Track Equipment Maintainer; Automotive Mechanic; Provisional
Listed on 2026-01-12
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Trades / Skilled Labor
Heavy Equipment Mechanic
Location: New York
Track Equipment Maintainer (Automotive Mechanic) (Provisional)*
Job Title:
Automotive Mechanic (Track Equipment Maintainer)
Last Date of Posting:
Open Until Filled Authority: TA Department:
Subways Division/Unit:
Track
Reports to:
Supervisor
Work Location:
Various Hours of Work:
Various
* If you are hired into this position, you must pass the next Civil Service Exam and be hired from the resulting list for this title to obtain permanent civil service status.
CompensationThe current minimum salary for Track Equipment Maintainer is $3 7.16 per hour for a 40-hour work week increasing to $ 43.72 per hour in the sixth year of service. These rates are subject to change. The benefits of this position include, but are not limited to, night and weekend salary differentials, paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, a comprehensive medical plan and a pension plan.
ResponsibilitiesTrack Equipment Maintainers , under supervision, inspect, test, maintain, alter, repair and operate electromechanical, electronic, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment used in the construction, maintenance and repair of railroad track in MTA New York City Transit’s subway system. They maintain, repair and operate cranes, tampers, compressors, front-end loaders, engines and motors, rail saws, chain saws, pay loaders, forklifts, conveyors, track lubricators, ballast regulators, snow blowers, grease pumps, and machine shop equipment;
drive trucks; keep records; make computations; prepare reports; and perform related work.
Some of the physical activities performed by Track Equipment Maintainers and the environmental conditions they experience are crawling under trucks and heavy equipment; working in confined spaces; working on subway and elevated tracks; lifting and carrying heavy tools and components; taking precise measurements; distinguishing colors; manually removing and installing parts and bolts in confined areas; moving out of the way of moving vehicles and heavy equipment, including trains while working on or near tracks that are in service;
hearing warnings (verbal, horns, bells, and signals); and working outdoors in all weather conditions.
or (B) Transportation vehicles such as passenger automobiles, trucks, buses, marine vessels, or aircraft.
- Two years of full-time satisfactory experience as a mechanic’s helper, apprentice, or trainee performing or assisting in the work described in “2” above; or
- Graduation from a recognized trade school or technical school with a major course of study in a mechanical or electrical trade, or a closely related field, totaling 600 hours; or
- Graduation from a vocational high school with a major course of study in a mechanical or electrical trade or a closely related field; or
- An A.A.S degree or higher in electro-mechanical or electronic technology, or a closely related field, from an accredited college or university.
If you have qualifying part-time experience, it will be credited on a prorated basis.
Some examples of acceptable experience include: maintenance and repair of pneumatic and hydraulic compressors, drills, pile drivers, pay loaders, tractors and conveyors, including gasoline and diesel engines, transportation vehicles such as passenger automobiles, trucks, buses, marine vessels, or aircraft.
Some examples of unacceptable experience include : auto body and fender repair; auto or truck assembly;…
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