Chenango County's Department of Public Works has an opening for a MECHANIC. This is a skilled mechanic positioninvolving responsibility for the repair and maintenance of a wide variety of motor equipment including, but not limited toautomobiles, pickup trucks, bulldozers, graders, tractors, snowplows, dump trucks, front-end loaders, landfillcompactors, forklifts, and in a school district, school buses, station wagons, vans, and other motor equipment. Duties ofa Mechanic will vary between School District, Town and County positions. Incumbents employed by the ChenangoCounty Department of Public Works are required to work additional hours when needed to repair and maintain publicworks equipment required for snow and ice removal activities or emergency storm damage cleanup activities. Work isperformed under general supervision with considerable leeway allowed for planning the details of each assignment. Ina School District supervision may occasionally be exercised over the work of Mechanic Helpers. Does related work asrequired.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Two years of full-time paid work experience or its’ part-time equivalent in a position of Mechanicor a similar title within the last five years with responsibility for the repair and maintenance of heavy motor vehicles and/or heavyhighway construction equipment. Special Requirements: 1. At time of appointment and continuing throughout employment acandidate/incumbent must possess a driving record acceptable to the employing municipality’s insurance carrier. 2. Anappointee to a County or Town position must possess a valid New York State Commercial Driver’s License B (CDL-B) or higher(CDL-A) that does not have an L airbrake restriction* at time of appointment and must maintain such driver’s license throughoutemployment in the position.* A certain number of appointees to Chenango County Department of Public Works positions will berequired to possess a CDL-A with no airbrake restriction. 3. As a condition of employment Mechanics employed by theChenango County Department of Public Works will be required to possess and maintain their own set of tools.The position has a 40 hour work week and 2025 starting pay rate is $25.23 per hour and includes a full benefits package.
Minimum Salary: 25.23 Maximum Salary: 25.23 Salary Unit: Hourly