Auto Services Mechanic - Overnight

The Auto Service Mechanic should have demonstrated experience as an auto mechanic servicing, maintaining, and repair of motor vehicles. Experience servicing medium and heavy-duty commercial passenger transit is a plus. This role will be responsible for diagnosing, maintaining, and repairing vehicles, automotive systems, and related equipment.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Performs maintenance and repairs on automobiles, light and medium duty vehicles, and on specialized equipment such as heavy-duty transit buses and motor coaches.
• Inspects and tests vehicles, automotive systems, and related equipment, diagnoses malfunction and makes repairs including fabrication, replacement and assemble of parts, tune and adjust to both 2-and 4-cycle gasoline and diesel engines.
• Performs preventive maintenance services such as fueling, oil changing, lubrication, and cleaning.
• Perform repair and routine maintenance (A, B, C, and D service, seasonal service, DOT inspections, preventative maintenance inspections) on vehicles.
• Inspects and tests vehicles, automotive systems and related equipment.
• Performs work using accepted techniques and available equipment, parts and supplies. This may involve experience with O/I communications systems and ability to diagnose problems using computer equipment.Document all maintenance work using appropriate forms. Record all parts used, labor hours and vehicle scheduling.
• Maintains tools and equipment and assists in maintaining an orderly maintenance area by cleaning up after each job and keeping tools and parts organized.
• May also be asked to participate in the training of student maintenance assistants.

Minimum Qualifications:

Experience:
Four years progressively responsible experience in servicing, maintenance, and repair of motor vehicles or motor equipment.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Comprehensive knowledge of the basic principles of operation, basic components, malfunctions, repair practices and preventive maintenance techniques for internal combustion engines including diesel and motor vehicle systems and sub-assemblies.
• Thorough knowledge of the proper use, care and maintenance of standard hand and power tools. 
• Skill in the proper use and maintenance of the tools and equipment of the automotive trade. 
• Skill in and ability to diagnose and correct motor vehicle malfunctions. 
• Ability to read, understand and carry out oral and written instructions; to keep simple records and make written reports; to communicate effectively; to work in, on, around, under and over machinery and/or fixed equipment; to work at heights of up to 25 feet; to manipulate heavy equipment, tools and supplies; to exert force up to 70 lbs.; to concurrently manipulate multiple controls on machinery and equipment; to work in hazardous or irritating environments, confined spaces, and adverse weather or temperature conditions; to wear and work in personal protective equipment.

Preferences:

Additional Certifications: Must have or be able to obtain a Class B CDL (with Passenger and Air Brakes endorsement) within the first 6 months of employment

Additional Information:

This position is an overnight position.
Schedule is Sunday – Thursday 22:30 – 7:00 (into Friday morning)