Mechanic - CDL Class B

We are looking for a Mechanic with a valid CDL Class B to join our team! The Mechanic is responsible for performing general mechanical duties, including vehicle preventive maintenance and road calls.

Job Duties Include:

• General mechanical duties.
• Preventative maintenance.
• State safety inspections.
• Road calls.
• Complete paperwork after each assignment.
• Maintain professional customer/employee/supervisor relations.
• Switch vehicles out in the event of a mechanical breakdown, or for fueling purposes.
• Clean, sanitize and detail vehicles interior and exterior when needed.
• Maintain confidentiality of information and Professional Customer/Employee/Supervisor relations.
• Maintain the standards of BTD, including but not limited to the Drug & Alcohol, ADA, EEO, Title VI, Code of Conduct and safety policies and procedures.
• Ability to operate in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner.
• Additional duties as assigned.
• May be assigned to work and perform duties outside the normal scope of their work schedule to fit the needs of BTD, including holidays and weekends.

Benefits:

• Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation
• Retirement
• Medical

Qualifications:

• Equivalence to a high school education.
• Must possess or obtain a Class B CDL within the 180-day probationary period and maintain such throughout employment.
• Reasoning Development - must be able to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one or two step instructions. Deal with standardized situations with occasional or no variables in or from these situations encountered on the job.
• Language - must be at a level that would normally read at a rate of 95 - 120 words per minute. Must be able to print simple sentences containing subject, verb and object. Must be able to speak simple sentences using normal word order, present/past tenses.
• Math Development - must be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide.
• Ability to speak with other personnel to communicate effectively.

Physical Requirements:

• Have constant need (100% of time) for driving or operating equipment, and for sitting.
• Have frequent need (33% - 66%of time) for grasping, gripping, finger dexterity, typing, writing, bending, stooping, squatting, and for climbing stairs.
• Have occasional need (1% - 33% of time) for standing, walking, pushing, pulling, and for reaching above shoulders.
• Have rare need (less than 1% of time) for lying down or for climbing ladders.
• Have occasional need (1%-33% of time) to lift/carry under 10 pounds, and to lift/carry 10-25 pounds.
• Have rare need (less than 1% of time) to lift/carry 26-150 pounds.
• Have constant need (100% of time) to be able to see detail, and to see beyond arm’s length.
• The Texas Administrative Code (2) requires that individuals holding a CDL must have 20/40 or better vision in both eyes, and not be colorblind. An individual may apply for a vision waiver if they have 20/40 or better distant binocular accuracy with or without corrective lenses.
• Have constant need (100% of time) to be able to hear other personnel to communicate effectively, and to detect vehicle horns, emergency vehicle sirens, and train signals.
• Bus operators must have hearing adequate to detect vehicle horns, emergency vehicle sirens, and train signals. The Texas Administrative Code (2) requires that individuals holding a CDL have good hearing.

• Ability to speak with other personnel to communicate effectively.

The successful candidate should have at a minimum good English communication and must also meet the aptitude requirements listed in this description. Exceptional organizational skills are needed. Candidate must be available at least one Saturday per year for training purposes.

EMERGENCY RESPONSE/RECOVERY ACTIVITIES - All employees will be required to work before, during, or after an Emergency. During an Emergency, employees may temporarily be assigned to work and perform duties outside the normal scope of their position, location and work schedule to fit the needs of the County and its citizens.