Job description
Summary
Perform advanced level mechanical/electrical/PM maintenance on gasoline, propane, and diesel-powered automotive engines and/or heavy duty off road construction equipment. As a senior level mechanic, inspects, troubleshoots and repairs cars, trucks and/or heavy off-road equipment.
POSTING MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME
AFTER A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED
Tarrant County employees enjoy superior health, retirement, and insurance benefits.
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Performs simple to highly complex computerized diagnostic testing/evaluation procedures, using the appropriate equipment, to diagnose and repair vehicles and equipment
- Tests equipment for safe and efficient operation
- Directs work of other mechanics or helpers, teaching/instructing them in appropriate procedures and practices; relays instructions from supervisor to others.
- May transport equipment.
- Makes road calls and either repairs equipment in the field or transports that equipment safely to repair facility.
- Orders or requests the acquisition of required parts and supplies for assigned tasks/projects.
- Designs, fabricates and builds special projects for vehicles and equipment
- Performs all other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements
NOTE:
You must fill out the work history and education sections of application to show you have years of experience/education as required by hiring department or be disqualified.
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High school diploma or GED. (An additional five (5) full-time years of related experience may substitute for a high school diploma). -
Four (4) years of experience as a full-time mechanic required, heavy truck/offroad mechanic experience strongly preferred.
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A current and valid Class C driver license is required upon hire.
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A Class A CDL with a combination tanker and hazmat endorsement is required within eight (8) months of hire.
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May require certification in a specific trade or training such as A/C or ASE coursework.
(THE SELECTED CANDIDATE FOR THIS POSITION MUST TAKE & PASS A
PRE-PLACEMENT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION & DRUG SCREEN)
If hired, must provide proof of educational attainment at new hire processing
Tarrant County will conduct background checks on new hires that will include a criminal background check related to convictions and deferred adjudications in the past seven years and may include credit reports, motor vehicle records, employment records and educational attainment. A conviction or deferred adjudication is not an automatic bar to employment. Each case is considered individually.
Physical Demands and Work Environment & Other Requirements
While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to stoop, bend, climb, pull and push. Daily exposure to dust, hazardous materials, fumes, noise, cold and heat.
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