Fleet Mechanic Summary: Repairs and maintains Company fleet (tractors, trailers, and vehicles) to ensure entire fleet is safe, dependable, and available.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Reports to work on each assigned day, at the assigned time. Schedule subject to change as needed.
- Maintains, repairs, and reconditions varied equipment including automobiles, vans, lift trucks, heavy trucks, trailers, forklifts, and similar equipment.
- Overhauls transmissions, engines, clutches, universals, alternators, and starters.
- Repairs and overhauls axle assemblies, adjusts and reline brakes, tunes engines and performs general servicing such as all types of preventive maintenance.
- Documents all service and repairs on written forms and/or electronically.
- Determines the need for vehicles to be removed from service for repairs based upon inspection or driver reported problems.
- Operates standard automotive tests and shop equipment.
- Provides roadside assistance to Company vehicles.
- Purchases fleet supplies at the best value.
- Maintains tools and shop equipment in excellent and safe condition.
- Maintains shop in a clean, safe, and well-organized manner.
- Monitors fuel tanks and supplies.
- Follows all safety rules and regulations.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience High School diploma or general education degree (GED). 3-5 years of Fleet Maintenance experience.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Valid Florida Driver’s License (Class A preferred), safe driving record, and no alcohol related charges on background or license. Must maintain license during entire length of employment.
Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or listen. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
The employee is regularly required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly and consistently lift and move up to 100 pounds repetitively.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The work environment is typical of those found in shop settings. Additionally, employees are regularly exposed to outside weather conditions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
