Job Description
JOB Fleet Services is looking for an individual to perform routine maintenance and minor repairs. The maintenance duties will be performed on 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 as well as working on vehicles from other agencies that Lincoln County has entered into an intergovernmental agreement to provide these services to their respective fleet(s). EXAMPLE OF DUTIES Perform routine scheduled preventative maintenance on automobile light, medium and heavy trucks, transit vehicles and buses, machinery, construction, and heavy equipment malfunctions: Include minor repair of gasoline and diesel engines.Manual transmissions and clutch assembliesDifferentials, multi-speed axles, transfer cases and planetary sets.Gear boxes and speed increasers/reducers.Hydraulic pumps, motors, valves, cylinders and hydrostatic drives, steering gears, and drivelines.Front and rear suspension systems.Hydraulic disc and drum braking systems.Anti-lock braking systems; air braking systems.Perform minor electronic, micro-electronics, onboard computer, and emission control repairs.Minor repairs to fuel injection and carburetor systems including tuned port injection, port fuel injection, throttle body injection and computer-controlled carburetor systems.Minor repairs to advanced electronic ignition systems including distributor-less ignition systems.Minor repairs to emissions systems as necessary to meet applicable state and federal emissions regulations.Perform welding/cutting operations using: MIG/TIG, carbonarc, oxy-acetylene or plasma cutter equipment as needed under supervision.May fabricate special parts or pieces of equipment for various custom jobs.Perform routine scheduled preventive maintenance including: Change engine oil and filter and chassis lubrication.Computerized engine tune-up and service automatic transmissions.Transaxles, gearboxes and speed increasers/decreasers.Service differentials and transfer cases.Service cooling systems.Service hydraulic systems.Perform the periodic replacement or repair of worn components including, but not limited to brakes, shocks, tires, and drivebelts.Repair minor windshield damage using a resin injection system.Perform minor body repair and paintwork.Perform vehicle inspections as scheduled.Perform minor repairs, installs and/or removes a wide variety of after-market and accessory equipment including: Snowplows; sanders; brush cutters and mowers; chippers; 2-way radios; distance measuring equipment; overhead emergency lightbars; roto-beams; sirens; manual and remote spotlights; various custom lamp relays; prisoner screens; electrically operated shotgun/rifleracks.Perform routine scheduled preventative maintenance on Fleet Services Shop and Lincoln County Jail emergency generator sets and related components, Lincoln County car/truck wash system(s) and multi-agency fueling facility.SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITYLittle or no supervisor responsibility for work of others SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION WORKING CONDITIONSJob 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 CountyTravel: Operation of county vehicles required.PHYSICAL DEMANDSThe 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 i