Fleet Technician

Overview

$2,500 Signing Bonus*

Get your career rolling with Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services Solid Waste Management Program. This position supports SWMP operations within the department and provides skilled mechanical work in inspection, maintenance, and repair on refuse equipment and general automotive vehicles and equipment. This position will be assigned to the Newington Collections Facility and travel to and from sites, offsite meetings, training and conferences may be required.

Incumbent must possess their own personal tools and will receive a $500 yearly tool allowance.

• Perform journey level skilled work on refuse equipment including rear packer, side loader, roll off and crane.
• Perform general automotive vehicle and leaf vac equipment maintenance.
• Inspect, troubleshoot, and perform preventive maintenance, major and minor mechanical repairs and diagnosis on all refuse and industrial equipment.
• Perform facility maintenance and test drive vehicles to aid in diagnosing repair problems.
• Perform road service calls to repair disabled vehicles.
• Repair, service, inspect, and diagnose components such as engines, transmissions, exhaust systems, brakes, HVAC, hydraulics, pumps, steering, suspension, and other mechanical subsystems for various vehicles and equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance on diesel, internal combustion, and hybrid engines and on electric engine vehicles (including software updates, brakes, and tires).
• Follow checklists to ensure all critical parts are examined and interpret diagnostic test results to identify mechanical problems.
• Maintain records of inspections, results, work performed, and parts used.
• Attend fleet specific and safety training and stay aware of new trends and technologies in automotive repair.
• Maintain cleanliness and organize tools and parts; dispose of old/unused parts and manage waste per environmental regulations.

Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following: completion of the tenth grade plus two years of experience in problem diagnosis, repair and maintenance of a wide variety of light, medium, heavy and/or specialized automotive equipment. Related automotive technical education or trade training above high school may be substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis. Possession of a set of hand tools commonly used in the automotive industry is required;

personal tools are required upon appointment.

• Valid driver's license.
• Commercial driver's license (CDL) Class
  
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• DOT Medical Card.

The appointee will be required to complete a criminal background check, a pre-employment physical examination, driving record check, and commercial driver's license screening to the satisfaction of the employer.

• Three to five years of commercial experience.
• MAC certified (up to 12 months to obtain certification).
• Possession of ASE certifications.
• General knowledge of hydraulics.

Ability to access tight spaces by crawling, reaching and stooping. Ability to drive light, medium and heavy-duty equipment and vehicles. Ability to input, access, and retrieve information from a computer. Ability to lift and carry up to 25 lbs. without assistance and 25 to 50 lbs. with or without assistance. Ability to stand, walk, sit, kneel, climb, bend, crouch, stoop, lift, reach, stretch and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions for lengthy periods.

Ability to walk, negotiate or traverse property sites that may be under construction or uneven. Work in adverse weather conditions. Manual strength and dexterity required to work on vehicles and carry tools and equipment. Visual acuity to review detailed drawings, plans and documents. Work may involve exposure to raw waste. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

Panel interview and may include an exercise.

Positions within this classification that require a CDL may be eligible for a one-time hiring incentive bonus for new county employees. A signed payback agreement between the department and employee is required. Must have CDL at time of hire.

Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population and encourages candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply. Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in recruitment, selection, and hiring.

Reasonable accommodations are available during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY . EEO/AA/TTY.

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