Senior Mechanic Technician: Heavy Equipment

FHLB Des Moines; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Virginia Beach seeks a skilled mechanic to perform preventive maintenance, inspections, and repairs on heavy equipment and fire apparatus. Responsibilities include oil changes, safety checks, water pumps, and servicing of aerial ladders and platforms.

Requires a valid driver's license; a CDL may be required within the first year. This full-time role offers a $54,579.20–$85,051.20 salary range and 40 hours per week, with potential after-hours work.

Qualifications

• Completion of eighth grade plus three years of mechanical repair experience or equivalent.
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Responsibilities

• Preventative maintenance tasks such as oil changes, lubrication, battery checks and safety checks.
• State inspections as licensed/capable
• Repairs such as minor tune-ups, replacing water pumps, radiators, brake air compressors, hydraulic lines and hoses, brake shoes, and servicing of aerial ladders and platforms
• Assist in more complex repairs such as servicing heater and air conditioning systems, and differential and transmission repairs
• Transports heavy equipment to repair facilities for specialized service or repair
• May require the incumbent to perform work outside in any and all weather conditions
• Must be capable of responding to occasional after-hours service call-outs
• Must be safety conscious and unafraid of heights as the incumbent will work on tall equipment

Skills

Automotive Service

Heavy Equipment

Hydraulics

Oil Changes

Preventive Maintenance

Transmission Repairs

Water Pumps

Job description

City of Virginia Beach seeks a skilled mechanic to perform preventive maintenance, inspections, and repairs on heavy equipment and fire apparatus. Responsibilities include oil changes, safety checks, water pumps, and servicing of aerial ladders and platforms.

Requires a valid driver's license; a CDL may be required within the first year. This full-time role offers a $54,579.20–$85,051.20 salary range and 40 hours per week, with potential after-hours work.