Fleet Technician

Join our team as a Fleet Technician and put your mechanical expertise to work on a wide variety of automotive, fleet, and construction equipment that keeps the City of Madison moving. Fleet Technicians perform highly skilled mechanical work in the repair and maintenance of all types of automotive/fleet and construction equipment within the Fleet Service Division. The work is characterized by the high degree of complexity, independence, and technical discretion and may involve providing leadership and mechanical expertise to other workers.

Given the wide range of equipment this position will work on, the initial training period will introduce you to equipment unique to the City of Madison. The work is performed under the general supervision of a foreperson and is reviewed for overall results.

In addition to the City's generous employee benefits package, Fleet Technicians receive a monthly tool allowance, safety shoe allowance, are provided uniforms, and have access to the Fleet Division's on-site fitness room. Fleet Technicians assigned to the second shift receive a $3.00 per hour shift differential for regularly scheduled hours worked from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm.

Normal shifts are Monday through Friday, with hours from 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm (second shift) or 7:30 am to 3:30 pm (first shift).

The current recruitment is to fill two (2) vacant positions. These are second shift positions, with the potential to move to first shift. The selected candidates will complete a two-to-three month training period on the first shift at our Nakoosa Trail site before moving to a second shift schedule.

Employees may be eligible for loan forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

• Perform repairs on automotive/fleet equipment such as automobiles, light trucks, heavy trucks (over 26,000 lbs.), tractors, gang-mowers, semi-tractor and trailers and on other types of equipment such as street sweepers, semi-tractors, end loaders, asphalt heaters, motor graders, fire engines, aerial trucks, self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) masks, and other miscellaneous motorized equipment.
• Receive and review repair orders. Troubleshoot and diagnose malfunctions using appropriate test equipment such as engine analyzer, multi-meters, electronic test equipment, gauges and other testing equipment. Prepare time and material estimates when necessary.
• Identify and obtain necessary replacement parts.
• Adjust and tune diesel and gas engines/motors including valve adjustments and timing. Repair manual and automatic transmissions and all linkage systems. Overhaul clutches, differential drive trains, shafts and u-joints. Maintain and repair power and manual steering systems and all components of the fuel, cooling/heating, exhaust and emission control systems.
• Remove and replace major components as needed.
• Check, test and repair components and accessories of electrical, lighting and electronic systems.
• Inspect, adjust and repair all components of hydraulic, air, electric and mechanical brake systems. Adjust, repair and replace suspension systems.
• Weld, repair, and fabricate equipment with various tools including a plasma cutter, torch, wire-feed welder, and other fabricating tools.
• Perform road test and/or operational checks on all equipment repaired.
• Review repair order for completion and process necessary forms and records. Create, edit and close out repair orders using a computer. Post parts and materials to repair order.
• Receive and send intra and inter departmental e-mail and correspondence utilizing the City of Madison computer system.
• Train and/or assist lower level…