G116 - Fleet Maintenance Technician I - Fleet Management

Columbus Consolidated Government•Columbus, GA

About The Position

This position services Columbus Consolidated Government fleet equipment and vehicles. It performs inspections and preventive maintenance on light vehicles and periodically works in the tire repair shop. The technician supervises and trains inmates and maintains inmate records. The role also creates work orders and records, opens parts request orders, processes vehicles for salvage and sale at the annual city auction, and repairs, maintains, and calibrates shop equipment and tools. The technician works continuously to improve operations and processes and collaborates to provide customer-driven service. The position may periodically require driving shop-assigned inmates to and from the prison, and includes other related duties as assigned. The work is typically performed in an office, library, computer room, stockroom, warehouse, or outdoors. The employee may be exposed to noise, dust, dirt, grease, moving machinery, contagious or infectious diseases, irritating chemicals, and cold or inclement weather. Protective devices such as masks, goggles, or gloves are required. Work involves intermittent sitting, standing, stooping, walking, bending, and crouching; frequent lifting of light and heavy objects; climbing ladders; using tools or equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity; and distinguishing shades of color. Other described physical abilities include balancing, climbing, crouching, feeling, grasping, handling, hearing, kneeling, lifting, manual dexterity, mental acuity, pulling, pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, standing, stooping, visual acuity, and walking.

Requirements

Knowledge of automotive repair and maintenance.
Knowledge of shop equipment and tools.
Knowledge of safety practices and procedures.
Computer skills.
Interpersonal skills.
Oral and written communication skills.
Specialized occupational training in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education.
Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the duties, usually gained through an apprenticeship or internship or one to two years in a similar position.
Possess or be able to readily obtain a valid Georgia driver's license for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.
Must supervise state inmate labor.
Must pass the Department of Corrections three-day certification within the department's required timeframe, normally six months, which may be altered.
Ability to meet the described physical requirements, including lifting, climbing, dexterity, and distinguishing shades of color.
Use required protective devices such as masks, goggles, or gloves.

Responsibilities

Service Columbus Consolidated Government fleet equipment and vehicles.
Inspect and perform preventive maintenance on light vehicles.
Periodically work in the tire repair shop.
Supervise and train inmates and maintain records on inmates.
Create work orders and records.
Open request orders for parts.
Process vehicles for salvage and sale at the annual city auction.
Repair, maintain, and calibrate shop equipment and tools.
Make continuous efforts to improve operations and work processes and cooperate to provide continuous improvement and customer-driven service.
Periodically drive shop-assigned inmates to and from the prison, as may be required.
Perform other related duties as assigned.