Motor Vehicle Department - Student Day Laborer

City of Everett•Everett, WA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Everett Motor Vehicle Department is currently accepting applications for a Student Day Laborer. The Student Day Laborer will be actively enrolled in an accredited college and maintain a minimum of nine hours per week. The Student Day Laborer will work no more than 20 hours per week during the academic year and may work during one off semester or quarter per year between academic enrollments provided that notification by the student is provided in writing and the student was employed during the previous quarter or semester. Students may work more than twenty (20) hours per week during one off semester or quarter per year between academic enrollments provided that notification by the student is provided in writing and the student was employed during the previous quarter provide that the total hours worked in the calendar year shall not exceed 1040 hours. This job classification is represented by Everett Municipal Employees Local 113, AFSCME. No benefits are provided in this position.

Requirements

Actively enrolled in an accredited college and maintain a minimum of nine hours per week.
Basic math skills and units of measure.
Understand and carry out written and oral instructions.
Accurately communicate complex work/job task details verbally and in writing.
Operate computers using current operating systems, relevant work applications, and related equipment.
Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, other city staff, and the public.
Relate to others in a courteous and respectful manner.
Maintain a work environment free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
Work safely and in compliance with federal and state laws and regulations, and with City laws, policies and standards.
Support diversity and multicultural understanding in the workplace.
Must be at least 18 years of age.
Must have, or be able to obtain, a valid Washington State Driver License by date of hire.
Submission to a driving/accident records check.
Extensive background checks will be conducted with drug screening.
Hiring offers are contingent upon successful completion of a city-paid pre-employment physical.

Nice To Haves

Basic automotive, servicing, and maintenance skills.

Responsibilities

Performing support work in servicing, repairing, maintaining, safety inspecting, and cleaning various forms of automotive, truck, and heavy equipment.
Assisting in performing many routine tasks of a mechanical nature in servicing automotive, truck, and heavy equipment with lubricants, fuels (gasoline, diesel, propane, and electricity), accessories, and parts.
Assisting with mechanical repairs under the guidance of an MVD employee.
Performing general cleaning work in the garage.
Keeping records of the oil and fuel dispensed.
Moving, parking, and delivering vehicles as instructed.
Assisting with greasing, fueling, and lubricating automobiles, trucks, buses, and heavy equipment.
Inspecting, repairing, rotating and installing tires.
Installing, testing, and servicing batteries, light bulbs, wiring, fan belts, radiator hoses, alternators, and other mechanical parts under the guidance of an MVD employee.
Assisting with preventative maintenance minor tune-ups, including the replacement of spark plugs, PCV valves, hydraulic filters, air filters, distributor caps, rotors, fuel filters; and testing and changing differential, anti-freeze, and automatic transmission fluids under the guidance of an MVD employee.
Servicing buses; check exteriors for evidence of accident or damage and check for low, flat, or scuffed tires; check bus interiors for vandalism and conditions that could injure passengers or tear clothing.
Inspecting and lubricating publicly used wheelchair lifts under the guidance of an MVD employee.
Assisting with performing safety inspections on vehicles when scheduled for servicing, including visual and physical inspections.
Reporting any suspected or obvious problems that should be repaired or corrected, including checking brake linings, loose parts on the under body, loose suspension and steering components, leaking shock absorbers, and other cracked, bent, broken, or damaged parts under the guidance of an MVD employee.