Fleet Maintenance Lead Technician

City of El Paso•Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, perform mechanical maintenance and repair of cars, trucks, coaches, and other light, medium, and heavy-duty City vehicles and equipment. This role involves repairing, reconditioning, and maintaining a variety of diesel, gasoline, or alternative fuel-powered trucks, automobiles, buses, and other City vehicles and equipment. The technician will diagnose, analyze, recommend, and undertake repair, maintenance, and upkeep tasks, identifying necessary parts, supplies, and materials. Responsibilities include inspecting, diagnosing, and repairing vehicles and related systems such as air conditioning, fuel, electronic, and electrical systems. This also includes removing, inspecting, installing, reinstalling, and replacing various parts and items on automobiles, fire apparatus, heavy equipment, and construction equipment, including transmissions, hydraulic systems, brakes/suspension, and water pumps. The technician will complete paperwork for parts/supplies and document completed work, interacting with supervisors, contractors, employees, and other departments to provide information, resolve problems, and respond to inquiries. A key part of the role is performing complete diagnostic and repair of all engine components and vehicle systems using computerized testing equipment, testing and validating repairs, and performing scheduled, emergency, and/or preventative maintenance. The technician may also rebuild diesel engines and repair specialized equipment like wheelchair lifts and fire suppression/gas detection systems, determining compliance with repair and maintenance standards. Updating and maintaining files, records, logs, and reports, and observing safe work practices are also essential. If assigned supervisory duties, the technician will supervise the fleet maintenance crew, assigning, reviewing, and inspecting completed work for conformance with standards, guiding task performance, and training new technicians in maintenance procedures and techniques, including guiding them in more difficult or complex repairs. They will also complete employee performance appraisals and enforce personnel rules, regulations, and work behavior standards. Performing related duties as required, including duties of immediate supervisors or subordinate personnel to ensure continuity of operations during absences, and maintaining cleanliness of the work area and tools, are also part of the role.

Requirements

High School Diploma or General Education Development equivalent, or higher
Three (3) years of journey level automotive or diesel mechanic experience
Texas Class “C” Driver’s License or equivalent from another state
MOS Code: 2T317 (Air Force), 003763 (Navy), 0411 (Marine Corps)

Nice To Haves

Some positions may be required to obtain and maintain Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Certification within six (6) months of appointment.
Some positions may require a Texas Class “B” Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) or equivalent from another state.
Some positions may require Environmental Protection Agency certification for refrigerant recovery and recycling within thirty (30) days of appointment.
Incumbents of positions requiring a CDL or of a safety sensitive nature are subject to drug and alcohol testing, and may be required to pass physical qualification examinations in accordance with federal regulations.
Some positions must pass a criminal background check and obtain and maintain federally mandated security clearance for working at an airport.

Responsibilities

Repair, recondition and maintain a variety of diesel, gasoline or alternative fuel powered trucks, automobiles, buses and other City vehicles and equipment.
Diagnose, analyze, recommend and/or undertake repair, maintenance and/or upkeep tasks.
Identify parts, supplies and materials needed.
Inspect, diagnose and repair vehicles and related systems such as, air conditioning, fuel, electronic, electrical.
Remove, inspect, install/reinstall/replace a variety of parts and items on automobiles, fire apparatus, heavy equipment and construction equipment, including transmissions, hydraulic systems, brakes/suspension and water pumps.
Complete paperwork to request parts or supplies and to describe completed work.
Interact with supervisors, contractors, employees and other departments to provide accurate information to inquiries, resolve problems and respond to inquiries.
Perform complete diagnostic and repair of all engine components and vehicle systems using computerized testing equipment.
Test and validate repairs and maintenance work.
Perform regularly scheduled, emergency and/or preventative maintenance work.
Rebuild diesel engines.
Repair specialized equipment such as wheelchair lifts and fire suppression/gas detection systems.
Determine compliance with established repair, maintenance standards, operations and expectations.
Update and maintain files, records, logs and reports.
Observe safe work practices at all times.
Supervise fleet maintenance crew, if assigned.
Assign, review and inspect completed work for conformance with standards.
Guide task performance.
Train and instruct new technicians in maintenance procedures and techniques, and guide them in more difficult or complex repairs.
Complete employee performance appraisals.
Enforce personnel rules and regulations and work behavior standards firmly and impartially.
Promote observance of safe work practices at all times.
Perform duties of immediate supervisor or subordinate personnel as necessary to ensure continuity of operations during absences.
Maintain cleanliness of work area and tools.