Vehicle Mechanic

**Purpose and Scope**:
The Vehicle Mechanic will diagnose, analyze, and troubleshoot vehicle malfunctions and repair problems.

**Essential Responsibilities**:

- Maintaining and repairing company or government vehicles.
- Completing maintenance tickets and repair orders in a timely manner.
- Dispose of waste materials per regulations and policies/procedures.
- Stay abreast of latest technology and installation procedures
- Inspects diagnoses and isolates vehicle and equipment malfunctions; troubleshoots, traces, and locates defects and/or causes of mechanical problems to determine type and extent of necessary repairs.
- Repairs all assigned vehicles and equipment to ensure they are safe and dependable
- Repairs lighting systems, sirens, wheel bearings, radiators, heating and air-conditioning systems, springs, hydraulic systems, catalytic converters, and fuel pumps
- Utilizes on-board computer diagnostic systems and other test equipment in order to test automotive computer control and emission systems; assesses and analyzes malfunctions of machinery using microcomputers, calipers, gauges, and other equipment.
- Inspects and tests equipment for mechanical defects and replaces worn parts.
- Removes, replaces, adjusts, or cleans defective parts or components
- Perform oil changes, check fluids, diagnose tread wear, replace batteries and trouble-shoot problems. Performs engine tune-ups.
- Utilizes appropriate techniques and procedures in accordance with manufacturer's specification in armoring vehicles as directed.
- Identifies necessary parts, equipment and supplies needed to complete repair or preventative check.
- Estimates cost and labor time for corrective repairs.
- Ensures the necessary provision of vehicles, and support for customers.
- Perform other duties as assigned.

**Minimum Position Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required**:

- High school diploma, technical school, apprenticeship, trade school graduate or equivalent required.
- Two (2) to five (5) years of experience in the problem diagnosis, repair, and maintenance of a wide variety of light, medium, heavy and/or specialized automotive equipment, other heavy equipment, and vehicles.
- Ability to research and understand technical data, wiring, vacuum, air and hydraulic diagrams associated with the vehicle maintenance field.
- Knowledge of the operating systems used in motor vehicles and equipment.
- Knowledge of the practices and tools used in the maintenance and diagnostics of vehicles and equipment.
- Knowledge of computer, electrical, transistorized, and other non-mechanical systems and how they tie-in with and affect the operation of mechanical systems.
- Considerable knowledge of the standard tools, equipment, test procedures and practices used in the repair and preventative maintenance of vehicles.
- Good interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Ability to diagnose mechanical and related malfunctions.
- Ability to read technical manuals, references, and specifications.
- Ability to write routine correspondences, maintenance logs and order forms.
- Ability to operate a forklift, power tools, wrenches, diagnostic equipment, and jacks.
- Ability to prioritize and schedule multiple tasks.
- Must be able to speak, read and write English.
- Must have authorization to work in host country.

**Contract Requirements in accordance with Appendix J, applicable if/when completing maintenance on Special Purpose Vehicles.**
- Completed training in Vehicle Maintenance or related field from military technical school or an accredited technical school/college/university.
- Two (2) years’ experience maintaining special purpose-type vehicles

**Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Mental Demands**:
Work is performed in a shop environment that is moderately lighted, heated, and ventilated, is exposed to disagreeable fumes and to cuts and bruises from using tools in close placed and hazards of moving vehicles such as forklifts and sweepers in shop area. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, or balance, and taste or smell. Frequently lifts items weighing 40-45 pounds and occasionally more than 50 pounds. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, extreme heat, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud, or may include unsafe conditions, questioning nonstandard operations or environmental factors that may involve unmitigated hazards, and providing feedback to supervisors and managers on all safety issues.

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