Automotive/Equipment Mechanic

Job Details • Pomona, CA

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About The Position

Facilities Planning and Management (FP&M) at Cal Poly Pomona is responsible for planning, developing, and maintaining the campus’s natural and built environments. Its facilities operations include maintenance and repair services, fleet and automotive services, landscaping, custodial services, recycling, building and mechanical trades, and energy and utility management. FP&M has approximately 160 facilities professionals, including staff with varied backgrounds and professional specialties.

The Automotive/Equipment Mechanic performs preventative maintenance and repairs on vehicles and equipment, maintains the repair shop and its equipment, and recovers and transports vehicles and equipment. Work includes servicing and repairing mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, braking, engine, transmission, steering, suspension, and other systems; maintaining work records; and towing or transporting vehicles for repair. The position is full-time and probationary, with a Monday–Friday schedule from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The anticipated hiring range is $5,355–$6,400 per month.

Requirements

• Valid California driver’s license.
• Progressively responsible training and experience as an automotive and/or equipment mechanic demonstrating journey-level skills, or equivalent training acquired through a standard apprenticeship program.
• Thorough knowledge of automotive and/or equipment mechanics, including electrical systems and brake and engine overhaul.
• Thorough knowledge of methods, tools, materials, equipment, and computerized systems used to maintain, adjust, and repair engines, equipment, and accessories.
• Working knowledge of wiring and electrical theory, engine principles, hydraulic systems, and applicable state and federal regulations for automotive and other power-driven equipment, including smog regulations.
• Ability to make skilled repairs; diagnose mechanical and electrical malfunctions; perform skilled equipment repairs; fabricate parts from blueprints, drawings, or sketches; weld; inspect vehicles and equipment and determine repair needs; and estimate repair costs, time, and materials.
• Ability to maintain records and retrieve work-related data using manual or computerized systems, prepare standard reports, and provide instruction to unskilled and semi-skilled assistants.
• Ability to analyze and respond appropriately to emergency situations, read and write at a level appropriate to the position, and perform required arithmetic calculations.

Nice To Haves

• Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certification in one or more relevant automotive service areas.
• Experience maintaining and repairing small equipment, including gas-powered landscape equipment.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance on vehicles and equipment, including oil and filter changes, transmission and cooling system services, battery servicing, chassis lubrication, engine tune-ups, fuel injection service, hydraulic fluid replacement, cleaning, and maintenance record keeping.
• Repair vehicles and equipment, including transmission, body, brake, chassis, suspension, steering, driveline, electrical, engine, and hydraulic systems; fabricate, machine, and weld as needed; repair, mount, and balance tires; and maintain repair records.
• Maintain shop tools and equipment, keep assigned areas clean, and inspect and document building equipment, systems, and vehicle/equipment fueling stations.
• Recover and tow vehicles and equipment using flatbed tow trucks or tow-truck wheel-lift devices.
• Transport vehicles and equipment over the road for sublet repairs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed