MECHANIC

City of Riverside; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Swing shift premium

Job summary

The City of Riverside is seeking a Mechanic for the Central Garage Division within the General Services Department to perform skilled preventive maintenance and repairs on diverse city vehicles and equipment.

Shifts include a swing schedule (3:00pm - 12:30am) with an additional pay of $2.00 per hour. The role involves hands-on maintenance, diagnostics, and repairs across diesel, CNG, and gasoline powered equipment.

Qualifications

• Perform preventive maintenance inspections and repairs on a range of city equipment.
• Repair and service diesel, CNG, and gasoline vehicles including fire apparatus.
• Assist in engine tune-ups and component overhauls.
• Perform routine metal work such as cutting and welding.

Responsibilities

• Inspections and repairs on forklifts, refuse trucks, and cranes.
• Service fire equipment, gas filling stations, generators.
• Engage in engine tune-ups, overhauls and major repairs.
• Perform brake inspections and repairs.
• Maintain tires on city vehicles and respond to emergencies.
• Document time and parts in records.

Skills

Preventive maintenance

Diagnostics

Tire repair

Welding

Brake systems

Electrical systems

Fabrication

Time management

Job description

The City of Riverside is accepting applications for the position of MECHANIC to fill vacancies in the Central Garage Division of the General Services Department. The eligibility list established may be used to fill the current and/or upcoming vacancies within this classification for up to six (6) months.

The Mechanic performs skilled preventative maintenance, mechanical repair, and tire repair and replacements on a variety of diesel, compressed natural gas, and gasoline powered automotive, police, fire, construction, and towed equipment.

Must be available to work swing shift (3:00pm - 12:30am (additional pay $2.00/hourly))

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Perform preventative maintenance inspections, diagnosis and repair mechanical defects on all, forklifts, refuse trucks, utility lifts and crane trucks, towed equipment, para-transit bus, sweepers, construction equipment, fire apparatus, police vehicles and equipment, standby generators, and mechanical
  equipment.
• Perform work on fire equipment and apparatus, compressed natural gas filling station, and dispensing equipment on as-needed basis; inspect and service generators and routine fire station equipment and apparatus inspections, and related repairs.
• Assist and participate in engine tune-ups, overhauls, and general repair and maintenance of a variety of automotive mechanical equipment; perform skilled repairs and installation of new parts on drivetrain, steering, hydraulic, electrical, suspension, air compression, air or hydraulic brake systems, ignition, hydraulic pumps and controls, and air conditioning systems.
• Perform routine (non-structural) metal work such as cutting, welding, soldering and minor fabrication.
• Maintain and repair gas- and diesel-powered light and heavy fire equipment and apparatus such as automobiles, trucks, pumps and generators on as-needed basis; perform brake inspections, diagnosis and perform related brake repairs and replacements.
• Inspect, maintain, breakdown, repair, mount and balance tires on various city vehicles and equipment.
• Make emergency field repairs to equipment and vehicles and may be requested to respond to emergencies after regular working hours and on weekends.
• Participate in formal training as well as hands-on cross-training consisting of more complex vehicle and equipment repairs to increase skills and knowledge.
• Maintain accurate computer-based time and material records and properly annotate all work performed; develop work orders, place parts order requests, and retrieve needed parts.
• Perform all tasks in accordance with applicable Federal and State safety standards.
• Maintain work area in a clean and