Crane & Fleet Technician I

Maryland Department of Transportation•Baltimore City, MD

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maryland Port Administration (MPA) is seeking a motivated, positive, and driven Crane and Fleet mechanic/technician to join the Crane & Fleet Maintenance Division. The primary responsibility of this position is to perform preventative maintenance, inspect, and repair all cranes, Passenger Boarding Bridges, fleet vehicles, and heavy equipment owned and operated by the MPA. This position is located at the Dundalk Marine Terminal. The MPA is a 203-employee transportation business unit within the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and is the public face of the Port of Baltimore. The Port of Baltimore plays an integral role as an economic generator and job creator, in addition to maintaining our nation's supply chain and moving vital goods to industries and consumers. As one of the nation's top ports for total cargo tonnage and overall dollar value of cargo, the Port of Baltimore is also one of the most diverse ports in the United States with over 140,000 jobs in Maryland linked to port activity.

Requirements

Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
Four (4) years of experience performing testing, calibration, inspection, repair and maintenance of electrical and/or mechanical apparatus.
Employees will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.
During the probationary period, employees will be required to obtain and maintain a Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with endorsements for Hazardous Materials valid in the State of Maryland.
Employees in this classification will be required to obtain and maintain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to gain unescorted access to Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration facilities.
Employees will be required to satisfy the agency's training and certification requirements to obtain and maintain permanent status in this classification.
Employees must be available for duty at such hours, day or night, weekends, and holidays, as may be required in order to maintain continuous operation of the MPA cranes and Passenger Boarding Bridge and are subject to call-in.
Employees are subject to being on call 24 hours a day and will be required to maintain a reliable communication link for the purpose of emergency call back requirements.
Employees that work with or may be exposed to hazardous materials, such as: asbestos, lead-based paint or chromium, may be required to undergo periodic medical testing and may be required to pass hazardous materials training and have the ability to wear a respirator.
Persons appointed to positions in this class must maintain a prescribed level of physical fitness and may be required to take a medical examination to determine physical ability to perform the work.
Candidates will be subject to pre-employment drug testing in accordance with the Transportation Code of Maryland Regulations 11.02.11, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.
Employees in these classifications are subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with the Transportation Code of Maryland Regulations 11.02.11, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.

Nice To Haves

Education at an accredited college, university or vocational-technical post-secondary school in electrical, electronics or industrial maintenance may be substituted for up to two years of the required experience at a rate of thirty credit hours for each year of experience. Education must include coursework in: A.C./D.C. solid state circuit/motor analysis, programmable controllers, electronic circuits, microprocessors interfacing, fiber optic communications, fundamental/advanced digital circuits, industrial measurements, pumps, mechanical seals, mechanical drives, hydraulic/pneumatic systems, lubricating systems, blueprint reading, industrial mathematics, basic/advanced electricity, and/or machine tool processes.
U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as defined under the Experience Requirement of the Minimum Qualifications may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

Learns to observe all crane and fleet operations during the loading and unloading of cargo and/or operation of machinery in order to ensure safe and efficient operation of cranes, fleet vehicles, and heavy equipment.
Learns to perform crane startup process by powering up motors, viewing computer screens for possible faults, visually inspecting cables, mechanical equipment, and electrical components, and test operating the crane.
Learns to perform periodic preventative maintenance on cranes, fleet vehicles, and heavy equipment by following prescribed job plan computerized reports, replacing and filling engine fluids, replacing and repairing parts, reporting serious mechanical or electrical failures and completing the preventative maintenance report forms; learns to perform pre-trip inspection on yard hustler.
Learns to lubricate crane, fleet, Passenger Boarding Bridge, and heavy equipment parts and related equipment, including, but not limited to: gantry trucks, drive gears, drive chains, transfer cases, motors, bearings, bushings, cables, spreaders, torque units, pivots, slides, rollers, roller pads, sheaves, wheels, wheel clamps, cables, hinges, couplings, rails, rail guides, tension ropes, and linkages.
Learns to develop and maintain effective communications with shipping companies, stevedores and International Longshoremen's Association members concerning crane operations.
Performs general maintenance and housekeeping work on cranes, fleet vehicles, and related equipment such as: steam cleaning radiators, cleaning, lubricating, and draining/flushing of cooling systems and worm gear reducer; and reads blueprints, diagrams and schematic drawings to determine work procedures.
Learns to assemble, set-up, disassemble and transport mobile cranes.
Learns to perform visual and mechanical inspections of wire rope cables, sprockets, welds, gears, shafts, sheaves and wheels.
Learns to test and diagnose mechanical problems within cranes, the Passenger Boarding Bridge, fleet vehicles, and heavy equipment to facilitate and initiate repair processes.
Compliance with applicable OSHA standards, including the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) necessary to perform essential job duties.
Employees are responsible for maintaining the grooming, safety, and physical standards required for the safe and effective use of PPE.
Employees in this class are considered essential employees and are subject to call 24 hours a day, as may be required in order to maintain continuous operation of a facility.
Employees may be required to work rotating shift work, to include evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
In the event of hazardous weather or highway conditions employees may be called to duty during off-hours in order to maintain and repair equipment.
This is maintenance work and requires physical exertion that is performed either outdoors under all weather conditions or inside a building.
Employees are required to work outdoors in all types of weather and may be exposed to extreme heat, fumes, exhaust and hazardous materials.
On some assignments employees may be required to move objects weighing over 50 pounds.

Benefits

A minimum of 11 paid holidays
A minimum of 27 days of leave annually (personal, vacation, and sick)
Access to the State Pension System
Deferred compensation plans
Excellent health, dental, and vision plans
A selection of high-quality boots is provided with no out-of-pocket cost from the employee and continue to becovered for replacement once per year
All tools and equipment needed to perform the work required are provided by the MPA.
All costs associated with the CDL license requirements during the probationary period are covered by the MPA.
Continued training and development is provided by the MPA.
Tuition reimbursement is available per MPA policy.