Mechanic

A. Job Identification

Diagnose, adjust, repair or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment. This position reports to the Fleet Supervisor.

B. Essential Job Functions

• Perform skilled repair and maintenance operations using equipment such as hand and power tools, hydraulic presses and shears, and welding equipment.
• Diagnose faults or malfunctions to determine required repairs, using engine diagnostic equipment such as computerized test equipment and calibration devices.
• Examine parts for damage or excessive wear
• Dismantle and reassemble heavy equipment using hoists and hand tools.
• Inspect, test and measure completed work using devices such as hand tools and gauges to verify conformance to standards and repair requirements.
• Clean, lubricate and perform other routine maintenance work on equipment and vehicles.
• Assemble gear systems and align frames and gears.
• Fit bearings to adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment.
• Weld or solder broken parts and structural members using electric or gas welders and soldering tools.
• Clean parts by spraying them with grease solvent or immersing them in tanks of solvent.
• Record maintenance and repair information.

C. Job Requirements

• Must be able to read, write and speak English.
• Must be able to communicate with Management, Supervisors and Peers.
• Must be able to do math, such as addition, subtraction, fractions and percentages.
• Must be able to determine and accomplish tasks, priorities and goals without supervision.
• Must be able to operate vehicles, mechanical devices and equipment in a safe and effective manner.
• Must have and maintain a valid Georgia drivers license.

D. Physical Demands

• Requires you walk, stand, and sit.
• Requires use of hands and fingers to handle and feel.
• Required to climb, balance, kneel, crouch and crawl.
• Requires use of hearing and smell.
• Requires ability to lift up to 110 pounds.
• Requires the ability to push and pull items with 100 pounds of force.
• Requires ability to identify and distinguish colors visually.
• Requires peripheral vision with the ability to observe an area they can be seen up and down or left and right while eyes are fixed at a given point.
• Requires depth perception which includes three-dimensional vision ability to judge distance and spatial relationships.

E. Environmental Conditions

• Weather conditions such as temperature, moisture and other conditions have a significant impact on the job. This must be tolerated, with or without reasonable accommodations, being exposed frequently to extreme weather conditions.
• There are high noise levels and significant vibration associated with this position. This may be caused by the truck and equipment and jobsite noise.   
• There are other physical hazards that endanger life, health or bodily injury, such as proximity to moving, mechanical parts, falls from elevated heights, environmental conditions, moving equipment and other hazards.
• The is also exposure to cement, lime, concrete admixtures, dust, diesel fuel and other substances which may be toxic, cause burns or be explosive.
• Requires working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions.
• Requires working in a closed vehicle or equipment.