About the Role
Repairs and maintains company and customer vehicles and mechanical equipment, including engines and hydraulic systems, adhering to DOT, NYS DOH, and DMV regulations and standards.
Responsibilities
- Observes mechanical devices for causes of failure.
- Diagnoses electrical and computer control devices using testing equipment.
- Dismantles devices to remove defective parts.
- Examines parts for imperfections and dimensional changes.
- Adjusts functional parts and control instruments.
- Repairs or replaces defective parts.
- Installs special functional and structural parts.
- Lubricates and cleans parts.
- Tests device performance.
- Fabricates, repairs, and rebuilds parts using metalworking tools.
- Initiates purchase orders for parts and machines.
- Repairs electrical equipment.
- Performs scheduled preventative maintenance on fleet vehicles.
- Completes major fabrication work, including body work, painting, and wheelchair lift installation.
- Responds to road service calls to evaluate and repair vehicles and equipment.
- Communicates vehicle status and estimated repair times to supervisors and dispatchers.
- Performs New York State D.O.T. inspections of road vehicles.
- Road tests equipment and vehicles.
- Diagnoses chronic repair problems and develops permanent resolution plans.
- Operates snow removal equipment.
- Performs minor building maintenance and equipment repair.
Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- One year certificate from college or technical school.
- Three to six months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Valid New York State Driver's license.
- Ability to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell.
- Ability to regularly lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- Ability to work near moving mechanical parts; in high, precarious places; and in outside weather conditions.
- Exposure to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, and vibration.
- Ability to work in a very loud noise level environment.
Skills
- Mechanical repair
- Electrical repair
- Computer diagnostics
- Testing equipment operation
- Metalworking tools operation
- Fabrication
- Body work
- Painting
- Wheelchair lift installation
- DOT inspections
- Snow removal equipment operation
- Building maintenance
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 3-6 months related experience
Education Level
- High School diploma or equivalent
- One year certificate from college or technical school
