POSITION: Mechanic
DEPARTMENT: Parks & Recreation
REPORTS TO: Director of Maintenance
FLSA: Union Salary Non-Exempt
Position Responsibilities (include but are not limited to the following):
- Responsible for maintenance operations at City Parks and Facilities
- Services all Park Department vehicles and equipment
- Changes oil and filters, greases chassis and adjusts brakes on Park Department vehicles, and equipment.
- Ensures proper repair by testing vehicles and equipment.
- Removes, repairs and installs tires
- Cleans equipment with pressure washer.
- Works in a safe and orderly manner.
- Maintains and reports daily work sheets of assigned tasks.
- Unlock and secure facility as needed.
- Ability to operate hand and power tools and light machinery.
- Mechanical duties as needed.
- Perform other tasks as assigned by the Director and Assistant Director of Maintenance.
- Must maintain a clean orderly maintenance facility.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:
- Working ability to use a cutting torch and electric welder.
- Considerable ability to analyze equipment.
- Considerable ability to troubleshoot.
- Working knowledge of departmental operations and equipment needs.
- Performs electrical troubleshooting.
- Changes suspension springs, sweeper brooms and king pins.
- Removes and installs gasoline engines
- Performs tune-ups on gasoline engines.
- Changes bells and makes minor adjustments to vehicles.
Minimum Qualificatons:
Education/Training: High School Diploma or Equivalent.
Experience: Minimum of 4 years of mechanical experience in heavy trucks or equipment, and small engine repair.
Preferred Qualifications: CDL license, 2 years in maintenance or field experience, backhoe, and other heavy equipment experience.
Working Conditions:Outdoors under harsh weather conditions.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to work in a wide variety of environments, including extreme heat and cold.
- Ability to read.
- Ability to hear within normal range.
- Ability to extend hand (s) and arm(s).
- Ability to stand for long periods of time.
- Ability to push, pull, carry and list a minimum of 50 lbs..
- Ability to climb ladders and handle heights.
How to Apply: Here is the online application
Position will remain open until filled