Senior Mechanic

Comal County • New Braunfels, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This position requires knowledge and skills to perform troubleshooting, maintenance, and repairs on automobiles, light, medium, and heavy-duty trucks, road construction, and agricultural equipment. The Senior Mechanic will perform maintenance and repairs on all county-owned vehicles and equipment, and use the county’s fleet maintenance software and database to record repairs. The Senior Mechanic will possess and maintain a State of Texas vehicle inspector license while employed with Comal County.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required.
• Must be able to read & understand Safety Data Sheets for chemicals used as part of job, as well as applicable safety rules & regulations.
• Possess and maintain a Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with tank vehicle and air brake endorsement.
• Must provide a three (3) year driving history record in order to operate county vehicles.
• Possess and maintain a State of Texas vehicle inspector license or be able to pass the state exam within six (6) months of hire and maintain the vehicle inspector license through the course of employment with Comal County.
• Must know and implement the Comal County Accident Prevention Plan.
• Must be able to establish and maintain an effective and cooperative working relationship with other employees.
• Must be able to operate in a strenuous environment both indoors and outdoors under all weather conditions.
• Able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• Frequently required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

• Three (3) to five (5) years of vehicle maintenance experience or equivalent automotive/diesel vocational certification preferred, but not required.
• Four (4) or more ASE certifications preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Performs preventive maintenance checks, services, and repairs on cars, light trucks, and medium to heavy-duty trucks, including electrical, brakes, steering and suspension, heating and air conditioning, engine repair, engine performance, transmission and transaxle (on and off vehicle), manual drive trains and axles, and trailers.
• Installs accessories, law enforcement equipment, and radios in vehicles and equipment.
• Diagnoses, services, and repairs hydraulic systems, pumps, cylinders, control valves, motors, and related components.
• Performs State of Texas vehicle inspections and issues annual state safety inspection certificates.
• Road tests equipment; drives trucks or equipment as required; inspects vehicles in the shop and field.
• Reads and interprets printed and electronic manuals, drawings, and specifications.
• Uses and maintains a full set of hand, power, and shop tools.
• Uses test lights, multi-meters, precision measuring devices, and hand-held diagnostic equipment.

Benefits

• Normal work hours for this position is Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM with 30 minutes for lunch (equals a 40-hour workweek).
• Staffing needs and operational demands may necessitate variations in starting and ending times, as well as variations in the total hours that may be scheduled each day of the week, as deemed necessary by the County Engineer.
• This position has been identified with possible risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens and/or other various hazards that require immunization against such exposure.
• All individuals operating commercial vehicles using a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) are required by the DOT to register with the FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse and are subject to pre-employment drug tests, random tests, post-accident tests immediately following accidents, reasonable suspicion, and fitness for duty testing; in accordance with County and DOT Alcohol and Drug testing policies.

What This Job Offers

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