This position is responsible for performing skilled mechanical work in the maintenance and repair of City fleet vehicles and equipment.
**Essential Job Functions**
- Repair, rebuild and troubleshoot a variety of City owned vehicles, to include electric vehicles, and equipment such as trucks, automobiles, police cars, firefighting vehicles, plows, sanders, other snow removal equipment, utility trucks, heavy equipment, and landscaping equipment.
- Diagnose and repair engines, transmissions, exhaust systems, brake systems, cooling systems, suspension systems, fuel and ignition systems, electronic control systems and hydraulic systems.
- Operate vehicles and equipment to determine functioning ability.
- Perform emergency repairs of vehicles or equipment at the site of breakdown in the field.
- Design and fabricate from metal, tools or parts needed for repairing vehicles and equipment.
- Inspect vehicles and equipment for adherence to department standards and regulations; correct inconsistencies.
- Perform tire and wheel service, including but not limited to, mounting and balancing, using specialized equipment.
- Perform basic and preventative maintenance work on vehicles and equipment; change oil, grease, wash, change and rotate tires with attention to detail.
- Perform shop clean up tasks to ensure a safe working environment.
- May assist in snow removal operations as required.
- May order and maintain supply of required parts when functioning as the only department mechanic.
- Prepare and enter work orders and update service records as required. Document information such as part numbers, job time, maintenance codes, hours and miles of vehicles, and repair work completed.
**Non-Essential Job Functions:**
- Performs other duties as required.