Lead Tool Repair Mechanic - Blight Remediation (Administrative Special Services Staff - GSD)

City of Detroit•Michigan, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Be a part of the City You Love! The City of Detroit employs more than 8,000 dedicated professionals who proudly serve our residents and businesses. Our employees make a real impact every day and play a vital role in shaping Detroit’s future. Join us and experience the energy, pride, and rewards of working for a vibrant, growing city. Enjoy the excitement of being in the heart of downtown, contribute to meaningful community work, and be part of Detroit’s remarkable rebuilding and rebirth happening right now. The objective of this role is to manage and maintain detailed job records, perform timely inspections of repaired units, and provide leadership and training to team members to ensure high-quality work performance. The position executes moderately complex repairs on chainsaws, generators, pneumatic and hydraulic equipment, including dismantling, cleaning, inspecting, and replacing worn or defective components. It also conducts precision fitting and testing of mechanical and electrical parts, performs pipe installation and hose repair, and safely transports materials and equipment between job sites while completing other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Completion of High school or G.E.D., preferably with course work in shop or an apprenticeship in the mechanical trades.
Three (3) years of experience repairing and assembling machine and equipment parts and accessories.
Valid State of Michigan Driver’s license.

Responsibilities

Manages and maintains records of jobs performed, including a record of time and materials spent on each job.
Inspect units repaired to ensure all necessary work has been performed in a timely manner.
Leads and trains, as necessary, team members in the performance of their work.
Performs moderately difficult repairs on chainsaws, Sawzall’s, generators and various other equipment.
Dismantles, cleans and inspects parts for excessive wear or other defects, replacing defective parts including, but not limited to, gears, bushings, gear shafts bolts, washers, springs, pins, rods, plates, brackets and small castings, fuses, sockets, receptacles, fixtures, reflectors, globes, etc.
Scrapes, files, fits and installs bushings, bearings, pins, bolts and discs and adjusts diaphragms.
Laps or grinds valve seats, discs, or other contact surfaces to obtain water or airtight fits.
Measures, cuts, threads, fits and installs pipes to hydraulically or pneumatically operated units.
Cuts out defective sections of hose, installs couplings, threads or rethreads couplings and other fittings, solders or welds holes or breaks in metal containers and fittings, tests equipment to be sure that it is water or airtight and that moving or adjustable parts work freely.
Drives a vehicle between job locations and load/unload materials and equipment.
Other related duties as required.