Fleet Maintenance Technician II (Airport)

City of St. Louis; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commuting allowance

Job summary

City of St. Louis is seeking a Fleet Maintenance Technician II for the Airport to maintain and repair airport vehicles and equipment, including police cars, SUVs, and mowers.

Responsibilities include diagnostics, tune-ups, parts replacement, and on-call snow removal operations from November through April, with adherence to OEM manuals and safety regulations. The role requires tool ownership and the ability to work at St. Louis Lambert International Airport.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of a recognized automotive technology program or equivalent training.
• 1 year of paid automotive repair experience, or 2 years on heavy trucks/construction equipment; equivalent combination acceptable.
• Employees must furnish their own hand tools.

Responsibilities

• Repair and maintenance of airport police cars, SUVs, and administration vehicles.
• Perform tune ups, parts replacement, and engine/transmission diagnostics.
• Operate testing equipment and use OEM procedures for inspections and repairs.
• Provide on-call availability for snow removal operations (Nov 1 – Apr 15).
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and environmental handling requirements.
• Maintain regular attendance and vehicle/equipment reliability.

Skills

Vehicle maintenance

Diagnostics

Tools operation

Reading manuals

Safety awareness

Data interpretation

Education

Automotive tech training

Tools

Engine diagnostic equipment

Welding equipment

Forklift operation

Hydraulic press

Battery tester

Job description

Job Description - Fleet Maintenance Technician II (Airport) (260000Q5)

Job Description

Fleet Maintenance Technician II (Airport) - ( 260000Q5 )

Description

Position Grade: 208T

Department: Airport

Job Type: Full-Time (Permanent)

Examination Number:EX1818

Location:St. Louis Lambert International Airport

(Employees assigned to St. Louis Lambert International Airport may be eligible for a commuting allowance of $180.00 bi-weekly.)

Incumbents in this position will be responsible for repair and maintenance to Airport Police Cars, SUVs, and Administration vehicles, including replacing bearings, axle seals, brakes, etc. The incumbent will also be required to work on miscellaneous pieces of small equipment consisting of small riding mowers, push mowers, chain saws, and other types of landscaping equipment. Repairs and service will consist of the following: tune ups, parts replacement, and engine diagnostics and suspension diagnostics. Preventative maintenance will be performed on like units per manufacturer’s guidelines.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Provide service and maintenance to airport owned vehicles and equipment consisting of small single cylinder engine driven equipment up to and including 1 ton vehicles. Vehicles may be powered by gasoline, diesel, compressed natural gas, propane, electric, hybrid electric, or other fuels not presently in use at this repair location.
• Provide on-call availability for emergency snow removal operations for November 1 through April 15.
• Demonstrate familiarity with standard repair procedures and be able to read and comprehend repair manuals both written and electronic.
• Demonstrate familiarity with federal, state, and local regulations governing the handling, recycling, and disposal of any products used.
• Test parts and systems to ensure that they are working properly.
• Refer to the Original Equipment Manual (OEM) procedures for vehicle inspections and repair procedures.
• Repair or replace worn parts.
• Use testing equipment to ensure that repairs and maintenance are effective.
• Work on traditional mechanical components, such as engines, transmissions, and drive belts.
• Work on electronic systems, such as those controlling braking, transmission, and steering.
• Use computerized diagnostic tools and power tools, such as pneumatic wrenches, lathes, welding torches, and jacks and hoists.
• Maintain regular and consistent attendance.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Data Utilization: Requires the ability to perform basic level of data analysis including the ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize and/or reference data, statutes and/or guidelines and/or group, rank, investigate and diagnose. Requires discretion in determining and referencing such to established standards to recognize interactive effects and relationships.
• Human Interaction: Requires the ability to explain, demonstrate and clarify to others within well-established policies, procedures and standards. Ability to follow specific instructions and respond to simple requests from others.
• Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use: Requires the ability to operate equipment and machinery requiring monitoring multiple conditions and making multiple, complex and rapid adjustments, such as engine diagnostic equipment, city vehicles/equipment, mechanic's tools, drill press, welder, fork lift, hydraulic press, battery tester, steam cleaner, power washer. Ability to repair complex equipment and machinery.
• Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a variety of advisory data and information such as safety regulations, work orders, equipment maintenance and repair manuals, diagrams/schematics, engine oil analysis reports, time cards and parts manuals.
• Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; calculate percentage and decimals.
• Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems. Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic or schedule form. Ability to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objective.
• Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria.
• Environmental Factors: Tasks may risk exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, traffic hazards and toxic/poisonous agents.
• Physical Requirements: Tasks involve the regular and sustained performance of moderately physically demanding work, typically involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling moderately heavy objects and materials weighing fifty (50) to one hundred (100) pounds. Requires the ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Sensory Requirements: Requires the ability to recognize and identify individual characteristics of colors and odor to determine condition of fluids, shapes to distinguish objects clearly, sounds to determine if equipment is operating correctly and track down malfunctions, and textures to detect wear.

Other Requirements

• Must be available to work varying shifts including nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.
• A ten year background investigation will be conducted in accordance with FAA regulations for positions at St. Louis Lambert International Airport.

Qualifications

Successful completion of a recognized trade school or junior college program in automotive technology, plus one year of recent full-time paid experience in the repair and maintenance of automotive equipment and vehicles; OR two years of experience diagnosing, repairing and maintaining heavy trucks (over 25,000 lb. GVW) or comparable heavy equipment and/or construction equipment, automobiles, and landscaping equipment. OR an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Must be able to operate manual and automatic transmission vehicles. Employees must furnish their own set of hand tools.

License

Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license while employed by the City of St. Louis. Must possess a valid driver's license at the time of filing application and be able to present it upon request. Please note the type of license, number, class and expiration date on the Employment Application. Only qualified applicants who provide proof of a valid driver’s license will be considered for this position.

Scoring Components and Their Weights

Experience and Training: 100%
May be Subject to:
Background Investigation: Pass/Fail
Medical Examination: Pass/Fail

Documentation of Academic Credentials must be Submitted Upon Request

When completing the Employment History and the Educational/Training History sections of the Employment Application, please be as thorough as possible when describing your education, training and experience relating to this position. Applicants will only receive credit for their experience, training and education as shown on the application. Resumes will not be accepted as a substitute to a fully completed application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

City Residence Preference Points

City residents who pass an examination for a position in the classified service and do not receive any other preference will receive a five (5) point preference on a scale of 100 points on the exam. An additional one (1) point shall be added to the passing score of City residents who receive any other preference on a scale of 100 points. City residents must have resided in the City for at least one (1) year at the time of filing their application to be eligible for the preference points.

Accommodations

If assistance with the job application is necessary based on a physical impairment, mental impairment, or otherwise, they should reach out to the Office on the Disabled with contact information. This office will not disclose any information that an applicant or employee has a disability or has discussed possible accommodations without the applicant's or employee's prior consent.

• City of St. LouisCity Hall1200 Market StreetSaint Louis, MO 63103