Automotive Mechanic

City of Coral Gables; Coral Gables (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Coral Gables seeks an experienced automotive technician to perform skilled maintenance and repairs on a wide range of vehicles and equipment under the supervision of an Automotive Coordinator. Responsibilities include diagnosing problems, electrical and brake repairs, and maintaining accurate maintenance records.

A valid Florida CDL-B is required; ASE is preferred. Applicants must supply their own tools and equipment and have a high school diploma with at least three years of journeyman

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum three years journeyman level in skilled automotive and heavy equipment repair.
• ASE certification preferred.
• Valid Florida Driver's License with CDL Class B; CDL may be waived for up to 120 days but must be obtained by end of probation.
• Must furnish own tools and repair equipment.

Responsibilities

• Inspects and tests vehicles to diagnose problems across gasoline, diesel, and heavy equipment.
• Performs routine and advanced repairs on autos, trucks, boats, and emergency vehicles.
• Diagnoses electrical problems using diagrams and schematics.
• Delivers vehicles to outside vendors and retrieves them when work is completed.
• Maintains and updates work orders and maintenance records.

Skills

Automotive repair

Troubleshooting

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Own tools and repair equipment

Job description

Performs skilled preventative maintenance and repairs on automobiles, trucks, boats, construction and heavy equipment as well as emergency vehicles. Work is assigned, reviewed by inspection, and performed under the direction of an Automotive Coordinator.

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification.

• Inspects and tests vehicles, makes visual and operational inspections of vehicles to diagnose problems and fixes problems affecting a variety of gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles and heavy equipment such as, automobiles, passenger buses, police and fire specialized equipment, Commercial Grade Marine vessels and Vessel trailer repairs, general trucks, public works construction and maintenance equipment, etc.
• Participates in the widest variety of automotive maintenance and repairs from minor work tomajor repairs.
• Troubleshoots, diesel and gasoline motors, transmissions, universal joins, differentials, PTO’s, Air and Hydraulic brakes.
• Troubleshoots and performs maintenance on Electric Vehicles and Hybrid vehicles
• Diagnose and repair Anti-Lock brake systems
• Perform front end and four wheel alignments
• Perform extensive electrical diagnosis review Electrical diagrams and schematics for troubleshooting electrical problems
• Diagnose and repair of Air conditioning systems
• Diagnose and repair Suspension and Steering Systems
• Troubleshoots, repairs, and installs automotive electrical components such as starters, generators, distributors, voltage regulators, etc.
• Troubleshoots,repairs/replace,balanceandinstallswheelsandtires.
• Provides roadside assistance to operators of City vehicles and tows vehicles to garage asneeded.
• Consults with Automotive Coordinator to determine costs of repairs and obtain technical assistance.
• Delivers vehicles to outside vendors and retrieves vehicles when work is completed.
• Interprets and acts upon work orders.
• Preparesandupdatesmaintenancerecordsandsignsoffonworkorders.
• Conformswithandabidesbyallregulations,policies,workproceduresandinstructions.
• Conforms with all safety rules which includes wearing and using all appropriate safetyequipment.
• Performs scheduled maintenance on vehicles as assigned.
• Performs other related tasks as required.

High school diploma or equivalent.

Minimum three (3) years at the journeyman level in the skilled repair of automotive and construction equipment.

ASE certification preferred.

ValidFloridaDriver'sLicensewithCDLClassBcertification.

CDL requirement may be waived for up to 120 days but must be obtained by the end of the 120 days for continued employment as long as employee has a valid Florida Driver'sLicense.

Mustfurnishowntoolsandrepairequipment.

A comparable amount of training or experience may be substituted for the minimum education requirement.The City of Coral Gables is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Drug Free Workplace