Skilled Fleet Mechanic

Description

Hours: Full time; 5 days a week (Weekends required)

**Early Start Time Negotiable***

Pay: $32 - $37 (depending on experience)

Locations: May Vary*

Reports to: Fleet Maintenance Manager 

Required:

***Must have 3 years minimum experience

Work directly under the supervision of the Fleet Maintenance Manager to perform routine and advanced diagnostics and repair of NORCAL Ambulance fleet vehicles.  

Work as a mechanic on NORCAL Fleet vehicles.  Ensure vehicle: operability, reliability, and safety.  Diagnose, track, and resolve vehicle issues throughout all vehicle systems.

• Track fleet services required and completed
• Ensures compliance with regulations that associate with Fleet activities
• Helps develop, maintain, and ensures adherence to Fleet budget
• Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility
• Perform repairs and maintenance as needed
• Track and record service invoices
• Record and file vehicle certifications
• Work with Operations to schedule and conduct vehicle inspections
• Assist the Support Services Department with fleet issues and management
• Vehicle repairs and inspections as applicable 
• Other duties as assigned

• Background in automotive maintenance, technical school/ASE certification or equivalent preferred
• Self-directed, problem solver,  with the ability to work under minimal supervision
• Previous experience in Ambulance maintenance preferred. 
• Have a strong aptitude for interpersonal communication and cross functional collaboration. 
• Be able to lift and store inventory and drive company vehicles.  
• Ability to  prioritize, work towards a deadline, without sacrificing  attention to detail or service quality.  
• Must be capable of utilizing and maintaining digital inventory systems.  
• Must have training as required to perform adequate and safe work on NORCAL vehicles.  
• Must be capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations and requiring coordination with other departments.
• Knowledge and skills required to handle sensitive documents. 
• Knowledge of computer basics, vehicle mechanics and parts, vehicle emergency equipment and use, and training as mechanic with knowledge of emergency vehicles.

Requirements

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/Experience: 

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) 

Language Ability: 

Ability to read and interpret documents such as: 

• safety rules
• operating and maintenance instructions
• procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and to speak effectively before groups of customers, vendors or employees. 

Reasoning Ability: 

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in: written, oral, or diagram form
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. 

Certifications/Licenses: 

Valid: California Driver’s License, Medical Examiner’s Certification, Ambulance Drivers Certification, DMV Driving Record in good standing in accordance to insurance company standards. 

Equipment: To perform this job successfully, an individual must use a variety of equipment including gurney, wheelchairs, and other medical and ambulance related devices. Individual must also be able to use vehicle related tools and equipment such as:

•  a jack, spare tire(s), batteries, lights, etc. 

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to: 

• toxic or caustic chemicals
• risk of electrical shock 
• risk of radiation
• noise level in the work environment is usually loud. 

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 accommodations 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: 

• Stand, use hands, talk and hear. 
• Frequently required to walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and taste or smell. 
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds unassisted
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.