Heavy Duty Mechanic/Automotive Machinist (7323) – Water Supply & Treatment Division – San Francisco Public Utilities Commission – (Exempt)

City and County of San Francisco•Millbrae, CA

2d•$130,156•Onsite

About The Position

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Headquartered in San Francisco, we have 2,300 employees operating across eight counties serving more than 2.7 million customers in the San Francisco Bay Area – 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. Our Mission: To provide our customers with high quality, efficient, and reliable water, power, and wastewater services in a manner that values environmental and community interests and sustains the resources entrusted to our care. Our Vision: We are an innovative utility leader, recognized for excellent results in service, safety, stewardship, and inclusiveness. We are an award-winning and industry-leading utilities organization committed to our customers, community interests, and the environment. To learn more about our organization, please visit our website at https://www.sfpuc.gov . We are proud of our infrastructure and programs, but most importantly, we value our highly qualified and dedicated workforce which ensures that this vision becomes a reality. To learn more about working at the SFPUC, visit our career site at https://www.sfpuc.gov/about-us/careers-sfpuc ABOUT WATER SUPPLY AND TREATMENT DIVISION One of the three largest operating divisions in the Water Enterprise serving 2.7 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers in the Bay Area, the Water Supply and Treatment Division manages a complex water supply and treatment system stretching from the Tesla Treatment Facility in San Joaquin County to San Francisco, featuring a series of reservoirs, tunnels, pipelines, and treatment facilities. The division has a staff of 240 employees and is managed by a team headquartered in Millbrae consisting of a division manager and 5 section managers overseeing its business operations, distribution, engineering, maintenance, and system operations sections. Project: Basic Inspection of Terminals (BIT) and Smog Project Location: Millbrae Yard, 1000 El Camino Real, Millbrae, CA Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:00 am – 3:30 pm Under general supervision, performs skilled machinist work in the maintenance, repair and overhaul of heavy-duty and off-road vehicles and power-driven equipment, such as diesel trucks and buses, firefighting vehicles, compressors, generators, graders, backhoes, tractors, small engines (lawn mowers, etc.) and electric motors (on carts, etc.) and performs related duties as required. Nature of the work: Involves some physical effort and considerable dexterity in the use of the fingers, limbs and body; continuous exposure to physical and working conditions where minor injuries may occur. May be required to work nights, weekends and/or holidays.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent (GED or High School Proficiency Examination), AND A combination of journey-level experience and/or apprenticeship training as an automotive machinist or heavy-duty mechanic totaling six (6) years in which the major duties were disassembling, repairing, overhauling and installing mechanical, electrical and hydraulic assemblies in heavy duty and off-road vehicles and power-driven equipment. To be considered qualifying, this experience must include the use of machine tools such as valve re-facers, hydraulic and drill presses, lathes and grinders.
Possession of at least a Class C (or III) driver license at the time of application; ability to obtain a Class B (or II) driver license and Medical Certificate at the time of appointment.
Positions at some city departments require that the candidate must be able to obtain a Class A (or I) driver license with Medical Certificate within twelve (12) months of the time of appointment.
Failure to maintain the required license may be cause for termination.
Completion of a CA Division of Apprenticeship Standards recognized Automotive Machinist apprenticeship program or a Heavy Duty Truck Mechanic/Automotive Machinist (Heavy Duty Truck Mechanic) apprenticeship program as evidenced by issuance of a Certificate of Completion of the apprenticeship program under the appropriate authority will substitute for the six (6) years combined work experience.

Nice To Haves

Possession of a valid Class A driver’s license
Experience working with heavy duty diesel equipment
Experience using computer software such as Maximo

Responsibilities

Maintains, repairs, overhauls, and services heavy-duty and off-road vehicles and power-driven equipment using hand tools, power tools and machine tools such as lathes, drill presses, grinders, boring bars, valves refining tools and other machine tools.
Designs, fabricates and welds parts.
Maintains records of equipment mileage, service/repair logs, materials and parts logs, and equipment and parts orders.
Responds to incoming emergency calls and may go to the site of the breakdown; may tow vehicles.
Inspects, tests, and reviews vehicles and equipment as part of the preventive maintenance program.
Diagnoses malfunctions using test equipment, manufacturers specifications and repair manuals, and observation both in the shop and in the field in order to determine needed repairs.
Orders supplies, parts and materials necessary for the maintenance, repair and servicing of equipment and vehicles.
Drives city vehicles and operates equipment to diagnose malfunctions and to conduct final inspection of work completed.
Performs other related duties as assigned to Class 7323.

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