Automotive Maintenance Worker - Department of General Services

Automotive Maintenance Worker – Department of General Services

City of Baltimore

$40,669.00 - $44,233.00 ANNUALLY

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An Automotive Maintenance Worker performs safety checks on vehicles and assists mechanics in performing installation, maintenance and repair work on cars and trucks. The role involves no supervisory duties or responsibilities. Employees receive close supervision from a technical superior. The work is performed in an automotive shop where dirty, greasy conditions and fumes are regularly encountered. Work requires moderate physical exertion.

• Experience:
  
  one year of automotive maintenance or repair work.
• Equivalency: one year of automotive mechanic coursework in an accredited high school or vocational school may be substituted for six months of the experience requirement.
• License: valid Maryland Class C noncommercial driver’s license or an equivalent driver’s license and eligibility to obtain a Baltimore City driver’s permit. Provisional driver’s license are not acceptable. Upload a copy of your valid driver’s license with your application.
• Final date to receive applications: submit your application no later than 12:00 AM on the closing date to be eligible for consideration.

• Knowledge of the tools used in automotive maintenance work.
• Ability to drive safely.
• Ability to perform minor maintenance work on vehicles.
• Ability to follow instruction.

Eligible candidates under final consideration for appointment must complete authorization for a Criminal Background Check and/or Fingerprint. Fingerprint must be successfully completed in the final stage of the hiring process.

All persons, including current City employees, selected for this position must complete a mandatory six‑month probation period.

Qualified candidates will be considered for vacancies as they arise, for a period of at least six months. The decision of the Director of Human Resources with respect to acceptable minimum qualifications is final.

Applicants’ education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Education credentials obtained outside the United States must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency. Evaluation agencies information may be obtained es.org.

All candidates indicating the minimum qualifications on their applications will be placed on the eligible list without further examination. The training and experience of each candidate will be evaluated for appropriateness and quantity. It is essential, therefore, that you give complete and accurate information on your application. Vagueness or omission may prevent you from being considered for this position. Qualified candidates will not be listed in rank order.

Applicants must provide sufficient information on their application to show that they meet the minimum qualifications for this recruitment. Successful applicants will be placed on the employment certified eligible list for at least six months. The examination will consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience as presented on your application and as they relate to the requirements of the position.

You may be required to complete supplemental questions to further examine specific Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

of the position.

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