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Posted : Thursday, October 05, 2023 07:13 PM
Position Description
The Mechanic’s work involves the performance of journeyman level tasks in the mechanical repair and maintenance of automobiles, light duty trucks, mowers, cycles, tractors and other standard and specialized power equipment.
Assignments are received in the form of written or verbal requests for service from various levels of Sheriff’s Office personnel.
Employee works under limited supervision using independent judgment as to the method of repair.
Successful applicants must pass a criminal background check and will be subject to a pre-employment drug screen.
JOB LOCATIONS Fort Jones, Robertsdale, AL WORKING CONDITIONS Work is performed in a maintenance garage setting.
This position may require working in wet or hot, humid non-weather conditions and in high precarious places.
This position may also require working in outdoor weather conditions, extreme cold; risk of electrical shock and work with explosives.
Essential Job Functions Reviews work orders and discusses with supervisors.
Plans work procedures, using charts, technical manuals, and experience.
Follows checklists to ensure all important parts are examined, including belts, hoses, steering systems, spark plugs, brake and fuel systems, wheel bearings, and other potentially troublesome areas.
Confers with customers to obtain descriptions of vehicle problems, and to discuss work to be performed and future repair requirements.
Examines vehicles to determine extent of damage or malfunctions.
Test drives vehicles, and tests components and systems using equipment such as infrared engine analyzers, compression gauges, and computerized diagnostic devices.
Repairs, relines, replaces, and adjusts brakes.
Repairs and replaces tires.
Services differentials and transmissions.
Tests and adjusts repaired systems to meet manufacturer's performance specifications.
Performs routine and scheduled maintenance services such as oil changes, lubrications, and tune-ups.
Disassembles units and inspect parts for wear, using micrometers, calipers, and gauges.
Tire replacements (mount and balance tires) On call once a month.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS The work is generally medium work exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently.
Activities could occasionally require heavy to very heavy work, exerting up to 100 or more pounds of force.
Additionally, the following physical abilities are required: Possess sufficient body strength in order to perform normal duties of the position; Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
The amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium; Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
Body agility is emphasized; Crouching: Bending the body downwards and forward by bending leg and spine; Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips; Grasping: Applying pressure with the whole hand; Handling: Picking, holding or otherwise working with the whole hand; Hearing: Ability to hear and understand at normal speaking levels with or without correction; Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees; Lifting: Ability to lift and move objects; Manual Dexterity: Primarily with fingers and in picking, pinching or typing; Mental Acuity: Ability to make rational decisions; Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion; Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward; Reaching: Ability to frequently extend hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction; Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands and/or fingers; Speaking/Talking: Ability to communicate clearly, accurately, and concisely through speech; Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time; Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
Occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles; Visual Acuity: Ability to perform activities such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, viewing a computer screen/terminal; and /or extensive reading, with or without correction; Walking: ability to move about on foot to accomplish tasks or moving from one work site to another.
Education and Experience Licenses or Certifications: Must possess a valid driver’s license and be insurable by the County’s insurance standards.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair and maintenance.
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services.
This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Skills in installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
Skills in performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
Ability in determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
Ability in repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
Ability in determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
Ability in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Ability in identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Baldwin County Commission and Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, marital status, disability, citizenship or veteran status in employment.
It is the intent of the Baldwin County Commission and Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office to guarantee equal opportunity to allow disabled employees a bias-free work environment.
Baldwin County Commission and Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation in compliance with the ADA.
Recruitment and selection processes will grant equal opportunity for employment to qualified applicants and will not discriminate on the basis of disability.
Reasonable accommodation will be provided upon request during the application, testing, and interview process.
Assignments are received in the form of written or verbal requests for service from various levels of Sheriff’s Office personnel.
Employee works under limited supervision using independent judgment as to the method of repair.
Successful applicants must pass a criminal background check and will be subject to a pre-employment drug screen.
JOB LOCATIONS Fort Jones, Robertsdale, AL WORKING CONDITIONS Work is performed in a maintenance garage setting.
This position may require working in wet or hot, humid non-weather conditions and in high precarious places.
This position may also require working in outdoor weather conditions, extreme cold; risk of electrical shock and work with explosives.
Essential Job Functions Reviews work orders and discusses with supervisors.
Plans work procedures, using charts, technical manuals, and experience.
Follows checklists to ensure all important parts are examined, including belts, hoses, steering systems, spark plugs, brake and fuel systems, wheel bearings, and other potentially troublesome areas.
Confers with customers to obtain descriptions of vehicle problems, and to discuss work to be performed and future repair requirements.
Examines vehicles to determine extent of damage or malfunctions.
Test drives vehicles, and tests components and systems using equipment such as infrared engine analyzers, compression gauges, and computerized diagnostic devices.
Repairs, relines, replaces, and adjusts brakes.
Repairs and replaces tires.
Services differentials and transmissions.
Tests and adjusts repaired systems to meet manufacturer's performance specifications.
Performs routine and scheduled maintenance services such as oil changes, lubrications, and tune-ups.
Disassembles units and inspect parts for wear, using micrometers, calipers, and gauges.
Tire replacements (mount and balance tires) On call once a month.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS The work is generally medium work exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently.
Activities could occasionally require heavy to very heavy work, exerting up to 100 or more pounds of force.
Additionally, the following physical abilities are required: Possess sufficient body strength in order to perform normal duties of the position; Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
The amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium; Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
Body agility is emphasized; Crouching: Bending the body downwards and forward by bending leg and spine; Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips; Grasping: Applying pressure with the whole hand; Handling: Picking, holding or otherwise working with the whole hand; Hearing: Ability to hear and understand at normal speaking levels with or without correction; Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees; Lifting: Ability to lift and move objects; Manual Dexterity: Primarily with fingers and in picking, pinching or typing; Mental Acuity: Ability to make rational decisions; Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion; Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward; Reaching: Ability to frequently extend hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction; Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands and/or fingers; Speaking/Talking: Ability to communicate clearly, accurately, and concisely through speech; Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time; Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
Occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles; Visual Acuity: Ability to perform activities such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, viewing a computer screen/terminal; and /or extensive reading, with or without correction; Walking: ability to move about on foot to accomplish tasks or moving from one work site to another.
Education and Experience Licenses or Certifications: Must possess a valid driver’s license and be insurable by the County’s insurance standards.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair and maintenance.
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services.
This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Skills in installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
Skills in performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
Ability in determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
Ability in repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
Ability in determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
Ability in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Ability in identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Baldwin County Commission and Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, marital status, disability, citizenship or veteran status in employment.
It is the intent of the Baldwin County Commission and Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office to guarantee equal opportunity to allow disabled employees a bias-free work environment.
Baldwin County Commission and Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation in compliance with the ADA.
Recruitment and selection processes will grant equal opportunity for employment to qualified applicants and will not discriminate on the basis of disability.
Reasonable accommodation will be provided upon request during the application, testing, and interview process.
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• Location : Robertsdale, AL
• Post ID: 9072591529
