Fleet Service Worker

The Position

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This is a limited continuous filing exam. Next filing cut-offs are at 5:00 pm on:
5/10/24, 6/10/24, 7/10/24 (final)
Under general supervision, inspects, lubricates, and services gasoline, diesel, hybrid, electric, and alternatively fueled vehicles including automobiles, light, medium, and heavy duty trucks, buses, and construction equipment; and assists journey level technicians by performing sub-journey level repair duties.

Examples of Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of

• Proper use and maintenance of hand and light-duty power tools used for basic automotive maintenance
• Proper servicing techniques for automotive accessories and components such as batteries, tires, cooling system, belts, electrical parts, brakes, hoses, and filters
• Methods, tools, and equipment used in servicing gasoline, diesel, hybrid, electric, and alternatively fueled vehicles including automobiles, light, medium, and heavy duty trucks, buses, and construction equipment
• Safety practices used in mechanical repair areas

Ability to

• Properly lubricate and service gasoline, diesel, hybrid, electric, and alternatively fueled vehicles including automobiles, light, medium, and heavy duty trucks, buses, and construction equipment
• Recognize conditions which adversely affect vehicle safety, such as defects in the brakes, tires, and steering systems
• Read and understand written instructions concerning servicing and installation of accessories and lubrication charts
• Use proper safety precautions while working in the servicing area
• Work safely in and around gasoline, diesel, hybrid, electric, and alternatively fueled vehicles including automobiles, light, medium, and heavy duty trucks, buses, and construction equipment
• Safely drive and operate gasoline, diesel, hybrid, electric, and alternatively fueled vehicles including automobiles, light, medium, and heavy duty trucks, buses, and construction equipment
• Keep accurate maintenance records

Employment Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
One year of full-time paid experience servicing or repairing gasoline, diesel, or alternatively powered vehicles such as automobiles, light, medium and heavy duty trucks, buses, or construction equipment with fuel and lubricants.

Note: Coursework from an accredited college, vocational training school, or military training program in Automotive Technology, Diesel Technology, Heavy Maintenance Equipment Repair, or Construction Equipment Repair, or other area or field closely related to the intent of the class may be substituted for the required experience on the basis of 2.5 semester units (3.75 quarter units) are equal to one month of experience.

Note: If the word “experience” is referenced in the minimum qualifications, it means full-time paid experience unless the minimum qualification states that volunteer experience is acceptable. Part-time paid experience may be accumulated and pro-rated to meet the total experience requirements.

Note: If the minimum qualifications include an educational or certificate/license requirement, applicants must submit proof of requirements with the application. Failure to submit proof of requirements may result in disqualification from the examination. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. For guidelines on submitting acceptable proof of educational requirements, please click here (Download PDF reader) or speak to someone in our office before the cut-off date listed in this notice.

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS

Criminal History and Background Checks:
The County may access criminal history information on candidates who have accepted a conditional offer of appointment for this class consistent with the provisions of Board of Supervisors Resolution No. 82-602, Personnel Policies, and applicable federal and state laws. The County shall not consider for employment any candidate who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor that relates to or impacts the candidate's ability to perform the job duties of this class unless it is determined that mitigating circumstances exist. For purposes of accessing criminal history information, the candidate will be fingerprinted. A subsequent arrest notification may be obtained.

The County may also conduct a background check on the candidate prior to appointment to a position within this class. The background check may include personal and professional reference checks, credit history checks where authorized by Labor Code section 1024.5, Social Security Number verification, professional license/registration verification, military service information and driving history. Information obtained in the course of this background check will be considered by the appointing authority in the selection process. In obtaining such information, the County will comply with applicable consent and disclosure practices in the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the California Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act.

Special Access:
Incumbents assigned to the Airport must acquire and maintain an airport security badge allowing access to secure County airport locations.

License Requirement: A valid California Driver License, Class C or higher, shall be required at the time of appointment. Failure to obtain or maintain the appropriate California Driver License may constitute cause for personnel action in accordance with Civil Service Rules or applicable bargaining agreement. Individuals who do not meet this requirement due to disability will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Some positions in this class may require a Class A or B California Driver License, and/or Hazardous Materials, Tank Vehicle, and/or Passenger Endorsements issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles within six months of appointment. Failure to obtain or maintain the appropriate California Driver License or endorsement(s) may constitute cause for personnel action in accordance with Civil Service Rules or applicable bargaining agreement.

Note: Individuals under the age of 21 who are hired into a position requiring the Hazardous Materials, Tank Vehicle, and/or Passenger Endorsements, must obtain required endorsements within six months of meeting the age requirement.

Physical Requirements:Positions in this class require the incumbent to be able to:

• Have sufficient sense of smell, vision, touch, and hearing to observe equipment functions for normal and abnormal occurrences and the condition of shop facilities.
• Work in cramped areas and in awkward body positions. Bend, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch, and reach above the shoulder.
• Walk on uneven surfaces; walk up and down stairs.
• Climb ladders to access large pieces of equipment.
• Work while wearing approved personal protective equipment as required.
• Lift, carry, and transport objects weighing up to 100 pounds with or without assistance.
• Distinguish one color from another in order to trace electrical wiring by color coding.
• Read gauges and meters.
• Grasp, manipulate or assemble objects of varying shapes and size with precision and coordination.

Individuals who do not meet these requirements due to disability will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis

Working Conditions:Positions in this class require the incumbent to:

• Work outside in all types of climatic conditions including inclement or very hot and/or cold weather.
• Be exposed to a typical automotive/heavy equipment repair environment including but not limited to automobile and diesel exhaust fumes, chemicals, hazardous waste, solvents, asbestos, acids and caustics, flammable materials, and welding torches.
• Work around high noise levels.
• Work in close and/or tight spaces which may be extremely hot and/or humid.
• Work on equipment at heights six feet and more above the ground.
• Work day, swing, or graveyard shifts, weekends, holidays, overtime, standby and other non-routine hours.

Probationary Period:
The probationary period for this classification is six (6) months.