Mechanic 3033951

Dept Of Transportation•Valley City, ND

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The North Dakota Department of Transportation is hiring a Mechanic for its Valley City Shop. The mechanic repairs vehicles and equipment to keep them ready for use, diagnoses and repairs fleet trucks and DOT equipment, and installs components such as radios, safety lighting, light bars, and sirens. The role covers automobile, light and heavy truck, and equipment repair; radio and accessory installation; periodic equipment operation and snow removal on state grounds; and shop maintenance and recordkeeping. The position may require after-hours, weekend, and holiday work during road and weather emergencies. Employees may be required to report within 30 minutes during emergencies, storms, or public safety situations, with employees who live farther away responsible for making appropriate availability arrangements. The successful applicant must supply required tools on the hire date; the district allows up to $2,000 per fiscal year for tools. The position requires welding knowledge and the ability to function around vehicular and maintenance traffic. Employment is contingent on successful completion of the interview process, drug test, job function testing, reference check, and driving records check.

Requirements

Mechanic III: Class B driver license; completion of a two-year curriculum in automotive or diesel/industrial equipment technology; and two years of work experience performing duties similar in type and complexity to those listed. A three-year master technology program plus one year of relevant work experience may substitute for the two-year curriculum and two years of experience.
Mechanic II: At minimum, a Class A permit by the first day of employment and completion of a two-year curriculum in automotive or diesel/industrial equipment technology. The employee must obtain a Class A driver license with air brakes and a cargo-tank endorsement within 12 months; the district will provide equipment for practice.
Mechanic I: High school diploma or GED and a valid Class A permit by the first day of employment.
For all levels, relevant work experience may substitute for education at a rate of one year of work experience for one year of education.
For all levels, military occupational specialties reflecting the required abilities may substitute for work experience on a year-for-year basis. Related specialties include Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic (91B) and Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance (2T3X1).
Knowledge of welding and ability to weld.
Ability to function around vehicular and maintenance traffic.
Provide required tools on the date of hire.
Satisfactorily complete the interview process, required drug test, job function testing, reference check, and driving records check.

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot and repair automotive systems on cars and pickups, including computerized systems, electrical systems, transmissions, differentials, drivelines, clutches, heating and air conditioning, carburetors and fuel injection, brakes and anti-lock systems, tires, windshields, air bags, and body computers.
Install two-way radios, antennas, safety equipment, prisoner cages, red lights, emblems, decals, and stripes; design wiring schematics for electrical accessories; and configure switches, mobile vision cameras, and mobile data computers for enforcement vehicles.
Troubleshoot and repair single- and tandem-axle trucks, including brakes, hydraulics, clutches, drivelines, electrical systems, gas and diesel engines, transmissions, windshields, electronic instrument clusters, computerized diesel engines, and electronic or hydraulic systems.
Operate equipment periodically and perform snow removal on state grounds.
Maintain tools and the shop area, complete timesheets accurately, use the Fleet Focus system, and check and report accident hazards.
Provide required tools on the date of hire.