Fleet Service Technician

City of Midland, Texas; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

2:1 Retirement Plan with TMRS

Educational Tuition Assistance Program

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Midland Municipal Employee Credit Unit

Competitive pay

Medical/Dental/Vision Plan

PTO accrual

Paid holidays

Job summary

City of Midland, Texas seeks a tire technician responsible for installing, repairing, and maintaining tires on vehicles and equipment within a municipal fleet.

You will perform preventative maintenance, assist on service calls, and help manage work orders while adhering to safety standards. The role includes an on-call rotating schedule and training in department software.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; 5 years fleet service experience preferred.
• Familiarity with common automotive repair tools and equipment.
• Ability to read, measure, and calculate materials; follow manuals and schematics; English proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Remove and install wheels and tires; inspect for wear/defects; repair flats and balance tires.
• Respond to towing and service requests.
• Perform preventative maintenance on light and heavy equipment (oil/filters, transmission, hydraulic oils).
• Clean and maintain shop facilities, tools, and grounds.
• Inspect vehicles for state inspection sticker.
• Open and close work orders; manage parts dispatch.

Skills

Communication

Tool knowledge

Reading manuals/schematics

English proficiency

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Wreckers

Tire hammers

Breakdown bars

Tire and wheel balancers

Tire machines

Jacks

Air impact wrenches

Forklifts

Job description

Scope of Work

Performs tire installation, repair, and general maintenance on vehicles and machinery.

Essential Job Duties

• Remove and install wheels and tires from vehicles and equipment, inspect wheels for any wear or defects, repair flats and balance tires.
• Respond to requests for towing and service calls.
• Performs preventative maintenance for all light and heavy equipment including but not limited to engine oil and filter changes, changing transmission, fuel, hydraulic filters, and oils etc.
• Cleans and maintains shop facilities, equipment, tools, and grounds.
• Inspects vehicles for state inspection sticker.
• Opens work orders, charges out parts, issues parts and closes work orders as required.
• Performs related duties as required.
• On call on a rotating schedule
• Willing to train in data entry using department program (AssetWorks).

Physical and Environmental Conditions

Employee must have the ability to sit, stand, and transport self from building to building. Must be able to drive a vehicle to and from various work sites, work in extreme temperatures, be able to bend, kneel, twist, and climb to make repairs and perform heavy lifting of machinery and equipment. Employee will work with mechanical and electrical hazards while repairing vehicles and equipment.

Required Qualifications

Ability to effectively communicate with employees, management, and vendors in order to diagnose repairs and order materials for repair. Knowledge of proper tools in general automotive repairs. Ability to safely use tools, vehicles, and equipment such wreckers, tire hammers, and breakdown bars, tire and wheel balancers, tire machines, jacks, air impact wrenchers, forklifts, and assorted hand tools. Skill in the reading and practical application of manuals, schematics and other similar specifications used by city departments. Ability to read, measure and calculate types and sizes of materials needed and ability to reason amount of time that will be used in the actual repair process. Ability to speak, understand and follow instructions in English. High school diploma or equivalent, or minimum of 5 years of experience in general fleet service experience is required. Employee must have dependable transportation and a valid Texas Driver’s license, CDL preferred. Must have a State of Texas Inspection License or ability to obtain it within 90 days.

Days & Hours

Monday-Friday 11:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.

Benefits

• 2:1 Retirement Plan with TMRS
• Educational Tuition Assistance Program
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Employer
• Midland Municipal Employee Credit Union
• Competitive pay
• Medical/Dental/Vision Plan
• PTO accrual
• Paid holidays