Mechanic

Your job in the department is to . . . 

Service, repair, and overhaul automobiles, light, medium and heavy trucks, transit vehicles and buses, machinery, fire apparatus, construction and heavy equipment maintained by the Lincoln County Road Department’s Fleet Services Division.

Your job also involves . . .

Maintaining vehicles of other agencies that Lincoln County has entered into an intergovernmental agreement to provide these services to their respective fleet(s).

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 

Minimum Education Level

High School Diploma / GED

Minimum Experience Level

Six years plus 

Specifics: progressive experience as a journeyman mechanic/technician.

Substitution Note: Any satisfactory equivalent combination of experience and training which clearly demonstrates the ability to perform the above described duties as determined by the hiring authority.

Certifications

Specifics: Possess a CPR/First Aid card.             

Driver’s License

Oregon Driver's License required

Specifics: valid Oregon Class A CDL or ability to obtain within 6 months.

Other Licenses

None required

Desirable Qualifications: National Institute for Automotive Services Excellence as a Master Automotive Technician or Master Truck Technician is preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND/OR ABILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The required knowledge, skills and/or abilities are listed below:

Knowledge of:

• Standard practices, materials and methods used in maintenance, repair and overhaul of automobiles, light, medium and heavy trucks, transit vehicles and buses, machinery, fire apparatus, construction, and heavy equipment. 
• Principals of internal combustion engines (gas and diesel, 2 & 4 stroke), DC and AC electricity, fuel systems, on-board computer systems, hydraulic systems, and metallurgy.

Skill or ability to:

• Superior mechanical ability and aptitude. 
• Diagnosing and repairing a wide array of vehicles/equipment performance problems. 
• Comprehend, diagnose and repair complex mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical systems and components. 
• Learn and apply rapidly changing technology, design concepts and innovations. 
• Use state of the art ignition, emissions, electronic and on-board computer diagnostic equipment. 
• Use automotive and heavy equipment on-board computer scan tool interfaces and apply their use in diagnostics. 
• Convey information, ideas, and facts both orally and in writing to supervisors, colleagues, and individuals, inside and outside the county, using language and a format the audience will best understand.   
• Utilize computers and other technology to communicate in written and verbal forms (e.g., word processing, texts, emails, spreadsheets, department-specific software).
• Effectively relate well with others, including supervisors, colleagues, and individuals inside and outside the county. Exhibit a professional manner in dealing with others and working to maintain constructive working relationships.  
• Take personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work. Show up to work on time, and follows instructions, policies, and procedures. Meet productivity standards, deadlines, and work schedules.   

WORKING CONDITIONS

Job Conditions: Hours of work may include early morning, evening, or nights. Staff absences, emergency situations, equipment priorities, production deadlines or inclement weather will necessitate working extra hours and/or days. When assigned as a temporary replacement for a regular supervisor, may always be required to be on call and/or carry a pager or similar electronic communication device to insure accessibility by department or users. Severe emergencies or inclement weather may require around the clock shifts and/or working 7 days a week. Field repairs may require work in adverse conditions.

Work Location: Lincoln County

Travel: Operation of county vehicles may be required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands are typical 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 essential functions.

Physical capability to handle high mobility demands and complex personal interactions. Repair facility work environment sometimes includes working with or around hazardous solvents and cleaners, asbestos, Kelvar, welding and exhaust fumes, combustible fuels, acids, and hazardous waste oils. Work environment includes working with or around high noise generating tools and equipment, bench and handheld grinding operations, welding operations, machining, drilling, and lathe equipment, overhead crane(s) and traffic of vehicles and heavy equipment. Must provide own basic mechanics and tools set and storage. May require heavy lifting.

• Physical Ability: Tasks involve the ability to exert moderate to strenuous physical effort in moderate to heavy work, typically involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (20-75 pounds).
• Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require visual perception and discrimination. Some tasks require oral communications ability. Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds.
• Environmental Factors: Tasks are regularly performed with exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, animals/wildlife, toxic/poisonous agents, or pathogenic substances. Tasks are regularly performed without exposure to violence or disease

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS

Lincoln County is committed to providing reasonable accommodations as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This job description indicates, in general, the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities, and essential functions expected of the position.   Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

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