Fleet Maintenance Technician - Continuous

join our maintenance team and help keep our diverse fleet running at peak performance. As a fleet maintenance technician, you’ll perform inspections, diagnostics, and repairs on both electric and non-electric vehicles, including small engine repairs, light, medium, and heavy-duty equipment. You’ll ensure all vehicles are maintained safely, efficiently, and in compliance with operational standards—supporting our commitment to reliability and sustainability as our fleet continues to grow and modernize.

under general supervision, diagnoses, maintains, repairs and services a wide variety of diesel, gasoline and natural gas-powered equipment and vehicles; operates a variety of hand, power and shop tools; and performs related duties as assigned.

fleet maintenance technician is a full journey-level class responsible for maintaining, repairing and servicing a wide variety of motorized vehicles and equipment to include propane and electrical vehicles. The district's fleet contains heavy and light trucks, firefighting apparatus, motorized construction equipment, emergency generators and automobiles.

the following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

• diagnoses and performs major and minor repairs to engines, involving inspection and replacement of broken or worn parts; inspects, troubleshoots, diagnoses, repairs, cleans, adjusts and installs fuel, ignition, electrical and cooling systems involving repair and replacement of such parts as fuel pumps, fuel injectors, spark plugs, starter motors, distributors, alternators, generators, voltage regulators, wiring switches, batteries, radiators, thermostats, water pumps, etc.
• diagnoses, repairs and adjusts steering mechanisms and other controls, checking and aligning wheels.
• performs safety inspections on vehicles to comply with relevant laws, codes and regulations.
• inspects, services and repairs vehicle braking systems.
• repairs vehicle body and chassis parts, using hand and power tools.
• road tests vehicles; drives trucks or equipment as required; inspects vehicles in the shop and field.
• services and repairs vehicle air‑conditioning systems.
• diagnoses electrical engine controls and engine performance with the use of various diagnostic equipment such as: scan tool, oscilloscope, multimeter, etc.
• inspects, services and adjusts vehicle smog control systems; performs smog checks.
• diagnoses and performs electrical, hydraulic and other repairs in the field.
• performs preventive maintenance work on heavy trucks, back‑hoes, automobiles, light trucks, generators and other equipment.
• reads and interprets diagnostic trouble codes, manuals, drawings and specifications.
• prepares cost estimates, orders parts and materials.
• diagnoses, repairs and maintains vehicle air brakes, hydraulic systems and associated power take‑off equipment.
• modifies and fabricates new parts for vehicle bodies and similar equipment.
• installs and repairs power take‑off equipment such as electric cranes, hoists and hydraulic lift equipment.
• prepares new vehicles and equipment for district use.
• reads and interprets wiring diagrams, blueprints, sketches and rough drawings.
• ensures proper safety precautions are observed.
• performs preventive maintenance and service work, including tune‑ups, checking and replenishing fluid levels, replacing hoses, belts, batteries, wiper blades, bulbs, lamps; may clean vehicles.
• maintains a variety of records of completed work in written and/or electronic form as directed.
• observes and complies with relevant federal, state and local codes.
• may be required to assist or independently diagnose, repair, and/or maintain district owned marine vessels.

• methods, techniques, parts, tools and materials used in the diagnosis, troubleshooting, overhaul, maintenance and repair of diesel, gasoline and alternate fuel powered vehicles.
• operation and maintenance of a wide variety of hand, power and shop tools and equipment common to…