Job Details

Salary: $19.83 - $25.77 Hourly
Location : 911 Shop Ln. Daphne, AL
Job Type: FULL TIME
Job Number: DAP-00567
Department: PUBLIC WORKS
Division: MECHANICAL SHOP
Opening Date: 04/08/2025
Closing Date: 4/22/2025 5:00 PM Central

Description

The purpose of the Mechanic I classification is to perform skilled/mechanical work functions associated with welding, fabrication, repair, and maintenance of city automotive and mechanical equipment.
Monday - Friday 6:00 am - 2:30 pm, NO WEEKENDS REQUIRED

• 12 Scheduled Paid Holidays a Year
• Paid Vacation Time & Paid Sick Leave
• BCBS Health & Dental - Low Premiums
• Retirement Systems of Alabama
• Employees that hold a Class A CDL will receive a $1.00 per hour pay differential.
• Employees that hold a Class B CDL will receive a $0.85 per hour pay differential.

Essential Functions

The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Provides direction to lower-level workers when needed; monitors work in progress and inspects completed work; assists with complex/problem situations and provides technical expertise.
• Performs welding/fabrication work associated with general repair and maintenance of light/heavy equipment, vehicles, emergency vehicles, city buildings/facilities, and other equipment/structures, which may include welding metal parts together, repairing broken or cracked parts, filling holes, increasing size of metal parts, and fabricating special parts and apparatus.
• Performs various skilled/manual repair tasks associated with repair projects, such as fabricating/building trailers, repairing/modifying trailers, fabricating/welding mower mounts and decks, straightening/shaping metal, installing taillights, repairing dents, welding pipes and sewer tanks, sharpening blades, cutting steel, and drilling holes.
• Performs body work on vehicles/equipment, including preparing vehicles for paint work, painting/repainting vehicles, pin-striping vehicles, buffing vehicle surfaces, and detailing vehicles.
• Inspects, tests and repairs engine components and systems, such as ignition systems, computerized engine controls, electronic fuel injection systems, steering systems, electrical systems, suspension systems, hydraulic systems, brake systems, drive train systems, engine cooling systems, fuel systems, charging systems, starting systems, emission systems, air bag restraint systems, and air conditioning systems.
• Diagnoses, maintains, and performs general mechanical repair work on city vehicles, emergency vehicles, mechanical equipment, and other machinery; performs general mechanical repair, maintenance, and preventive maintenance work, which may include dismantling, overhauling, repairing and reassembling engines, rebuilding/replacing transmissions, and rebuilding drive trains, carburetors, differentials, pumps and gear boxes.
• Performs routine and preventive maintenance on equipment, vehicles and other machinery, which may include inspecting equipment, pumping fuel into vehicles, checking/replacing fluid levels, draining/replacing oil, collecting/recovering freon, changing/replacing filters, lubricating mechanical parts, installing/replacing blades, rotating tires, replacing tires/belts/hoses, checking batteries, greasing equipment, flushing radiators, and performing tune-ups.
• Installs light bars, siren systems, radio communications equipment, radar equipment, camera systems, cellular telephones, emergency equipment, and other special equipment on police cars and emergency vehicles.
• Assists in performing annual inspections of fire trucks and emergency vehicles.
• Operates a variety of machinery, equipment, and tools associated with servicing, repairing, maintaining and testing equipment and vehicles.
• Tests machinery, equipment and parts for proper operations; reports problem situations.
• Performs general cleaning/maintenance tasks necessary to keep machinery, equipment, and tools in operable condition.
• Transports, loads and unloads various equipment, parts, and materials.
• Makes emergency service calls for disabled vehicles at job sites or on the road.
• Utilizes precautionary safety equipment and monitors work environment to ensure safety of employees and other individuals.
• Determines amount of materials required for projects; assists in monitoring inventory levels of parts, equipment, tools or supplies; initiates requests for new or replacement materials.
• Prepares or completes various forms, correspondence, reports, work orders, inventory sheets, cost estimates, time sheets, and other documents.
• Receives various forms, reports, work orders, maintenance reports, equipment specifications, schematics, electrical diagrams, chemical data sheets, bulletins, recalls, safety reports, manuals, policies, reference materials, or other documentation; reviews, processes, forwards or retains as appropriate.
• Operates a computer to enter, retrieve, review or modify data in computer database; verifies accuracy of entered data; makes corrections as appropriate; utilizes database or other software programs.
• Maintains records of repair work, fuel usage, odometer readings, warranty records, and other service activities.
• Communicates with supervisor, employees, other departments, service representatives, vendors, the public, and other individuals as needed to coordinate work activities, review status of work, exchange information, or resolve problems.
• Communicates via telephone and/or two-way radio; provides information and assistance; takes and relays messages or directs calls to appropriate personnel; returns calls as necessary.
• Maintains an awareness of new trends and advances in the profession; reads professional literature; attends workshops and training sessions as appropriate.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or GED; supplemented by one (1) to two (2) years previous experience and/or training involving fabrication, paint/body work, and automotive/mechanical engine repair and maintenance; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

Licenses or Certifications: Valid State of Alabama driver's license; may require valid Alabama Commercial Driver's License.

For positions that require driving, the minimum age for employment is 20 years of age.
Additional Information
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The work is heavy work which requires exerting up to 100 pounds of force. Work requires the ability to exert heavy physical effort in heavy work, with greater emphasis on climbing and balancing, but typically also involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and the lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials; may occasionally involve heavier objects and materials. Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, odor, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work is performed in an outdoor environment. Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, humidity, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, toxic agents, disease, or pathogenic substances.
The City of Daphne offers a wide range of benefits to full time employees working 32+ hours per week including, but not limited to, affordable Health and Dental Insurance for individuals and families; Vision Insurance; Short- and Long-term Disability Insurance; Voluntary and Group Life Insurance; Flexible Spending Account; state Retirement plans; and sick and vacation accrual. Part time employees working 20 - 31 hours per week also participate in the Retirement Systems of Alabama.

For detailed information on benefits offered by the City of Daphne, please visit the
01

Do you have a high school diploma or equivalent?

• Yes
• No

02

Are you at least 20 years old? This is a minimum requirement for positions with the City of Daphne that require driving City vehicles.

• Yes
• No

03

This position requires working in all kinds of weather conditions (extreme heat, cold, rain, etc.). Are you able to meet this requirement?

• Yes
• No

04

This position requires the lifting and/or carrying of heavy objects. Are you able to lift, carry, and exert up to 100 pounds of force along with the other duties required for this position?

• Yes
• No

05

Do you have one (3) years previous experience and/or training involving automotive/mechanical engine repair and maintenance?

• Yes
• No

06

What types of repairs and maintenance do you have experience with? What type of repair do you specialize on?
07

Describe your experience working with diesel trucks and equipment.
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Briefly describe any work experience or skills that you feel are relevant to this position. If no relevant experience or skills, type N/A.
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