Senior Fleet Services Technician

City of Culver City • Culver City, CA

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About The Position

The Senior Fleet Services Technician works in the City of Culver City's Transportation Department, conducting preventive maintenance inspections and repairs on motorized and non-motorized vehicles and equipment. The role covers diesel, gasoline, and alternative-fuel vehicles and requires diagnosing and repairing mechanical, electrical, electronic, hydraulic, fuel, cooling, ignition, brake, charging, starting, heating, and air-conditioning systems, as well as driveline, transmission, steering, and suspension components. Technicians use diagnostic equipment and vehicle manuals, schematics, and flow charts. The position also involves safe work practices and promoting motivation and morale among subordinates. Marginal duties include machinist and fabrication work such as welding, and monitoring time entry, maintenance manuals, and computer-based repair work orders.

Employees must provide their own journey-level tools at hire; the City provides a $600 allowance for tools purchased within the calendar year. The position is designated safety sensitive and is subject to employment reference verifications, random alcohol and drug screening, and a pre-employment medical examination that includes a drug screen. A valid California Class B driver's license with passenger transportation endorsement is required; a Class B permit is accepted for the first 90 days of appointment.

Requirements

• Completion of high school.
• Three years of journey-level experience repairing and maintaining a variety of light, medium, and heavy motorized equipment.
• Possession of a valid California Class B driver's license with a passenger transportation endorsement; a Class B permit is accepted for the first 90 days of appointment.
• Provide personal tools of the type and quantity necessary for journey-level vehicle and equipment maintenance and repair at hire.
• Pass a pre-employment medical examination, including a drug screen.
• Undergo employment reference verifications and random alcohol and drug screenings as a safety-sensitive employee.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with alternative fuels.

Responsibilities

• Conduct preventive maintenance inspections and repairs on motorized and non-motorized vehicles and equipment.
• Diagnose and repair electrical problems, including electronic and computer-controlled systems.
• Read and interpret vehicle maintenance manuals, electrical schematics, computer flow charts, and graphs.
• Troubleshoot, monitor, and repair hydraulic systems, including hydrostatic drives, cylinders, and pumps.
• Inspect, troubleshoot, and repair drivelines, transmissions, clutches, differentials, axles, and related components.
• Inspect, troubleshoot, and repair steering and suspension systems.
• Diagnose diesel, gasoline, and alternative-fuel engines and perform major and minor repairs, overhauls, and adjustments.
• Troubleshoot and repair fuel systems, including fuel injection and injection pumps.
• Diagnose and repair cooling systems and related engine components.
• Troubleshoot, inspect, and repair ignition systems.
• Troubleshoot, inspect, and repair brake systems using appropriate diagnostic tools and equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair charging and starting systems, including diagnosing voltage, amperage, and battery condition.
• Troubleshoot and repair air-conditioning and heater systems, including climate-control and ventilation-control systems.
• Practice safe work habits and promote motivation and morale among subordinates.
• Perform machinist and fabrication work, including welding.
• Monitor daily time-entry sheets, use of maintenance manuals, and computer-based maintenance repair work orders.

Benefits

• The City provides a $600 tool allowance for tools purchased within the calendar year.
• The City offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED