HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC – FIRE RESCUE

City of Miami; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Miami's Fire-Rescue Department is seeking a Journeyman level mechanic to repair and maintain a diverse fleet of heavy automotive equipment and fire apparatus. You will diagnose, repair, overhaul engines, transmissions, hydraulics, and pumps, and document repairs in the Fleet Management System.

Supervision may be exercised over helpers and road-call service may be required. Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent, and three ASE or manufacturer certificates, plus two

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or equivalent and three ASE or Automotive Manufacturer certificates in varied automotive specialties.
• Two years of automotive mechanic experience, including heavy equipment maintenance.
• Valid Florida CDL Class B or higher before completing probation and to be maintained during employment.

Responsibilities

• Repair, maintain, and service a wide variety of automotive equipment and fire apparatus.
• Diagnose, repair, and overhaul engines, transmissions, hydraulics, and pumps.
• Perform tests and checks; document repair information in Fleet Management System (FASTER WEB).
• May supervise unskilled workers and perform road calls to service equipment in the field.

Skills

Heavy equipment repair

Automotive mechanics

Diagnostics

Tool proficiency

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

ASE certificates

Tools

Diagnostic equipment

Job description

THIS IS A SUPPLEMENTAL RECRUITMENT.

APPLICANTS WHO RECENTLY APPLIED AND WERE DEEMED ELIGIBLE DO NOT NEED TO RE-APPLY

QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WHO RECENTLY APPLIED BUT WERE DEEMED INELIGIBLE AND WISH TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION MUST RE-APPLY BY THE CLOSING DATE.

Journeyman level mechanical work in the repair and maintenance of diversified heavy automotive equipment for the Fire-Rescue Department of the City of Miami.

Work involves the skilled repair, maintenance and servicing of a wide variety of both conventional and specialized equipment and motorized machinery. This work requires the use of usual and specialized automotive mechanics’ tools, and the use of special types of shop equipment, gauges and machinery. Work assignments are received from a Heavy Equipment Mechanic Supervisor, either orally or in writing, and may include assisting in diagnosing the type or extent of work to be done. Work includes performing the actual repairing, servicing or maintenance work; conducting any physical tests or checks to determine that the work has been completed satisfactorily; and documenting repair information and notes in the Fleet Management System (FASTER WEB). General supervision is received in progress and upon completion. Supervision may be exercised over Heavy Equipment Mechanic Helpers.

Diagnoses, adjusts, repairs and services a wide variety of light, medium and heavy-duty automotive equipment and fire apparatuses.

Diagnoses, adjusts, repairs and overhauls motors of a wide range of automotive fire equipment and makes tuning adjustments necessary to ensure ease in starting and effective operation for long periods of uninterrupted service.

Repairs, overhauls and maintains specialized equipment on pumping, ladder and other automotive fire equipment including pumps, valves, power take offs, hydraulic systems, and steering mechanisms. Repairs and builds special bodies.

Overhauls and services assemblies and accessories such as single and two speed rear axles, multi-speed transmissions (from one to ten speeds), Allison automatic transmissions and hydraulic, compressed air, vacuum and electric controls, systems and components.

Changes tires, including mounting and dismounting tires from rims, and repairs flats on a variety of heavy automotive equipment.

Operates various types of shop equipment, machinery, precision instruments, specialized tools and devices, such as dynamometers, boring bars, valve refacing and reseating equipment, micrometers, dial gauges, wheel alignment gauges, clutch cover assembly devices, power saws, grinders, drill presses, lathes, oxy acetylene and electric welding equipment, A/C recovery machines, electrical multi-meters, and diagnostic computers.

Conducts tests to locate defects in operation and checks repairs before returning equipment back to service.

May supervise unskilled workers.

Makes road calls to service equipment in the field.

Performs other related work as required.

High school diploma or its equivalent or completion of a training program at the high school or vocational level on the area of automotive or heavy equipment mechanics or three (3) current Automotive Services Excellence (A.S.E.) or automotive manufacturer certificates in varied automotive specialties, plus two (2) years in automotive mechanic experience, one (1) year of which must have been in the maintenance and repair of heavy automotive equipment.

OR Equivalent combination of education and experience beyond a high school diploma or its equivalent and two (2) years of the required experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Must obtain a valid State of Florida Commercial Driver’s License (Class B) or higher prior to the completion of the probationary period and must maintain it valid while employed in the classification.

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.

ALL DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED MUST BE CLEAR, LEGIBLE, AND IN PROPER FORMAT.

THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION AND ARE ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF PROOF:

• (1) Proof of education: High School Diploma or its equivalent, completion of a training program at the High School or vocational level in the area of Automotive Mechanics or heavy equipment mechanics OR a minimum of three (3) current ASE certificates OR Automotive Manufacturer certificates in a varied automotive repair specialties.
• Foreign diplomas/degrees must be submitted with a credential evaluation report from an approved credential evaluation agency*. Translations of diploma/degrees are not accepted. If degree/diploma does not reflect the academic major on its face, transcripts indicating degree completion must be submitted. If submitting transcripts, submitted transcripts must include the following: student’s name, school name, number of credits, degree completion, and major. Audit/Academic reports are not accepted as substitutions for college transcripts.
• To qualify under the equivalency clause, applicant must provide proof of education in one or more of the following applicable forms: copy of high school diploma or its equivalent or college transcripts or Associate’s degree or higher.

Approved Credential Evaluation Agencies:

• An accredited four-year college or university in the United States, OR
• A current member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), OR
• A current member of the Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE), OR
• A recognized Professional Organization

For additional list of approved credential evaluation agencies visit the Florida Department of Education.

It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that all required documents submitted with the employment application are in a format that is acceptable, clear and legible for eligibility determination or risk being disqualified.

Applicants, including City of Miami employees, must completely detail their work experience on the employment application or risk being disqualified. Resumes are not required and will not be reviewed in place of the employment application.

It is the applicant's responsibility to update their online profile with personal data, work experience, education, and certifications, when submitting application(s), failure to do so may result in disqualification.

Applicants must provide a valid email address in order to receive notification of eligibility.

Veterans Preference:

Veterans Preference is awarded in accordance with Florida State Statute 295.07. If veteran's preference is being claimed, it must be indicated on the application form and proper documentation, including all forms DD-214 (Member 4) and the applicable FDVA- Veteran's Preference Certification Form(s) in accordance with rule 55A-7.013 - Documentation of Preference Claim, must be submitted with the employment application.

FDVA Certification Forms:

Form VP1: VETERANS' PREFERENCE CERTIFICATE

Form VP2: CURRENT MEMBER OF THE RESERVE CERTIFICATION

Form VP3: UNREMARRIED WIDOW or WIDOWER CERTIFICATE

Selection Preference for City Residents:

• A. Utility bill dated within 60 days of the date of submission
• B. Valid Florida Driver License or State-issued I.D.
• C. Property Tax Statement dated within 1 year of the date of submission
• D. Properly executed valid lease agreement
• E. Homestead Exemption dated within 1 year of the date of submission
• F. Motor Vehicle Registration dated within 90 days of the date of submission
• G. Official school records or transcripts, dated within 90 days of the date of submission
• H. W-2 (or 1099) Tax Form dated within 1 year of the date of submission

City of Miami residents are granted selection preference over non-City of Miami residents within the same ranking band resulting from an interview process.

Selection Preference:

Selection preference within the same ranking band resulting from an interview process will be granted in the following order: 1) preference eligible veterans, 2) active City of Miami employees, 3) City of Miami residents, 4) all others.

OPEN/NON-COMPETITIVE