Senior Automotive Mehcanic (Finance)
The County of Riverside seeks candidates to fill positions throughout Riverside County. A list of eligible candidates will be established to fill current and future vacancies .
The County of Riverside's Waste Resources Department has an opportunity for a Senior Automotive Mechanic who will be assigned to the headquarters in Moreno Valley.
The Senior Automotive Mechanic will be tasked performing skilled repairs on gasoline fuel vehicles, including cars and light trucks for the Department's fleet. Responsibilities include diagnosing and repairing complex mechanical issues, such as engine, transmission, and differential failures. The role requires interpreting fault codes, reading schematics, and completing installations of smog devices and specialized equipment to ensure vehicle compliance and reliability. Additionally, the Senior Automotive Mechanic will lead and train other mechanics and perform installations of smog devices and specialized equipment on vehicles.
Competitive candidates will possess a current valid Unlimited Smog License and have experience using fleet management systems and Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook and Excel. Experience in a lead or supervisory role, as well as prior automotive maintenance experience in the public sector, is highly desirable.
Incumbents in this class report to the Automotive Service Supervisor and perform at an advanced journey level with lead responsibilities over lower level mechanics involved in the overhaul, repair, and maintenance of gas and alternative fuel powered vehicles. Lead duties include assigning work and inspecting it upon completion. It is located at the larger garage facilities in Riverside and Indio. This class is distinguished from the next lower level class of Automotive Mechanic III by the assignment of lead duties. It is distinguished from the Automotive Service Supervisor by the latter's responsibility for managing a major repair facility and performing full supervisory duties.
Schedule: 9/80 schedule - Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with every other Friday off.
Meet the Team! The Department of Waste Resources serves the County's solid waste disposal needs by providing for efficient and effective landfilling of County non-hazardous waste, protecting the environment, and promoting recycling in order to ensure a safe and healthy community for current and future generations.• Assigns, evaluates, and participates in the major and minor mechanical repairs on motorized vehicles powered by gas and alternative fuel engines including automobiles and light trucks.
• Estimates time and materials needed for a variety of repair work; requisitions materials and supplies; and assists in the training of less experienced mechanics and service workers.
• Performs the more difficult mechanical repairs; diagnoses motor knocks, noises or failures; diagnoses transaxle, transmission, and differential failures; interprets computer command control fault codes; reads, comprehends, and follows electrical and mechanical schematics.
• Performs installation of smog devices and special equipment on vehicles.
• Performs random quality assurance inspections on completed vehicle repairs; inspects the garage for safety violations; and conducts monthly safety meetings as directed.
• Assumes responsibility of the garage in the absence of the Automotive Services Supervisor. Experience : Two years as a journey level automotive mechanic.
License/Certificate: Possession of a valid California Class C driver's license and an Unlimited Smog License. Both licenses must be currently valid at the time of application.
Additionally, a Brake Adjuster's License is required. Candidates without a current valid Brake Adjuster's Licenses will have one year from the time of appointment to obtain this license.
For those positions designated by the Department of Transportation (DOT) as safety-sensitive, applicants are required to complete a (DOT) mandated alcohol and drug screening records check. Reference checks from former DOT regulated employers are also required. (A positive test or refusal to test during the past two (2) years will disqualify an applicant from consideration for County employment). Applicants for safety-sensitive positions must submit an H-6 Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) driving history before hire.
Employees in safety-sensitive positions are subject to DOT alcohol/drug testing on a random basis or for reasonable suspicion.
*** Required to supply own tools to perform essential job duties. ***
Physical Environment: The Senior Automotive Mechanic works in a garage or outdoors and is exposed to inclement weather. This position requires independent body mobility to stand and move heavy mechanical components, engines, and systems from several types of vehicles utilizing a crane. The Senior Automotive Mechanic must also be able to perform tasks involving lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling heavy objects with assistance, and walking on uneven or wet surfaces while carrying tools.
Knowledge of: Tools, equipment, practices and materials used in the maintenance and repair of light motorized vehicles; principles of internal combustion engines.
Ability to: Diagnose motor knocks, noise, or failures; diagnose and repair fuel injection systems and drivability problems; operate equipment used in repairing, servicing, and analyzing engine performance; diagnose and repair heating and air conditioning failures, brake systems, emission control systems, and major component repair; estimate time and materials needed to complete a job; do mechanical work; assign, direct, and evaluate the work of others; understand and follow oral and written instructions. This recruitment is open to all applicants.
If you have any questions regarding this posting, please contact Silvia Trammell at strammell@rivco.org .
