SIGN-ON INCENTIVE ELIGIBLE

Performs tire installation and repair and general maintenance on vehicles and machinery.

 Essential Job Duties:

• Repair flat tires. Removes and installs wheels and tires from vehicles and equipment.
• Responds to requests for towing and service calls.
• Performs electrical jump starts on vehicles and equipment.
• Performs diagnostic checks on batteries and alternators. Changes out as necessary.
• Balance tires.
• Performs engine oil and filter changes. Changes transmission oils and filters.
• Cleans and maintains shop facilities, equipment, tools and grounds.
• Orders and issues parts.
• Opens work orders, charges out parts and closes work orders as required.
• Performs related duties as required.

 Physical and Environmental Conditions:

Ability to sit, stand and transport self from building to building. Ability to drive a vehicle to and from various work sites. Employee will work in extreme temperatures bending, kneeling, twisting and climbing in order to make repairs on materials or equipment. Employee can work with mechanical, chemical and electrical hazards while repairing vehicles and equipment. Employee is also required to perform heavy lifting of machinery and equipment.

 Required Qualifications:

Ability to effectively communicate with employees, management and vendors in order to diagnose repairs and order materials for repair.

Knowledge of proper tools used in general automotive repairs. Ability to safely use tools, vehicles and equipment such as wreckers, tire hammers and breakdown bars, tire and wheel balancers, tire machines, jacks, air impact wrenches, fork lifts and assorted hand tools. Skill in the reading and practical application of manuals, schematics and other similar specifications used by city departments. Ability to read, measure and calculate types and sizes of materials needed and ability to reason amount of time that will be used in the actual repair process. Ability to speak, understand and follow instructions in English.

High school diploma or equivalent plus one year of general service station experience is required. Experience in fueling vehicles, changing oil and oil filters, and changing or repairing auto and large equipment tires is also required. Employee must have dependable transportation and a telephone at their residence. A valid Texas license required, CDL preferred. Must have a  State of Texas Inspection License or ability to obtain within 90 days.

DAYS & HOURS:

Monday - Friday; 2:00 pm to 11:00 pm