Auto Shop Helper

Jefferson County Commission

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Job Description

Position Title: Auto Shop Helper

Department Fleet & Facilities Management

Reports to: Director of Fleet & Facilities Management

Statement of Duties: The employee is responsible for assisting the Auto Mechanic to ensure all assigned equipment, vehicles, operating supplies, tools and facilities are maintained. Employee is responsible for maintaining cleanliness and organization in auto shop. Employee is required to perform all similar or related duties.

Supervision Required: Under general supervision of the Director of Fleet & Facilities

Management, the employee is familiar with the work routine and uses initiative in carrying out recurring assignments independently with specific instruction. The supervisor provides additional, specific instruction for new, difficult or unusual assignments, including suggested work methods.

The employee is expected to recognize instances which are out of the ordinary and which do not fall within existing instructions; the employee is then expected to seek advice and further instructions. Reviews and checks of the employee’s work are applied to an extent sufficient to keep the supervisor aware of progress, and to insure that completed work and methods used are technically accurate and that instructions are being followed.

Supervisory Responsibility: Employee, as a regular and continuing part of the job, does not supervise other employees.

Confidentiality: Employee does not have access to confidential information.

Accountability: Consequences of errors, missed deadlines or poor judgment may include adverse public relations, labor/material costs or danger to public health/safety.

Judgment: Numerous standardized practices, procedures, or general instructions govern the work and in some cases, may require additional interpretation. Judgment is needed to locate, select, and apply the most pertinent practice, procedure, regulation or guideline.

Complexity: The work consists of a variety of duties which generally follow standardized practices, procedures, regulations or guidelines. The sequence of work and/or the procedures followed vary according to the nature of the transaction and/or the information involved, or sought, in a particular situation.

Work Environment: Working conditions involve occasional exposure to intermittent machine or related noise or a combination of unpleasant elements such as odors, chemical fumes, dust, smoke, heat, cold, oil, dirt or grease. Includes work under typical shop conditions or outdoor work which is suspended when weather conditions are poor. Work may involve general cleaning, occasional work at heights or in confined or cramped quarters, or work around machinery and its moving parts.

Work may also involve occasional mental stress, such as completing several unrelated tasks within a relatively short period of time.

Nature and Purpose of Public Contact: Relationships are primarily with co-workers incidental to the purpose of the work involving giving and receiving factual information about the work.

Ordinary courtesy and tact are required. Contacts with the public may be required on an occasional basis.

Occupational Risk: Essential functions regularly present potential risk of injuries from improper exposure which could result in loss of time from work. Examples of injury include burns from chemicals, steam or fire, severe muscular strains from working with extremely heavy material, falls from heights in excess of three feet and illness from exposure to communicable diseases. Special safety precautions, training, or protective clothing such as gowns, coats, gloves, glasses, hats or boots may be required.

Essential Functions:

The essential functions or duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various type

of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them

from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

1. Assists Automobile Mechanic to perform preventative maintenance repair on vehicles and equipment including, but not limited to: oil, transmission and other fluid changes, tire rotations, lubrications, replacement and repair of lights, windshield wipers, brakes, engine and drive train maintenance.

2. Assists Automobile Mechanic with the maintenance and repair of seasonal equipment including, but not limited to: lawn mowers, weed trimmers, and snow plows.

3. Responsible for maintaining shop cleanliness and organization including, but not limited to: sorting recyclables, operating baler, sweeping floors, cleaning restrooms, organizing & putting away supplies.

4. Ensure that safe conditions are being maintained at all times on County vehicles.

5. Perform preventative maintenance and minor equipment repairs as needed.

6. Work alone, or as a member of the team, to ensure smooth operations and satisfaction of departments served by the Department of Fleet & Facilities Management.

7. Ensures that safety is maintained at all times on the interior/exterior of the buildings for which responsible.

8. Maintains an awareness of security and maintenance deficiencies and correct and/or report such deficiencies to the Director or office staff.

9. Assist Fleet & Facility personnel with snow removal, lawn care, election delivery, etc. on an as-needed basis and take on-site direction.

10. Assists in the moving of furniture or equipment.

11. Promote positive relationships with other departments and the public.

12. Refer all requests from other departments to office staff unless the request is an emergency.

13. Performs other duties as requested by the Director.

Recommended Minimum Qualifications:

Education and Experience: High School degree or equivalent with one to three (1-3) years related work experience ; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Special Requirements: A valid driver’s license is required for this position. Must pass a background check.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skill

Knowledge: Common policies, practices and procedures of the department and vehicle maintenance. Working knowledge of the safety precautions, supplies and materials needed to perform duties.

Abilities: Work independently and be self-motivated.

Skills: Knowledge in vehicle repair and maintenance to ensure the highest level of operational performance and safety.

Physical and Mental Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee

to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be

made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the position’s essential functions.

Physical Demands: Work requires some agility and physical strength, such as moving in or about construction sites or over rough terrain, or standing or walking most of the work period.

Occasionally, work may require lifting heavy objects and carrying them. There may be need to stretch and reach to retrieve materials. Usually, the work will require extended physical effort over a significant portion of the work day. Driving in adverse weather and troublesome road conditions may be required.

Motor Skills: Essential functions involve close hand and eye coordination and physical dexterity.

Manipulation and motor control under conditions which may require extreme accuracy may be critical. The manual skills required are comparable to those which might be needed in making repairs to delicate electronic instruments or complex equipment.

Visual Demands: Visual demands include reading documents for general understanding.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $37,750.00 per year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: One location