Job Description

Use your talents and skills to make a positive impact in your community!

Our Vehicle Fleet Services team has been ranked as the #1 performing fleet in the Nation!
We’re looking to expand our winning team with skilled technicians. We offer excellent opportunities, great work hours, amazing benefits, and potential to further your career and knowledge in the automotive, truck and equipment industry.

Workdays/Hours: Monday - Friday; 7am- 3:30pm

This class is the second level in a six-level Fleet Maintenance Series devoted to providing repair and maintenance of equipment, vehicles, and related systems. Incumbents provide general skilled maintenance and repair of vehicles and/or equipment, to include but not limited to preventative maintenance on heavy duty, light duty, and various equipment types. Perform tire inspections, tire repairs, tire installation and alignments.

Duties and Responsibilities

Identifies repair needs and performs skilled maintenance and repair of vehicles and equipment, and/or prepares related work orders for external repairs and service
Work may include performing light external automotive repair, body work and repair, and glass/window repair
Reviews repair work to ensure completeness and accurate maintenance records
Gathers vendor information related to external repairs; determines vendors and initiates work orders; may deliver vehicles or equipment to vendors for repair work
Performs shop office support which may include receiving calls and responding to inquiries; providing customer service; performing data entry; dispatching service; preparing reports; organizing and maintaining records, files, correspondence, parts and/or equipment
Providing light services on automobiles and equipment including checking oil, lights, tires, fan belts, and fluid levels
Changing oil filters and lubricating vehicles
Picking up parts
Conducting North Carolina Safety and Emissions Inspections
Replacing and adjusting headlights and other accessories such as radios, heaters, mirrors and wipers
Operating gas pumps
Cleaning vehicles

Typical Qualifications

Education and Experience:
High School Diploma or GED and two years of automotive parts experience

OR

An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above, unless otherwise subject to any other requirements set forth in law or regulation.

Licensing and Certifications:

Valid North Carolina Class C Driver’s license with a satisfactory driving record, or the ability to obtain within 60 days of hire
Valid North Carolina Class B Driver’s license with a satisfactory driving record, or the ability to obtain within 60 days of hire

Preferred Qualifications:

NC State Safety and Emission Inspector’s license

Additional Information

Knowledge of:

Standard practices, methods and materials of assigned work
Basic automotive body repair methods
Automotive parts requirements and specifications
Business math concepts
Basic inventory maintenance principles
Filing and record-keeping principles
Occupational hazards and applicable safety principles and practices
Uses and properties of supplies and equipment
Applicable federal, state and local laws, codes, regulations
Customer service principles
Specialized equipment relevant to area of assignment

Skill In:

Performing applicable skilled repairs and maintenance of vehicles and equipment
Performing basic research, compiling and assembling data
Providing directions to others in order to meet standards
Providing attention to detail in assignments
Proofreading and error correction
Business math computations
Organizing and maintaining records and files
Maintaining and updating data and documentation
Comprehending reference books and manuals
Operating assigned tools and equipment
Interpreting and applying applicable laws, codes, regulations and standards
Providing customer service
Utilizing a computer and relevant software applications
Utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisors, the general public and others to sufficiently exchange or convey information and to receive work direction

ADA and Other Requirements:
Positions in this class typically require: stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

Medium Work:
Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Working Conditions:
Work is performed in both the field and in an indoor office environment with frequent exposure to hazardous physical conditions (such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibration, etc.); frequent exposure to atmospheric conditions (such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, poor ventilation, etc.); moderate exposure to hazardous materials (such as chemicals, blood and other body fluids); frequent exposure to environmental conditions (such as disruptive people, imminent danger, or a threatening environment); frequent exposure to extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting and movement restrictions; and moderate exposure intense noise or travel.

Note:
This job classification description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) designation may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.

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