Introduction
The Fleet Mechanic Senior performs skilled maintenance and repairs on a wide variety of automotive and heavy-duty trucks and equipment. Also, they train and perform lead worker responsibilities for lower-level Fleet mechanics and technicians.
This recruitment may be used to fill mechanic positions in any of the following areas: Fire/Emergency Vehicles, Solid Waste trucks and Transit buses.
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience
- A high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) equivalent.
- Must possess training, education and experience equivalent to seven years of experience as a mechanic in diverse automotive, heavy-duty trucks and equipment, transit buses and/or mobile equipment maintenance and repair.
Licensing, Certifications and Other Requirements
- Must possess and maintain a valid, unrestricted driver's license with no major citations within the past 39 months prior to the start date. The Arizona Department of Motor Vehicles requires that out-of-state driver's licenses must be surrendered within 10 days of relocating to the State of Arizona.
- Must possess, or obtain within six months of hire or promotion, at minimum, a Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL).
- Must possess, and maintain in working condition throughout tenure, a complete set of hand and power tools in compliance with the Fleet Minimum Inventory Requirement.
- Must obtain within six months of promotion or hire and maintain throughout tenure a State of Arizona Emissions Inspection License with gas, diesel and fleet permits.
- Preferred: An ASE Master Certification or a combination of five ASE certifications in either automotive or heavy-duty truck and other industry and Fleet Management recognized certifications, such as, but not limited to welding, Emergency Vehicle Training (EVT), Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) or motorcycle repair.
- Every person employed by the City of Scottsdale shall reside in the State of Arizona during his or her active employment by the City, regardless of whether the employee is approved to remote work.
Other pertinent licenses and/or certifications may be required of some positions depending on department/section assignment.
Essential Functions
Performs duties and responsibilities commensurate with assigned functional area which may include, but are not limited to, any combination of the following:
- Performs skilled repair and maintenance on a variety of gasoline, diesel, Compressed and Natural Gases (CNG) and other alternative fueled equipment and vehicles such as fire apparatus, loaders, cranes, sanitation trucks, bucket trucks, pavers, rollers, sweepers and other vehicles.
- Inspects, repairs, overhauls, replaces, and rebuilds a wide variety of vehicle systems and components.
- Rewires electrical systems.
- Diagnoses and repairs malfunctions to all systems.
- Performs other specialized work, such as, but not limited to, fire apparatus and other emergency vehicle repairs, welding and fabrication, motorcycle repairs, etc.
- Operates vehicles and equipment to help diagnose and test repairs.