MAINTENANCE MECHANIC III

City of Shreveport; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Shreveport is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic III to oversee repair and maintenance of complex machinery and facilities. This senior role requires at least two years of maintenance experience, the ability to read diagrams, and the use of a range of tools.

You will troubleshoot, install parts, order materials, and work from manufacturer specs, with opportunities for advancement within the city's classified service and benefit packages.

Qualifications

• Two years of maintenance-type experience.
• Ability to interpret instructions and use shop mathematics.
• Must hold or qualify for required licenses or certifications.

Responsibilities

• Maintains, repairs, and replaces machinery and equipment.
• Uses hand-tools, electrical tools, power tools, and precision instruments.
• Works from diagrams, manuals, and specifications.
• Installs or replaces functional parts and components.
• Initiates requests for materials.
• Performs other duties as needed.

Skills

Manual dexterity

Problem solving

Reading schematics

Safety compliance

Tools

Hand-tools

Power tools

Electrical tools

Precision instruments

Job description

Class Title

Maintenance Mechanic work activities are divided into three (3) classes. Maintenance Mechanic III is the third, or most senior level class, to which Maintenance Mechanic positions are allocated in the classified services.

Duties

• Maintains, repairs, and replaces machinery and equipment such as electric motors, pumps, conveyor systems, air-conditioning and heating systems, special operating equipment such as overhead cranes, streets painting, machines, etc.
• Uses Hand-tools, electrical tools, power tools, precision-measuring and testing instruments
• Works from diagrams, sketches, operating manuals, and manufacturer’s specifications
• Installs, repairs, or replaces functional parts and components
• Initiates requests for materials
• Perform other duties as needed and required

Minimum Qualifications

• Hold valid driver’s license at time of employment.
• Two (2) years of experience in maintenance type work
• Demonstrated ability to apply craft techniques, processes and principles; ability to use independent decision-making judgment concerning maintenance and repairs; ability to apply shop mathematics and to interpret written instructions; spatial discrimination; form perception; eye-hand coordination; and finger and manual dexterity.
• Hold or be able to qualify for, such certificates or licenses as may be required by Federal, State or City government.

Physical Requirement

• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel of objects and materials.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and climb to perform work in enclosed areas.
• Involves the ability to exert light to moderately heavy crouching and crawling; balancing, stooping, kneeling, and some lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling or objects or materials of twelve (12) to 100 pounds.
• Requires specific vision abilities (perception of color, near and far vision, depth perception ability to focus), as well as discrimination of sound, odor, depth, and texture.
• Requires good communication ability.
• Job may be performed either with or without accommodations

Travel

Travel as needed.

Normal Promotional Path From This Class

ANY HIGHER CLASS OR LEVEL FOR WHICH ELIGBLE OR QUALIFIED.

The City of Shreveport offers many benefits including vacation and sick leave, health, dental and vision insurance, 10 paid holidays per calendar year and long term disability.