Join a workforce where innovation and teamwork provide support to the community and citizens of Monroe County.
Compensation:
$81,668.99 - $130,670.39Job Description:
The primary function of this position is to perform master mechanic-level duties in the preventative maintenance, inspection, and repair of fire rescue administrative, supervisory, and operational response vehicles, generators, small engines, and other equipment.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Performs preventative maintenance, periodic inspections, and repair of fire rescue admin, supervisory, and operational response vehicles, generators, small engines, and other equipment.
Performs repairs on all fire department apparatus and equipment, such as engine overhauls, pump repairs, and hydraulic equipment repairs to ensure they will perform under emergency conditions.
Assists with repairs, replacements, and overhauls of driveline components, i.e., clutches, transmissions, torque converters, differentials, power dividers, transfer cases, hubs, spindles, etc.
Makes minor and major improvements or modifications to new or existing fire apparatus in accordance with departmental needs and specifications.
Conducts apparatus pump tests.
Maintains and repairs all tools and appliances carried on fire apparatus.
Provides guidance and performs repairs on braking systems, including ABS, heavy-duty air brake systems, including manual and automatic slack adjusters, dryers, compressors, valves, regulators, etc.
Performs mechanical, electrical, and fluid systems repairs, which may require the use of specialized equipment, including test gages, computer links, scan tools, pyrometers, digital voltmeters, scopes, etc.
Tests and diagnoses computer feedback devices, i.e., 02 sensors, TPS, MAPS, knock, and other sensors.
Able to perform diesel engine opacity tests.
Performs drivability test drives and diagnoses drivetrain and chassis problems.
Order parts, supplies, and materials; manage and/or prepare purchase requests.
Attends training courses, reads, and studies materials related to fire apparatus and equipment maintenance.
Provides training to department personnel on proper apparatus inspection, operation, and minor PM.
Performs work in a mobile environment and at department fire stations.
May be subject to emergency call-out for emergency repairs outside the normal 40-hour schedule. And for such public business reason, the use of a County vehicle may be deemed an essential part of the job duties described herein.
Responsible for personally knowing and following the County’s Personnel Policies and Procedures, Administrative Instructions, Department Operating Procedures, and applicable Statutes and Regulations. Responsible for ensuring others also adhere to these standards.
Performs other related job duties as assigned.
In the event of special, emergency, or disaster situations, employee may be required to work schedules other than those for which they are regularly scheduled in any capacity deemed appropriate.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
Vocational or Technical School required, or High School Diploma or GED required, with various related work credentials, such as trade-related apprenticeships and/or certifications. Seven (7) to ten (10) years of minimum prior related work experience.
Special Qualifications:
Requires a valid Florida Driver’s License. Within nine months of employment, the employee must obtain a valid Commercial Driver’s License Class “B” with all mandated endorsements in order to drive and operate the County fuel tanker truck. Employee must supply and maintain a reasonable amount of their own personal hand tools. The County is responsible only for supplying special equipment and tools. This position is subject to the Department of Transportation's mandatory drug testing program, which includes random testing.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Ability to oversee, plan, and implement major programs and services for the organization; ability to report on progress to the organization’s executive team.
Ability to perform work that encompasses advanced technical, scientific, legal, or mathematical concepts.
Ability to make decisions that govern activities of others.
Ability to oversee and manage work involving multiple units. Ability to work regularly with other managers to successfully meet the goals and objectives of the organization.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The work is very heavy and requires exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:
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.
Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
Crouching: Bending the body downward 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 to an object with the fingers and palm.
Handling: Picking, holding, or otherwise working, primarily with the whole hand.
Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound.
Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
Manual Dexterity: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
Mental Acuity: Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
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: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.
Speaking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word, including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
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.
Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word, including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
Visual Acuity: Have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.
Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Work is performed in an environment with heavy equipment and machinery that could result in bodily harm to co-workers or others.
Monroe County has the right to revise this job description at any time. This description does not represent in any way a contract of employment.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Monroe County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, or military service in employment or the provision of services.
Empleador de Igualdad de Oportunidades: El Condado de Monroe no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, género, religión, edad, discapacidad o servicio militar en el empleo o la prestación de servicios.
Veterans Preference according to Florida State Statute 295.07: Certain service members and veterans, and the spouses and family members of the servicemembers and veterans, receive preference and priority in employment by the state and are encouraged to apply for the positions being filled.
Preferencia de Veteranos de acuerdo con el Estatuto del Estado de Florida 295.07: Ciertos miembros del servicio y veteranos, y los cónyuges y familiares de los miembros del servicio y veteranos, reciben preferencia y prioridad en el empleo por parte del estado y se les alienta a solicitar los puestos que se están llenando.