Auto Mechanic
About The Position
The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) is the nation's largest municipal sanitation agency, with nearly 10,000 employees, 59 district garages, and a fleet of more than 5,000 vehicles and other equipment. It keeps New York City healthy, safe, and clean through waste collection and disposal, recycling, street and vacant-lot cleaning, and snow and ice removal. Under supervision, the Auto Mechanic overhauls, repairs, and maintains engines, motors, powered equipment, component assemblies, and systems used in automotive, construction, and special-purpose equipment with internal combustion engines. The role diagnoses mechanical and electrical defects; repairs and maintains vehicle systems and components; conducts minor field repairs, wheel alignment, and auto body repairs; and operates and tests vehicles and equipment. The mechanic may convey work orders, supervise and train other personnel as directed, and prepare reports and maintain records and inventories. Candidates should have taken and passed Auto Mechanic exam #6025. At appointment, candidates must possess a New York State Class B Commercial Driver License (CDL), or a New York State motor vehicle driver's license and a Class B CDL learner's permit. Appointees hired with a learner's permit must obtain the Class B CDL within six months of appointment and maintain a qualifying CDL for the duration of employment.
Requirements
- Five years of full-time satisfactory experience as an auto mechanic; or at least two and one-half years of that experience plus sufficient helper or apprentice experience or relevant full-time education to equal five years of acceptable experience. Six months of acceptable experience is credited for each year of helper or apprentice experience or relevant education.
- Must have taken and passed Auto Mechanic exam #6025.
- At appointment, must possess either a New York State Class B Commercial Driver License (CDL), or a New York State motor vehicle driver's license and a Class B CDL learner's permit.
- Candidates appointed with a Class B CDL learner's permit must obtain the Class B CDL within six months of appointment.
- Must maintain a Class B CDL without restrictions that would preclude Auto Mechanic work for the duration of employment.
Responsibilities
- Overhaul, repair, and maintain engines, motors, motor-powered equipment, component assemblies, and systems used in automotive, construction, and special-purpose equipment powered by internal combustion engines.
- Troubleshoot mechanical and electrical defects.
- Overhaul, maintain, and repair auxiliary vehicle systems, including brakes, transmissions, ignition systems, rear ends, differential assemblies, fuel systems, hydraulic systems, and electronic systems.
- Align wheels and repair steering equipment; reline and adjust brakes and clutches.
- Perform minor field repairs and adjustments so a vehicle can return to a garage or repair shop under its own power.
- Convey orders to other journeymen as directed.
- Supervise machinist helpers, senior automotive service workers, automotive service workers, and other personnel as directed.
- Train assigned helpers, service workers, and other related personnel in maintenance and repair tasks.
- Perform minor auto body repairs.
- Prepare reports and orders, and maintain records and inventories of parts, components, supplies, and materials.
- Operate and test motor vehicles and equipment while performing assigned duties.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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