Senior Equipment Mechanic
Job Title
Senior Equipment Mechanic
Opening Date
12/17/2008 - 12:00amApplication Deadline
01/15/2009 - 5:00pmAbout the Position
Under supervision, performs skilled inspection, maintenance, and repair work on motor vehicles, construction equipment, large trucks, power equipment, and other machinery. This position is responsible for a variety of complex and technical work in the inspection, overhaul, maintenance, and repair of gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles, machinery, and power and construction equipment. The duties to accomplish this may include, but are not limited to, the following: inspects, diagnoses, repairs, overhauls, and installs motors, transmissions, differentials, steering mechanisms, pumps, vacuum boosters, air brake systems, and running gears; inspects, installs, repairs, and adjusts parts, such as clutches, brakes, bearings, pistons, rings, rods, timing gears, oil and fuel pumps, filter units, superchargers, and ignition components; repairs, modifies, and overhauls reduction gears, hydraulic and braking systems, steering systems, cooling systems, electrical systems, and similar units; develops improvements required for equipment chassis drive trains, hydraulic systems, etc. to meet District operating and safety requirements, to include modifying equipment and fabricating parts; repairs various body and chassis parts and a wide variety of specialized mechanical parts, such as crawler tracks, winches, bulldozer blades, loader scoops, lift cables, hydraulic lift units, etc.; uses stick, wirefeed, carbon-arc, and acetylene welding equipment; diagnoses and repairs hydraulic system components including control, check, and diverter valves and develops and builds such systems as needed for improved operation; reads and interprets mechanical drawings, specifications, and shop manuals; performs preventive maintenance work on heavy trucks and heavy construction equipment, and makes emergency repairs in the field; confers with equipment operators to determine operational problems and recommends methods to minimize breakdowns and repairs; provides estimates on labor and parts needed to perform special modification and repair work; maintains and repairs light equipment, such as portable pumps, portable gasoline generators, and mowing machines; operates and maintains hand and power tools, welding apparatus, and other shop equipment; performs test operation and incidental lubrication of equipment repaired, making final adjustments as needed; prepares and keeps time/cost and maintenance records; repairs inoperative vehicles in the field or tows to the shop; operates smog machines and performs smog tests; perform related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualification
Education: Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade, and
Either completion of a recognized apprenticeship in the repair of diesel and gasoline-powered equipment, and two years at the journey level, or
OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Knowledge of the principles of gasoline and diesel-powered engines and equipment, the methods of their repair, and of the hazards and safety precautions of the mechanic’s trade; skill in the operation of mechanical equipment, machine tools, and hand equipment necessary to the work, and in the analysis of mechanical defects in automotive equipment; ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions, and to handle heavy equipment and operate electronic diagnostic instruments. Must be able to work without direct supervision. Must possess physical characteristics necessary to perform the critical and important duties of this position, to include sufficient agility to work in tight or confined conditions and sufficient strength to lift replacement parts weighing up to 80 pounds.
Monthly Salary
Start6 Months
1 Year 2 Years 3 Years
$4,990$5,120$5,241$5,359$5,472Vacancy Situation
The District currently has two vacancy. The Park District operates two corporation yards, each with an equipment shop. One is located in Tilden Park, Berkeley; the other shop is at Lake Chabot, Castro Valley. Equipment shops operate a day shift (7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.) and a swing shift (3:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.). The hiring pools established as a result of this recruitment will be used to fill the current vacancy and additional vacancies that may occur during the one year life of the hiring pools.
How to Apply
Application materials may be downloaded below, may be picked up by visiting the District’s Administrative Offices at 2950 Peralta Oaks Ct., Oakland, CA, or may be requested by calling the Human Resources Department at (510) 544-2154. Completed applications must arrive in the Human Resources Department before 5:00 PM on the closing date. Postmarks or faxed applications are not acceptable. Resumes are not a substitute for any part of the required application package.
Application materials for this position consist of2 required parts:
Application packets for the position advertised above may also be obtained by completing the form below and clicking on the "Submit Form" button. Expect applications to arrive at the address provided within 2-3 business days.
