Heavy Equipment Mechanic

Position: Heavy Equipment Mechanic - Open Until Filled
Salary : $56,904.40 - $69,985.23 Annually
Location : Madera, CA
Job Type: Full-Time
Department: Public Works
Division: Maintenance & Operations
Opening Date: 01/22/2026
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit: SRVCE

The current vacancy in this classification is assigned to work the evening shift from 2:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Under general supervision, inspects, maintains, repairs, and services heavy road and bridge maintenance and construction equipment; uses diagnostic equipment to inspect and locate mechanical difficulties; performs related duties as assigned.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receives general supervision from assigned supervisory or management personnel. Exercises no direct supervision of staff.
Examples of Duties

The job functions listed below are not inclusive or exclusive and are intended only as illustrations or examples of the various types of work that may be performed in various divisions/departments. Types of work performed shall be within the scope and licensure (if required) for the classification. Reasonable accommodation will be made when requested and determined by the County to be appropriate under applicable law.

• Inspects, diagnoses, locates, and repairs complex mechanical difficulties on heavy road and bridge maintenance and construction equipment.
• Overhauls, repairs, and adjusts 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 related equipment.
• Tests and repairs starters, alternators, and generators; and recharges or replaces batteries.
• Ensures that all equipment is in safe and operational condition; makes road emergency repairs to all equipment.
• Prepares time, material and equipment estimates for assigned jobs; requisitions materials, orders parts; maintains inventory of parts and supplies.
• Performs safety and preventive maintenance tasks on equipment, and machinery.
• 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.
• Maintains accurate manual and computerized logs and records of work performed and materials and equipment used; prepares reports as required.
• Maintains shop and garage areas, storage sites, and other work areas in a clean and orderly condition, as assigned.
• Responds to emergency operations such as severe weather events or fire events as needed.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Employment Standards / Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge of:

• Principles, practices, methods, equipment, materials, and tools used in overhaul repairs, including a wide variety of heavy road and bridge maintenance and construction equipment.
• Operating principles of gasoline, diesel and natural gas engines and mechanical repair of heavy road and bridge maintenance and construction equipment.
• Methods and techniques of using diagnostic equipment to evaluate maintenance needs in a diverse range of 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.
• Safety rules, regulations, and protocols.
• Applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, and ordinances relevant to the area(s) of responsibility.
• Techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively dealing with the public, vendors, contractors, and County staff.
• The structure and content of the English language to effectively perform the work.
• Modern equipment and communication tools used for business functions and program, project, and task coordination, including computers and software programs relevant to the work performed.

Ability to:

• Inspect, locate, correct, or adjust malfunctions or defects in complex repairs needed for all systems in diverse range of heavy road and bridge maintenance and construction equipment.
• Troubleshoot and…