Mechanic I

The purpose of this classification is to perform skilled/mechanical work functions associated with welding, fabrication, repair, and maintenance of city automotive and mechanical equipment.

Schedule is full time, working Monday - Friday 6:00 am - 2:30 pm.

• 12 Scheduled Paid Holidays a Year
• Paid Vacation Time & Paid Sick Leave
• BCBS Health & Dental - Low Premiums
• Retirement Systems of Alabama
• Employees that hold a Class A CDL will receive a $1.00 per hour pay differential.
• Employees that hold a Class B CDL will receive a $0.85 per hour pay differential.

• Provides direction to lower-level workers when needed; monitors work in progress and inspects completed work; assists with complex/problem situations and provides technical expertise.
• Performs welding/fabrication work associated with general repair and maintenance of light/heavy equipment, vehicles, emergency vehicles, city buildings/facilities, and other equipment/structures, which may include welding metal parts together, repairing broken or cracked parts, filling holes, increasing size of metal parts, and fabricating special parts and apparatus.
• Performs various skilled/manual repair tasks associated with repair projects, such as fabricating/building trailers, repairing/modifying trailers, fabricating/welding mower mounts and decks, straightening/shaping metal, installing taillights, repairing dents, welding pipes and sewer tanks, sharpening blades, cutting steel, and drilling holes.
• Performs body work on vehicles/equipment, including preparing vehicles for paint work, painting/repainting vehicles, pin-striping vehicles, buffing vehicle surfaces, and detailing vehicles.
• Inspects, tests and repairs engine components and systems, such as ignition systems, computerized engine controls, electronic fuel injection systems, steering systems, electrical systems, suspension systems, hydraulic systems, brake systems, drive train systems, engine cooling systems, fuel systems, charging systems, starting systems, emission systems, air bag restraint systems, and air conditioning systems.
• Diagnoses, maintains, and performs general mechanical repair work on city vehicles, emergency vehicles, mechanical equipment, and other machinery; performs general mechanical repair, maintenance, and preventive maintenance work, which may include dismantling, overhauling, repairing and reassembling engines, rebuilding/replacing transmissions, and rebuilding drive trains, carburetors, differentials, pumps and gear boxes.
• Performs routine and preventive maintenance on equipment, vehicles and other machinery, which may include inspecting equipment, pumping fuel into vehicles, checking/replacing fluid levels, draining/replacing oil, collecting/recovering freon, changing/replacing filters, lubricating mechanical parts, installing/replacing blades, rotating tires, replacing tires/belts/hoses, checking batteries, greasing equipment, flushing radiators, and performing tune-ups.
• Installs light bars, siren systems, radio communications equipment, radar equipment, camera systems, cellular telephones, emergency equipment, and other special equipment on police cars and emergency vehicles.
• Assists in performing annual inspections of fire trucks and emergency vehicles.
• Operates a variety of machinery, equipment, and tools associated with servicing, repairing, maintaining and testing equipment and vehicles.
• Tests machinery, equipment and parts for proper operations; reports problem situations.
• Performs general cleaning/maintenance tasks necessary to keep machinery, equipment, and tools in operable condition.
• Transports, loads and unloads various equipment, parts, and materials.
• Makes emergency service calls for disabled vehicles at job sites or on the road.
• Utilizes precautionary safety equipment and monitors work environment to ensure safety of employees and other individuals.
• Determines amount of materials required for projects; assists in monitoring inventory levels of parts, equipment, tools or supplies; initiates requests for new or replacement materials.
• Prepares or completes various forms, correspondence, reports, work orders, inventory sheets, cost estimates, time sheets, and other documents.
• Receives various forms, reports, work orders, maintenance reports, equipment specifications, schematics, electrical diagrams, chemical data sheets, bulletins, recalls, safety reports, manuals, policies, reference materials, or other documentation; reviews, processes, forwards or retains as appropriate.
• Operates a computer to enter, retrieve, review or modify data in computer database; verifies accuracy of entered data; makes corrections as appropriate; utilizes database or other software programs.
• Maintains records of repair work, fuel usage, odometer readings, warranty records, and other service activities.
• Communicates with supervisor, employees, other departments, service representatives, vendors, the public, and other individuals as needed to coordinate work activities, review status of work, exchange information, or resolve problems.
• Communicates via telephone and/or two-way radio; provides information and assistance; takes and relays messages or directs calls to appropriate personnel; returns calls as necessary.
• Maintains an awareness of new trends and advances in the profession; reads professional literature; attends workshops and training sessions as appropriate.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of how to overhaul, restore, renovate, construct, and/or rebuild equipment, machinery, or objects, and the prescribed standards and specifications as they pertain to doing so.
• Skill in operating and controlling the actions of the same equipment, machinery, and/or objects.
• Ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and/or analyze data. Includes exercising discretion in determining data classification, and in referencing such analysis to established standards for the purpose of recognizing actual or probable interactive effects and relationships.
• Ability to provide guidance, assistance, and/or interpretation to others regarding the application of procedures and standards to specific situations.
• Ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information.
• Ability to apply principles of rational systems; to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form; and to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objectives.
• Ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria.

Education and Experience: High school diploma or equivalent; supplemented by vocational/technical training in welding, fabrication, paint/body work, and mechanics; supplemented by one (1) year previous experience and/or training involving welding, fabrication, paint/body work, and automotive/mechanical engine repair and maintenance; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

Licenses or Certifications: Valid State of Alabama driver's license; valid Alabama Commercial Driver's License (CDL).

For positions that require driving, the minimum age for employment is 20 years of age.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The work is heavy work which requires exerting up to 100 pounds of force. Work requires the ability to exert heavy physical effort in heavy work, with greater emphasis on climbing and balancing, but typically also involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and the lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials; may occasionally involve heavier objects and materials. Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, odor, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work is performed in an outdoor environment. Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, humidity, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, toxic agents, disease, or pathogenic substances.