Fleet Diesel Mechanic

acadianambulance
Lafayette, LA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/12/2024

JOB SUMMARY: To inspect and repair company vehicles.  Perform preventive maintenance on ambulance fleet and other company vehicles.

 

REPORTS TO: Maintenance Shop Supervisor

Senior Manager - Fleet Maintenance

 

EQUIPMENT: Tech I, Tech II diagnostic computer, Freon recovery and recycling, truck, parts washer, grinders, time-clock, phone, air tools, and computer  

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  This job description is not intended, nor should it be construed, to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, duties, skills or working conditions associated with the job.  It is intended to be a general description of the essential duties and requirements common to positions of this type and may be subject to change.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  1. Inspect and repair company vehicles

  2. Preventive Maintenance on ambulance fleet and other company vehicles.

  3. Write work tickets

  4. Mechanical related repairs

  5. Work with shop employees, Supervisors

  6. Electrical repairs

  7. Drive vehicles

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

  1.  High School education or GED required.

  2.  Clean driving record; current driver’s license (Class-C TX; Class-D LA/MS)

  3. On the job training with two to three years of mechanical experience; related training by G.M. or other schools (trade or otherwise).

  4.  Mechanical knowledge; reading; writing; speaking; hand tool use; specialized tool use.

  5. Have basic hand tools.

 

INTERPERSONAL REQUIREMENTS:

  1. Maintain social, ethical and organizational norms.

  2. Achieve accomplishment of all task details, no matter how small.

  3. Maintain good personal motivation; develop a sense of ownership of job tasks and results.

  4. Must have a sense of urgency for all work performed.

  5. Ability to work under the pressure of meeting strict deadlines.

  6. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

 

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

  1. Orientation to job requirements.

  2. Completion of Acadian gen. orientation

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Physical activities and the amount of time spent performing each while on this job:

AMOUNT OF TIME

 

None

Up to 1/3

1/3 to 2/3

Over 2/3

Stand

     

X

Walk

     

X

Sit

 

X

   

Talk or hear

     

X

Use hands to finger, handle or feel

     

X

Climb or balance

   

X

 

Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl

   

X

 

Reach with hands and arms

   

X

 

Taste or smell

 

X

   

 

Weight lifting requirements and the amount of time spent lifting on this job:

AMOUNT OF TIME

 

None

Up to 1/3

1/3 to 2/3

Over 2/3

Up to 10 pounds

 

X

   

Up to 25 pounds

 

X

   

Up to 50 pounds

 

X

   

Up to 100 pounds

 

X

   

More than 100 pounds

X

     

 

Vision requirements:

X

Close Vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)

X

Distance Vision (Clear vision at 20 feet or more.)

X

Color Vision (Able to identify and distinguish colors.)


X

Peripheral Vision (Able to observe areas that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point).

X

Depth Perception (Able to judge distances and spatial relationships.)

X

Focusing (Able to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus.)

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Specific situations that lead to environment conditions can include:  hazardous materials, electrical emergencies, vehicular accidents, outdoor emergency settings, hurricanes, tornadoes, industrial accidents, conditions affecting driving, settings where heavy equipment such as extrication tools are in use, etc.








Exposure to environmental conditions and the amount of time exposed to each on this job:

AMOUNT OF TIME

 

None

Up to 1/3

1/3 to 2/3

Over 2/3

Wet, humid conditions (non-weather)

   

X

 

Work near moving mechanical parts

     

X

Work in high, precarious places

 

X

   

Fumes or air borne particles

     

X

Toxic or caustic chemicals

     

X

Outdoor weather conditions

 

X

   

Extreme cold (non-weather)

 

X

   

Extreme heat (non-weather)

 

X

   

Risk of electrical shock

 

X

   

Work with explosives

 

X

   

Risk of radiation

X

     

Vibration

X

     



Noise level associated with this job:

___ Moderate Noise (Ex:  business office with typewriters and/or computer printers, light traffic).

_X__ Loud Noise (Ex:  metal can manufacturing, large earth-moving equipment).

___ Very Loud Noise (Ex:  jack hammer work, front row at rock concert).

 

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