Lead Mechanic

Rural Metro Fire Department; Elkridge (MD); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Rural Metro Fire Department is seeking a Lead Mechanic to oversee the maintenance and safety of our fleet, ensuring quality transportation services. This role involves assisting the Fleet Manager with daily operations and employee oversight.

Candidates should have at least 5 years of automotive experience, journeyman level qualifications, and relevant ASE certifications. A full set of personal tools and a valid driver's license are mandatory for this position.

Qualifications

• 5 years of basic automotive experience required.
• Journeyman level experience with ASE Certifications (A1-A8).
• Must possess a valid driver's license and personal tools.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance activities as assigned by Fleet Manager.
• Rotate on-call duties and assist in employee evaluations.
• Maintain vehicle records and ensure cost effectiveness.

Skills

Electrical diagnosis

Tool utilization

Customer service

Tools

Personal tools

Parts computer program

Job description

Lead Mechanic

Position Summary: We’re hiring a Mechanic Lead responsible for the overall maintenance and safety of our fleet across multiple locations within the AMR company. This is a key role in assisting our Fleet Manager in the oversight of daily operations in our maintenance facility to ensure our team can safely maintain and deliver timely and high quality transportation services, care and customer service to patients.

Responsibilities:

• Performs all Front-Line Mechanic maintenance activities assigned by Fleet Manager.
• Mechanic Lead will rotate on-call duties with Fleet Manager.
• Employee scheduling and ensuring the quality of work performed meets department standards and work is completed as scheduled.
• Provides input to Fleet Manager for employee evaluation and progress report purposes as well as assist in the training of new hires.
• Ensuring cost effectiveness of all fleet maintenance programs and assists Fleet Manager in development of new maintenance programs.
• Mechanic Lead maintains required vehicle records. This may include data entry, parts ordering, etc.
• Utilizes parts computer program to locate needed parts and verify correct application.

Qualifications:

• Electrical diagnosis experience with ability to read and comprehend schematics.
• Must have a full set of personal tools.
• Must have a current valid driver’s license.
• Journeyman level experience.
• 5 years of basic automotive experience.
• ASE Certifications (Combination A1-A8 – Mandatory Brake Certification ASE or equivalent).
• ASE 609 or equivalent Certification.
• Valid State Driver's license.

Reporting Relationships:

• Reports to: Operations Manager/Operations Supervisor.
• Interrelationships: Operations Support.

Global Medical Response and its family of companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer, which includes supporting veterans and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with a disability.