Highway Equipment Mechanic

The Nevada Department of Transportation is recruiting for a Highway Equipment Mechanic 1 located within the Equipment Shop in Ely, NV. Incumbents diagnose, maintain, modify, and repair NDOT equipment and keep the district fleet in good repair for routine highway maintenance and emergency response. This includes a variety of light, medium, and heavy equipment.

Repairs include, but are not limited to, engine repair or replacement, repairing and rebuilding brake systems, steering and suspension system components, differential and drive line components, servicing of automatic and manual transmissions, electrical and wiring systems. Duties also include repairing, maintaining, fabricating, and installing parts, components, and special use items.

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The Job Duties section listed in this announcement reflect the Statewide Class Specifications for all positions and do not fully correlate with the specific duties of this position.

Highway Equipment Mechanics maintain, repair, and modify medium (GVWR 10, lbs.) and heavy (GVWR greater than 26,000 lbs.) highway maintenance and construction equipment, including single and tandem axle dump trucks, motor graders, chip spreaders, truck mounted backhoes, twin diesel powered rotary snow blowers, ten wheel water trucks, front end loaders, tractor/trailer combinations, and pavement grinding machines.

Completion of a recognized automotive/equipment repair apprenticeship program; OR completion of the Equipment Mechanic‑in‑Training program in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Determine the cause and extent of component or system failure through test drives, pressure and temperature checks, disassembly, inspection, use of diagnostic equipment, and reference to technical manuals, service information bulletins, blueprints and schematic manuals; plan course of action and order parts required for repairs by researching parts manual to locate proper parts; contact vendors and complete purchase requisitions.

• Repair and/or rebuild brake systems, steering components and suspensions; replace brake shoes and pads; turn drums and rotors on a brake lathe; rebuild master cylinders and wheel cylinders; repair brake lines, hoses and power booster; maintain and overhaul air brake systems; update obsolete systems to meet current regulations; repack cylinders or rebuild power steering pumps; repair or replace tie rod ends, drag links, idler arms, and ball joints;
  
  adjust sleeves, king pins, and spindles; repair or replace springs, pins, bushings, axles, spring shackles, mounts and shocks.

Repair leaks; replace or fabricate hoses, fittings, and O‑ring seals; rebuild hydraulic pumps and motors; repair hydraulic control valves, cylinders and rams; design equipment to utilize an existing system to perform additional tasks such as freeway line stripers and pavement marking machines.

Repair or rebuild power distribution systems; make adjustments and replace gaskets, oil seals, fittings and lines; repair axles, U‑joints, and power take‑off units; remove differentials, transfer cases, transmissions and clutches; rebuild parts and reassemble with new parts; make necessary adjustments and modify; reinstall components and conduct road tests.

Repair or replace electrical components such as batteries, alternators, starters, ignitions, relays, regulators and switches; design new electrical systems or accessories and modify existing systems for computers or video equipment such as those used for freeway line stripers and pavement marking machines.

Repair diesel and gasoline powered engines; check, adjust and calibrate engines to original performance level; replace injectors; adjust valves; inspect and replace filters; check pressures; disassemble and clean external and internal parts; grind valves; repair cylinders, pistons, crankshafts, camshafts and connecting rods; replace bearings; reassemble engine and/or components; test complete engine or…