic equipment to inspect and locate mechanical difficulties; ensures that all vehicles and equipment are in safe and operational condition and performs related work as required.

Examples of typical job functions (illustrative only):

• Performs skilled journey level mechanical maintenance and repair of light and heavy gasoline-powered automotive equipment, diesel-powered automotive equipment, and other mechanical equipment.
• Inspects, diagnoses, and locates mechanical difficulties on City automobiles, trucks, and a variety of diesel, gasoline, electric, and natural gas-powered maintenance and construction equipment.
• Overhauls, repairs, and adjusts engines, transmissions, differentials, and clutches; tunes up engines; diagnoses fuel injection problems; replaces ignition parts; cleans and adjusts carburetors.
• Replaces or repairs faulty parts including wheel bearings, clutches, oil seals, shock absorbers, exhaust systems, steering mechanisms, and related parts and equipment on City vehicles and off-road equipment.
• Inspects, diagnoses, and locates mechanical difficulties on dump trucks and construction equipment.
• Ensures that all vehicles and equipment are in safe and operational condition; makes road emergency vehicle and equipment repairs to all City owned vehicles and equipment.
• Provides technical information for equipment and vehicle bid specifications; provides bid specifications for tools and equipment.
• Diagnoses mechanical, electronic, gas, diesel, or compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel systems.
• Tests and repairs starters, alternators, and generators; recharges or replaces batteries; diagnoses and makes minor repairs on air conditioning systems and equipment.
• Performs light welding in the fabricating and repair of equipment, structures, tools, and other related parts; designs, lays out, and fabricates equipment parts; rebuilds broken equipment and parts as necessary.
• Performs safety and preventive maintenance tasks on vehicles, equipment, and machinery.
• Assists other maintenance and mechanical personnel in the field on emergency repairs or breakdowns.
• Reads and interprets technical manuals and blueprints to facilitate installation, servicing, repair, and replacement services and activities.
• Maintains public facilities, shop and garage areas, storage sites, and other work areas in a clean and orderly condition, including securing equipment and tools at the close of the workday.
• Maintains accurate manual and computerized logs and records of work performed and materials and equipment used; prepares reports as required.
• Observes and complies with City and mandated safety rules, regulations and protocols.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge of:

• Principles, practices, methods, equipment, materials, and tools used in overhaul repairs including a wide variety of light and heavy automotive and power equipment.
• Operating principles of gasoline, diesel and natural gas engines and mechanical repair of light and heavy-duty trucks and construction equipment.
• Operational characteristics of electrical and electronic components used in modern vehicles and equipment.
• Methods and techniques of using diagnostic equipment to evaluate maintenance needs in a diverse range of vehicles and equipment.
• Methods, materials, equipment, and tools used in routine welding and fabrication work.
• Occupational hazards and safety equipment and practices related to the work.
• Principles and procedures of record-keeping and reporting.
• Techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively dealing with the public, vendors, contractors, and City staff.
• The structure and content of the English language, including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Modern equipment and communication tools used for business functions and program, project, and task coordination, including computers and software programs relevant to work performed.

Ability to:

• Inspect, locate, correct or adjust…