Fleet Technician Crew Lead
Seeking a skilled leader to guide and train repairs on heavy equipment while ensuring quality, efficiency, and compliance with safety standards.
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:
– Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
– Serves as lead to provide guidance and on-the-job training.
– Monitors team members work/repairs for efficiencies and quality of repairs.
– Documents and provides reporting to Fleet Management on quality of repair.
– Documents crew member’s deficiencies and recommends training.
– Performs complex gasoline and diesel engine tune-ups and overhauls.
– Performs specialized work and repairs on engines, carburetors, transmissions, hydraulic systems, electrical systems, and other complex vehicle components.
– Repairs heavy equipment specifically serviced by the service center.
– Disassembles, repairs, services, reassembles, and reinstalls vehicle accessories and systems, including brakes, transmissions, hydraulic or pneumatic systems, cooling systems and radiators, air conditioning, suspension, vehicle generators, carburetors and fuel injection, starters, and pumps.
– Performs wheel alignments on all types of heavy equipment, such as crawler loaders, backhoes, and bulldozers.
– Operates and uses acetylene torch to repair equipment.
– Records maintenance and service data on designated forms.
– Performs preventive maintenance, as required.
Responsibilities – Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised: Provides leadership, work assignments, evaluations, training, and guidance to others.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
– Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
– Knowledge of methods, systems and components, and materials used in repair and servicing of vehicles and other equipment including, motorized heavy equipment and trailers.
– Knowledge of various specialized types of vehicles diagnostic testing and analysis equipment and tools used in vehicle repair and maintenance.
– Knowledge of fleet operations and services.
– Knowledge of tasks such as work team concepts and productivity techniques, safety practices, City policy and procedure, and other operational requirements.
– Skill in oral and written communication.
Minimum Qualifications:
– Graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent, plus six (6) years of experience in a related field.
– Completion of an accredited automotive, diesel or related certification program may substitute for required experience up to a maximum of six (6) months.
– Graduation with an Associate degree from an accredited college or university in a related field may substitute for experience, up to a maximum of two (2) years.
Licenses and Certifications Required:
– Requires a Class “C” driver’s license. If required, must obtain an appropriate Commercial Driver’s License ( CDL ) within 120 days of employment with the City.
– If applicable, must be licensed within six (6) months of employment as a Texas State Vehicle Inspector in accordance with Texas Department of Public Safety procedures and regulations.
– Must be certified within six (6) months of employment with respect to EPA standards in air conditioning service, repairs, and Freon recovery, including Freon recovery equipment operations.
– Must possess and maintain at least one Current Fleet Master Tech Certification ( ASE Light, Med/Heavy or EVT Master).
Equipment Hand Tool Requirements:
– An incumbent must provide his or her own hand tools, including wrenches, sockets, ratchets, toolbox, etc., as a condition of employment.
– The individual must meet the minimum hand tool requirements within six (6) months of employment.
Physical Requirements:
– Essential duties are performed in a service center environment with exposure to a variety of motorized equipment, spare parts, tools, oil and lubrication, corrosive liquids, and other potentially hazardous materials.
– Incumbent may be exposed to loud noise, warm and cold conditions, standing for long periods, frequent stooping and bending, and lifting up to fifty (50) pounds.
– Individuals will need to have good eye-and-hand coordination and read and write in dimly-lit conditions.