Motor Vehicle Inspector (20063548)

State of Ohio • Findlay, OH

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Motor Vehicle Inspector works for the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Ohio State Highway Patrol, reporting to the Findlay location at 3201 North Main Street. The role inspects a range of vehicles to determine whether they are unsafe, improperly equipped, or require adjustment or repair under applicable law. Inspections may involve entering and exiting vehicles, bending and stooping, and crawling beneath vehicles with a mechanics’ creeper to check mechanical components. The inspector uses OSHP databases, completes inspection forms, affixes decals to vehicles that pass, operates a state-owned inspection vehicle to transport equipment, and informs vehicle owners or operators of repairs or adjustments needed to make vehicles safe.

The listed work hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; working days and hours may vary. The position works outdoors and may involve exposure to weather, dirt, rust, vehicle fumes, hot engines, fast-moving traffic, highway noise, and angry vehicle owners, as well as confined spaces beneath vehicles. Selected applicants may be subject to BCI and FBI fingerprinting, a background check, a polygraph examination, comparative analysis, and/or drug testing.

Requirements

• At least 6 months of training or experience in automotive maintenance and repair and/or mechanical vehicle inspections.
• At least 6 months of experience using a personal computer and associated business office applications, such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition and subtraction, and in reading, writing, and speaking common English vocabulary.
• Valid driver's license.
• Applicants must explain how they meet the required computer experience in their current or previous work history, along with other required minimum qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Inspect motor vehicles, including motor homes, campers, school buses, church buses, self-assembled vehicles, and salvage vehicles, to determine whether they are unsafe or improperly equipped or whether equipment is properly adjusted or repaired as required by law.
• Enter and exit vehicles and bend, stoop, and crawl beneath vehicles using a mechanics’ creeper to visually check mechanical components.
• Enter and retrieve information using OSHP databases.
• Complete inspection forms and affix inspection decals to vehicles that pass inspection.
• Operate a state-owned motor vehicle inspection vehicle to transport inspection equipment.
• Inform vehicle owners or operators of repairs or adjustments needed to place a vehicle in safe condition.

Benefits

• Multiple pay increases over the first years of service.
• Free parking.
• Medical coverage.
• Free dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums after completion of the eligibility period.
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal and sick leave, and 11 paid holidays per year.
• Childbirth, adoption, and foster care leave.
• Education and development opportunities, including employee development funds and Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
• Public retirement systems, including OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS, and optional deferred compensation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed