Fleet Service Technician - Light Vehicle

City of Midland•Tx, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Performs tire installation, repair, and general maintenance on vehicles and machinery. This role involves responding to service calls, performing preventative maintenance on light and heavy equipment, and maintaining shop facilities. The technician will also be responsible for opening and closing work orders, managing parts, and inspecting vehicles. Training will be provided in data entry using the department program (AssetWorks). The position requires the ability to work in various physical conditions and with mechanical/electrical hazards.

Requirements

Ability to effectively communicate with employees, management, and vendors in order to diagnose repairs and order materials for repair.
Knowledge of proper tools in general automotive repairs.
Ability to safely use tools, vehicles, and equipment such wreckers, tire hammers, and breakdown bars, tire and wheel balancers, tire machines, jacks, air impact wrenchers, forklifts, and assorted hand tools.
Skill in the reading and practical application of manuals, schematics and other similar specifications used by city departments.
Ability to read, measure and calculate types and sizes of materials needed and ability to reason amount of time that will be used in the actual repair process.
Ability to speak, understand and follow instructions in English.
High school diploma or equivalent, or minimum of 5 years of experience in general fleet service experience is required.
Employee must have dependable transportation and a valid Texas Driver’s license.
Must have a State of Texas Inspection License or ability to obtain it within 90 days.

Nice To Haves

CDL preferred.
Willing to train in data entry using department program (AssetWorks).

Responsibilities

Performs tire installation, repair, and general maintenance on vehicles and machinery.
Removes and installs wheels and tires from vehicles and equipment.
Inspects wheels for any wear or defects.
Repairs flats and balances tires.
Responds to requests for towing and service calls.
Performs preventative maintenance for all light and heavy equipment including engine oil and filter changes, and changing transmission, fuel, and hydraulic filters and oils.
Cleans and maintains shop facilities, equipment, tools, and grounds.
Inspects vehicles for state inspection sticker.
Opens work orders, charges out parts, issues parts, and closes work orders.
Performs related duties as required.
Opens work orders, charges out parts, issues parts and closes work orders as required.
Performs related duties as required.