Heavy Equipment Mechanic
County Of Mendocino
Ukiah, CA
Full-time
Maintenance
Posted on March 23, 2019
Heavy Equipment Mechanic
Senior Heavy Equipment Mechanic
The Position
The current vacancy is in various locations throughout the County. The list developed from this recruitment will be used for a limited period to fill open and promotional, regular full-time, and part-time positions throughout the County, should they occur. Pursuant to current bargaining unit agreements, employees regularly assigned to the coastal region or in Covelo are eligible to receive a 5% assignment premium.
Under general supervision, performs skilled maintenance and repair of the County's vehicles, heavy equipment, and other related equipment. The work consists of performing skilled mechanical duties under general direction within a frame work of well-defined policies and procedures.
Job Requirements and Minimum Qualifications
Duties may include but are not limited to the following:
- Diagnose problems, perform repairs, road test, and complete paperwork associated with repairs; perform unscheduled repair of equipment and vehicles.
- Perform maintenance and repair work on automobiles, trucks, tractors, graders, dozers, gas and diesel engines, and other related equipment.
- Develop special replacement and innovative parts for new and rebuilt equipment.
- Repair equipment in the field as necessary.
- Inspect, trouble-shoot, and overhaul transmissions, electrical systems, cooling systems, valves, pistons, hydraulic lifts, carburetors, and other related systems.
- Perform safety checks on light, heavy, and related equipment.
- Perform routine or special maintenance and repair work on air hammers, water pumps, weed eaters, generators, and various other pieces of light equipment.
- Assist in the relocation or transportation of light and heavy equipment to various service locations.
- Perform routine lubrications and other service-related duties as required.
- Perform routine maintenance around the shop and service area as required.
- Attend seminars and classes on the maintenance and repair of equipment.
- Review and research services and repair manuals.
- Maintain files and records pertaining to individual work load.
- Enter daily repair and maintenance activity and use of inventory into computer system.
- Maintain inventory of parts, equipment, and supplies.
- Answer telephone and respond to questions or takes messages as appropriate.
- Perform body and fender repair work, including welding, cutting, painting, and various other procedures.
- Prepare requisitions for equipment replacement of parts and maintenance supplies.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Equal Opportunity Employer