Lead Mechanic

Job Summary Under general supervision, perform as a working lead mechanic in coordinating, repairing, maintaining, and overhauling gasoline- and/or diesel-powered automotive and heavy equipment. Schedule, assign, and direct equipment repair work to mechanic staff. Perform and provide technical assistance for skilled mechanical duties, including the repair, maintenance, and inspection of both gasoline and diesel automotive and heavy equipment used by City departments.

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Job Summary Under general supervision, perform as a working lead mechanic in coordinating, repairing, maintaining, and overhauling gasoline- and/or diesel-powered automotive and heavy equipment. Schedule, assign, and direct equipment repair work to mechanic staff. Perform and provide technical assistance for skilled mechanical duties, including the repair, maintenance, and inspection of both gasoline and diesel automotive and heavy equipment used by City departments.

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• Schedule and assign equipment repair work to mechanic staff based on current workloads and provide assistance and guidance to mechanic staff to ensure repair work is completed in a timely and efficient manner. Evaluate, analyze, and test automotive systems to determine nature and extent of needed repairs; estimate and/or document time and labor hours necessary to complete repairs; initiate vehicle DOT safety check;
  
  and assist in repairs and overhauls of all systems found in trucks, automobiles, and construction equipment. Assist in repairs of the following equipment: electrical, compressed air, heating/cooling, hydraulic, and transmission.
• Maintain daily records of parts and materials used in, and repairs made to, vehicles and equipment. Maintain tools and equipment in a safe, clean, and usable condition.
• Perform and direct scheduled and unscheduled repairs, inspections, tune-ups, and overhauls on automotive and heavy gasoline and diesel equipment, including automobiles, trucks, tractors, rollers, sweepers, snowblowers, loaders, blades, bulldozers, scrapers, seeders, mowers, and other light and heavy construction equipment. This may include adjusting, repairing, and/or replacing hydraulics, fuel systems, brakes, drive trains and transmissions, cooling and heating systems, body and chassis, steering systems, electrical systems, exhaust systems, conveyors, wheels, axles, tires, suspension systems, computer and sensor systems, etc.
• Perform routine preventive maintenance and repair on City vehicles and equipment, including repair and replacement of brooms, skids, cutting edges, brakes, drive chains, conveyors, lights, batteries, safety equipment, etc.
• Direct and/or design, weld, adapt, fabricate, and rebuild specialized equipment and tools; modify and redesign existing equipment; and repair and maintain stationary mechanical equipment.
• Assist in purchasing parts and materials; collect data and organize material for budget requests and maintain detailed computerized maintenance records. May assist in the development of specifications for new vehicles and maintenance equipment.
• Assist in the training and direction of permanent or temporary employees. Coordinate shop activities as required by, or in the absence of, the Fleet Supervisor or Fleet Manager.
• Perform snow and ice control and removal procedures, including plowing, sanding, spreading deicing chemicals, loading trucks, hauling snow, shoveling sidewalks, or assisting mechanics in the maintenance of snow removal equipment.
• Perform other such duties and functions as are necessary or incidental to the proper performance of this position.

Graduation from high school or GED certification supplemented by two (2) years’ related specialized education or vocational equipment…