Trades Maintenance Specialist
0915 - TRADES MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST - SENIOR
Position Description
This position is located in the Auto Light Duty Division of the Fleet Services Department.
OPEN UNTIL FILLED
Salary $22.60 Hourly
Salary Grade: 47
This position requires leading, supervising and evaluating the work of others and providing advanced or expert levels of operation. This position is responsible for the repair, service, and maintenance of the County’s gasoline, hybrid, and electric vehicles to include the up fitting of Sheriff vehicles and other department vehicles and equipment. These services provide a cost-effective and efficient means to meet the operational needs of County departments and the community.
Preference given to current Pima County employees.
Candidates must supply own tools with exception of specialty tools.
The Trades Maintenance Series with Fleet Services Department will pay $0.25 per hour (maximum $1.00) for each current National Institute for Automotive Services Excellence (ASE) certification up to a maximum of four (4) certification and $1.50 for an ASE Master Technician designation.
Please note: Successful candidates offered employment with Pima County, including current employees who have applied for new positions, are required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination prior to their scheduled start date. If you are unable to become fully vaccinated due to a medical disability or religious observance/practice, you must request an accommodation – accommodation forms are located online.
Duties/Responsibilities
(Work assignments may vary depending on the department's needs and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.)
- Performs operational and preventive maintenance of complex facilities, equipment and/or systems that may include monitoring of specialized park areas such as natural resource or ecological systems;
- Performs critical repairs to complex systems, equipment and related features to maintain system integrity and functions in accordance with standards, rules and regulations, particularly those systems or equipment operated under permits or licenses granted by other governmental agencies;
- Serves as system or Departmental technical expert in the maintenance and modification of complex equipment and systems, including natural resource maintenance and interpretation;
- Interprets and applies required codes or standards to work situations;
- Interprets complex blueprints, schematics and diagrams to facilitate work;
- Prepares working sketches, drawings and estimates of resources required for assigned projects;
- Operates specialized equipment in direct support of other activities;
- Recommends to engineering, support staff and management, modifications to current equipment, facilities, processes and systems to enhance operability, reliability and/or compliance with industrial or governmental standards or to enhance and protect or preserve ecological systems;
- Acts as work center shift supervisor in the absence of the TM Supervisor;
- Inspects and approves work of supporting operations and maintenance staff;
- Coordinates equipment and system modifications or maintenance with operations and maintenance staff, supported facility managers or end-users to assure minimal disruption of services;
- Maintains security and confidentiality of sensitive equipment, materials or end-products, particularly those associated with law enforcement and correctional activities;
- Participates in development of Requests for Proposals and contracts for equipment, supplies and services;
- Monitors contractor/vendor-supplied equipment, supplies and services for compliance with contract provisions;
- Conducts or coordinates specialized training for TM staff in the systems being supported;
- Inspects, services and maintains common and specialized tools, equipment and vehicles used in performance of duties;
- Maintains comprehensive records of work performed, modifications to equipment or systems, and related operations logs;
- Prepares periodic and special reports for management on equipment, systems and/or facilities supported or maintained;
- May collect via manual, mechanical or electronics means, samples of process materials for subsequent analysis or to monitor proper functioning of the systems supported.
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:
Knowledge of:
- operating principles, practices and techniques of assigned complex or specialized equipment, systems or facilities support systems;
- operation and maintenance of tools, equipment and materials encountered in area of assignment;
- operation and maintenance of testing and monitoring equipment common to skill, trade or are of specialization;
- effective supervision, training and communications techniques;
- hazards, safety procedures or equipment required in the area of specialization or assigned work-areas;
- codes, standards, rules and regulations applicable to the craft, trade, specialty or area of work assignment;
- basic contracting processes, including quality assurance or inspection of supplies or services for compliance with contracts;
- principles and practices of park maintenance in area of assignment;
- practices and principles in the maintenance of ecological systems.
Skill in:
- following written and oral instructions;
- preparing working sketches, drawings and estimates of resources required for assigned projects;
- interpreting and applying required codes, standards, rules and regulations to work situations;
- interpreting complex blueprints, schematics and diagrams;
- maintaining documentation of activities;
- leading, supervising and evaluating the work of others;
- developing, implementing and monitoring work-unit budgets;
- conducting and coordinating specialized and on-the-job training for assigned staff in the skill, craft, trade or area of specialization;
- communicating effectively;
- monitoring, assessing, and maintaining the condition of assigned ecological systems.
Minimum Qualifications
(1) Six years of direct journey-level work experience in automobile or light/heavy truck mechanics.
OR:
(2) Three years of experience with Pima County as a Trades Maintenance Specialist in automobile or light/heavy truck mechanics.
Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application.
Preferred Qualifications: (Be specific in describing your experience in your application. Ensure the descriptions provided illustrate your competencies, specifically addressing the required and preferred qualifications.):
- Five (5) years of recent (within the last seven (7) years) experience and knowledge of diagnoses and repair of major systems in automobiles or trucks up to three (3) tons such as power train, brakes, steering, suspension, electrical, and computer systems (ECM).
- One (1) year of recent (within the last four (4) years) experience and knowledge of leading or participating in advanced or expert levels of operations such as fabrication needed to up fit vehicles with specialty equipment and inspecting or approving work of supporting operations or maintenance staff.
- Experience communicating, coaching and assisting junior level technicians.
- Government fleet maintenance or repair experience.
- Master ASE certified in automotive series or ADEQ Emission certification.
- Experience using various software applications such as a fleet management system, Excel, Word, and Outlook.