Fleet Maintenance Technician-Fire Rescue-Public Safety

**Close Date: April 30, 2025**

This class performs specialized repairs and maintenance on County fleet equipment and other light and heavy-duty equipment.

This is a "mandatory-testing" position that requires Drug Testing.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES

May serve as a lead to lower level staff by prioritizing and assigning work, training staff on work methods and procedures, and/or performing other related activities

Evaluates, detects, and diagnoses major and/or minor mechanical problems on vehicles and/or equipment; implements required repairs

Performs preventive maintenance on vehicles and/or equipment

Prepares and submits work orders

Measures, designs, and fabricates structures for use in/on vehicles and/or equipment; may build/rebuild transmissions for various makes and models of vehicles; and may deliver fuel

Wires and installs emergency responder equipment in vehicles

Responds to emergency calls for service and may transport equipment and vehicles

Participates as a member of the disaster response team

Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

TYPICAL QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

Training and Experience:

High School Diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.) and up to one year of specialized or technical training beyond high school and up to one year of experience in a fleet maintenance position working with automotive repair, welding, or fabricating; or, a combination of education and experience equivalent to these requirements.

Licenses and Certifications:

Valid Commercial Driver's License for the type of equipment operated with special endorsements

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Characteristics (KSAO's):

small engine repair techniques

light, medium, or heavy equipment or automotive maintenance and repair principles and practices

applicable tools and equipment of the trade

diagnostic devises utilized in identifying vehicle and/or equipment malfunctions

occupational hazards and safety precautions

reading and comprehending technical repair manuals

using applicable tools and equipment of the trade

maintaining and repairing vehicles and equipment

detecting and diagnosing vehicle and equipment malfunctions

communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

County-wide Employee Responsibilities:

All Escambia County BCC employees must serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of Escambia County BCC's Employee Code of Ethics, gift, and conflict of interest policies.

All Escambia County BCC employees must establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, elected and appointed officials and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression.

Emergency Management Responsibilities:

During emergency conditions, the incumbent of this position will automatically be considered an emergency service worker. This employee is subject to being called to work in the event of a disaster, such as a hurricane, or other emergency situation and is expected to perform emergency service duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements:

Positions in this class typically require climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing, finger and hand dexterity as well as repetitive motions.

Very Heavy Work: Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Incumbents may be subjected to moving mechanical parts, electrical currents, fumes, odors, dusts, gases, poor ventilation, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, work space restrictions, intense noises and travel.

Benefits/Compensation Package:

• Medical / Dental / Vision plans

• Prescription coverage

• Employee health clinic

• Employee fitness centers

• Employer-sponsored retirement plan or an investment plan

• Deferred Compensation Plan

• Flexible Spending Account(s)

• Employee Assistance Program

• Annual/Sick Leave or Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Group Life Insurance