Automotive Servicer, Fleet Management

About the Role

This is manual labor involving the servicing of light through heavy equipment and assisting automotive mechanics in repair operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Performs minor maintenance and preventative maintenance repairs on light and heavy vehicles and equipment, including changing oil and filters, fuses, batteries, spark plugs, shock absorbers, water pumps, starters, hoses, v-belts, tires, lights and light bulbs, and tops off fluid levels
• Inspects vehicles for servicing needs
• Assists mechanics with equipment repairs
• Makes service calls to put disabled equipment back into service
• Orders and picks up parts
• Cleans shop areas
• Prepares and maintains computerized records, reports and logs associated with vehicle maintenance and repair, direct and indirect labor, and parts and materials used and/or ordered
• Cleans and maintains tools required to complete repairs
• Maintains regular job attendance in accordance with a schedule established for the position by the supervisor
• Performs other related duties as assigned or as the situation dictates within the scope of this classification

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Knowledge of vehicle and equipment lubrication, tire changing and repair, and battery charging equipment and procedures
• Knowledge of the major mechanical parts of vehicles and equipment and their functions
• Knowledge of the occupational hazards and safety precautions involved in working on or near vehicles and equipment
• Ability to understand oral or written instructions
• Ability to adhere to safety policies, procedures, and guidelines
• Skill in the use of tools and equipment necessary to perform the work of the position
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with fellow employees and members of the general public
• Ability to learn and adapt to advances in computer and electronics device technology and software
• Knowledge of and ability to operate a computer or other technology using standard or customized computer or systems software applications appropriate to the assigned tasks

Qualifications

• High school graduation or its equivalent
• Six (6) months of experience in general automotive servicing work OR An equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
• Current certification by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) in the automobile or medium/heavy truck special areas may be substituted for the general experience requirement.

Special Qualifications

• Must possess a valid Class A commercial driver learners permit at the time of employment.
• Must possess a valid class A commercial drivers license with N endorsement and air brake certification by the end of the probationary period.
• Must take and pass the City of Omaha forklift training class by the end of the probationary period.
• Must possess a Second Grade Hoisting and Engineers Certificate by the end of the probationary period.
• Must be in possession of tools specified by the City which will be inspected and approved by a shop supervisor.
• Must be willing to purchase additional hand tools as required by the end of the probationary period, and thereafter as needed.

Pay and Benefits

• Pay Range: $20.22 with step increases to $27.29 Hourly
• Forty-hour work week.
• Paid leave per year: twelve days vacation; eighteen days sick; and fourteen holidays.
• Employee’s group health insurance, including major medical, vision, and dental, for individual or family.
• Defined benefit pension plan, plus Social Security.