Mechanic

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Responsibilities

• Repairs and reconditions automobiles, trucks, equipment, or anything else Township owned.
• Repairs or replaces motors, engines, transmissions, carburetors, differentials and alternators, belts, hoses, pumps, tires, lights, ignitions, door and trunk locks, starters, generators, pumps and installs batteries.
• Tunes engines, performs preventative maintenance, checks operational systems, changes oil and grease equipment and/or vehicles.
• Repairs and replaces parts in electrical systems.
• Cuts, grinds, welds, and fabricates parts as needed or required.
• Orders and maintains inventory of replacement parts with prior approval from PW Director/management.
• Maintains service records of maintenance and repair activities for all vehicles and equipment as directed by the Public Works Director.
• Operates a truck or equipment with plow/spreader attachments for the removal of snow and spreading of salt on Township streets during inclement weather.
• Operates all Township equipment which includes but not limited to backhoe, front end loader, sweeper, tractor trailer, truck, and other appropriate equipment.
• Participates in the repair and resurfacing of Township streets.
• Operates a truck or equipment with plow/spreader attachments for the removal of snow and spreading of salt on Township streets during inclement weather.

Qualifications

Required

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Three years’ experience in the maintenance and repair of vehicles and equipment.
• Ability to operate diagnostic equipment and determine the origins of malfunctions.
• Extensive knowledge of garage methods, shop practices and techniques, tools, and machinery used in vehicle and equipment maintenance and repair.
• Working knowledge of the safe operation of the vehicles and equipment utilized in public works maintenance, repair, and construction programs.
• Ability to perform manual labor when performing Township work.
• Ability to perform related concrete and masonry tasks.
• Ability to work outdoors in inclement weather.
• Ability to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Experience and knowledge of the methods, procedures, tools, and materials used in Public Works maintenance and repair.
• Valid Class A PA Commercial Driver’s License with air brake endorsement is required. PA State Inspection License Class 7 includes passenger cars, HD trucks and trailers is required.