Mechanic III - 1st Shift

About this role

<div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As a Mechanic 3 in Fleet Services, you’ll play an essential role in keeping our city moving by ensuring the reliability of a wide range of vehicles and heavy equipment—from light-duty trucks and fire apparatus to complex diesel engines and hydraulic systems. This position is perfect for a highly skilled and detail-oriented technician who enjoys diagnosing, repairing, and performing preventive maintenance on diverse types of machinery. You’ll have the chance to lead by example, stepping in to support your team and even taking on supervisory duties when needed. Working in a collaborative environment, you’ll utilize advanced diagnostic tools and your extensive expertise to resolve challenging mechanical issues, ensuring safety and operational efficiency across the city’s fleet. This role not only requires technical proficiency but also offers the opportunity to specialize and gain valuable experience across five unique shops focused on heavy equipment, light vehicles, fire assets, body repairs, and light equipment maintenance. This is highly technical work in the diagnosis, repair, and preventive maintenance

Requirements

<ul><li style="text-align: justify;">Thorough knowledge of all tools and equipment used in the trade and the ability to use these tools to perform repair work on vehicles/equipment.<li style="text-align: justify;">Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions.<li style="text-align: justify;">Ability to weld and cut using gas or electrical equipment.<li style="text-align: justify;">Ability to read, interpret, and apply information contained in technical repair manuals and electronic diagnostic equipment.<li style="text-align: justify;">Ability to climb onto equipment and make repairs as high as 25' in height.<li style="text-align: justify;">Ability to lift, bend, and twist while making repairs to vehicles and heavy equipment.<li style="text-align: justify;">Ability to tolerate ex