Heavy Equipment Mechanic Leadworker (Open Until Filled)

City of Fresno, CA - Fresno, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

Fresno, CA

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The City of Fresno is currently recruiting for a Heavy Equipment Mechanic Leadworker. This position is the advanced working/lead class in the Heavy Equipment Mechanic series. Incumbents provide lead direction to mechanics and service workers; and perform advanced working level maintenance and repair on heavy equipment including City trucks, construction equipment, refuse trucks, and other vehicles and equipment. Employees in the class of Heavy Equipment Mechanic Leadworker, who possess a valid Master Medium-Heavy Duty Truck Technician Certificate or Master Bus Technician Certificate, issued by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (NIASE), are entitled to receive certificate pay of two hundred dollars ($200) per month.

Responsibilities

• Provide lead direction to mechanics and service workers.
• Perform advanced working level maintenance and repair on heavy equipment.
• Maintain and repair City trucks, construction equipment, refuse trucks, and other vehicles and equipment.

Requirements

• Possession of a High School Diploma or equivalent GED Completion.
• Two (2) years of full-time paid experience maintaining and repairing heavy equipment including trucks, construction equipment, refuse trucks, and other vehicles and equipment.
• Possession of a valid National Institute of Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Master Medium-Heavy Truck Technician certificate; OR possession of six (6) valid ASE certificates in specified component areas.

Nice-to-haves

• Bilingual skills (additional $50 per month pay).

Benefits

• Health insurance contributions for employee and dependents.
• Flexible spending account for health and dependent care expenses.
• Voluntary 457 deferred compensation plan.
• Vacation leave accrual of 8-14.66 hours per month.
• Sick leave of eight (8) hours per month after 90 days.
• Ten (10) City-observed annual holidays plus birthday and two (2) personal days.
• Short term disability provided through California SDI program.
• Health reimbursement arrangement for retirement medical insurance.
• City of Fresno Retirement Systems with reciprocity with other public California systems.