Fleet Mechanic Helper

Job Overview

Responsible journeyman level maintenance and repair work to vehicles and equipment. Work involves responsibility for safe and effective maintenance and routine repair of vehicles, light trucks, roads and grounds equipment and police vehicles. Duties include repairing brakes, exhausts and related components, tuning engines, changing and repairing tires, changing oil, lubricating and related preventive maintenance. This position also has the responsibility for making standard vehicle and equipment maintenance decisions in accordance with established procedures.

This work requires that the employee have good knowledge, skill and ability in vehicle and equipment maintenance and routine repair. Works under the general supervision of Fleet Supervisor, Fleet Mechanic I or II and Fleet Mechanic Crew Leader.

• Diagnoses/identifies vehicle and equipment malfunctions and determines corrective actions through tests and inspections.
• Tests vehicles and equipment after repairs and verifies completion to ensure quality service deliverable.
• Repairs brakes, exhausts and related components; tunes engines; performs routine repairs to automobiles and trucks.
• Assists Fleet Mechanic I and II or Fleet Crew Leader in more difficult repairs or repairs to heavy equipment.
• Repairs or overhauls engines, transmissions, gear trains, differentials, steering/brake/clutch/electrical systems, power takeoffs, hydraulic and pneumatic lifts and controls and related components.
• Brazes or welds sheet metal and various equipment components such as hoppers and plows.
• Performs state inspections, emissions inspections and routine and preventive maintenance if certifications are in order.
• Performs preventive maintenance, in-service inspections and field operational evaluations as necessary.
• Mays change and repair tires as necessary.
• Performs work in a safe manner and observes all safety procedures.
• Uses all tools, equipment and materials responsibly and performs basic inspection and preventive maintenance prior to use.
• Completes job or shift report form as assigned.
• Performs electronic data entry of vehicle and equipment repair information through a Computerized Maintenance Management System.
• Performs related work as required.

• Must be at least 16 years old and have a high school diploma or equivalent, or be age 16 or older and currently enrolled in a Vocational/Technical School eligible for a Co-Op program (proof of enrollment required).
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license.
• Knowledge of the tools, equipment and methods of vehicle and equipment overhaul and repair.
• Knowledge of the work standards and safety procedures in vehicle and equipment overhaul and repair.
• Skill in the use of mechanic’s tools.
• Ability to perform vehicle and equipment maintenance and repair safely, effectively and efficiently.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors and co‑workers.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions and to learn Township procedures; good oral communication ability.
• Good ability to complete forms and charts.
• Physical abilities: stand 1–8 hours per workday; walk 1–8 hours; drive 1–8 hours; bend, stoop, crouch, kneel, lift and push/pull for up to 68% of the workday; climb, crawl, reach above shoulder level for up to 35% of the workday; lift and carry up to 50 pounds for 68% of the workday and up to 100 pounds for 35% of the workday;
  
  use both feet for operating foot controls; use both hands for grasping and fine manipulation of tools; perform job functions using safety precautions around moving machinery and in challenging environmental conditions; ability to drive an automobile.