Salt Lake County
Diesel Mechanic/Fleet Technician CDL (Heavy Duty Shop)
Salt Lake County, Midvale, Utah, United States, 84047
Diesel Mechanic/Fleet Technician CDL (Heavy Duty Shop)
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Overview Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community, this is the right place.
What It Is Like to Work Here Our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and employees’ lives. We appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work‑life balance, and opportunities for growth.
Benefits
12 Holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days and one personal day per year
Retirement options: hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10% contribution
Medical coverage with 100% county paid premium, including dental and vision for adult designees
Health Savings Account with a county contribution up to $1,200/year and Flexible Spending Account
100% county‑paid Long‑Term Disability and Short‑Term Disability
Professional Development
On‑site medical clinic, childcare, gym, hospital insurance, pet insurance, auto & home insurance, and discounts at County facilities
Job Summary Performs comprehensive maintenance and repairs on light, medium, and heavy equipment including gas, diesel, compressed natural gas (CNG), and electric vehicles. The position requires extensive physical labor (approximately 90% of the time), and involves lifting, pushing, pulling, carrying objects over 50 pounds (occasionally up to 100 pounds), kneeling, bending, crawling, standing, climbing ladders, and reaching. Exposure to grease, dirt, dust, fumes, chemicals, smoke, loud noises, and extreme weather conditions is expected. Work may be performed in confined spaces and at elevated levels. Employees may be exposed to high volumes of traffic when performing road‑call service work. This position may require call‑outs before or after scheduled shifts.
Salary $30.12 – $36.15 per hour depending on experience.
Minimum Qualifications
Two (2) years of equivalent experience in a related field, or up to one year of education may be substituted for experience.
Valid driver’s license issued by the State of Utah to operate a Salt Lake County vehicle.
Valid Class A or B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) issued by the State of Utah within ninety (90) days of hire.
Complete set of tools at the time of hire.
Verified negative test result on a mandatory drug test before starting; subject to random alcohol and drug testing, and post‑accident or reasonable suspicion testing.
Essential Functions
Journeyman level performance on a variety of equipment such as heavy construction equipment, refuse trucks, vactors, bucket trucks, 10‑wheeled dump trucks with snow plows, 80‑passenger buses, street sweepers, landfill equipment, emergency and safety equipment (police cruiser, ladder trucks, mobile command centers, generators) and all light duty equipment.
Diagnose mechanical and electrical problems; determine materials and parts required.
Repair, overhaul or replace engines, transmissions, fuel injection pumps, injectors, carburetors, alternators, clutches, brakes, steering and suspension systems, differentials, hydraulic components, electrical, computer, fuel, and cooling systems.
Diagnose and repair pulse‑width modified hydraulic systems, components, pumps and electrical/air‑over hydraulic valves with GPS feedback controls.
Diagnose and repair drivability issues using laptop data‑link computer software, electrical circuits, short and open circuits, modern serial data and multiplexing circuitry.
Install and remove in‑vehicle equipment such as programmable emergency communication radios, consoles, data equipment, laptop computers, sirens and emergency lighting.
Test, inspect and certify high‑pressure compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling systems.
Modify, fabricate, and repair using oxyacetylene, plasma cutting and MIG/TIG welding equipment.
Test electrical supply for proper and adequate wiring to meet power requirements; design and install electrical power distribution systems.
Maintain records and reports including Utah State Inspections, Salt Lake County Emissions, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and Fleet Management Information System.
Drive heavy equipment and trucks in and out of shop bays for maintenance; may drive heavy equipment for road‑test and diagnosis.
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Overview Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community, this is the right place.
What It Is Like to Work Here Our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and employees’ lives. We appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work‑life balance, and opportunities for growth.
Benefits
12 Holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days and one personal day per year
Retirement options: hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10% contribution
Medical coverage with 100% county paid premium, including dental and vision for adult designees
Health Savings Account with a county contribution up to $1,200/year and Flexible Spending Account
100% county‑paid Long‑Term Disability and Short‑Term Disability
Professional Development
On‑site medical clinic, childcare, gym, hospital insurance, pet insurance, auto & home insurance, and discounts at County facilities
Job Summary Performs comprehensive maintenance and repairs on light, medium, and heavy equipment including gas, diesel, compressed natural gas (CNG), and electric vehicles. The position requires extensive physical labor (approximately 90% of the time), and involves lifting, pushing, pulling, carrying objects over 50 pounds (occasionally up to 100 pounds), kneeling, bending, crawling, standing, climbing ladders, and reaching. Exposure to grease, dirt, dust, fumes, chemicals, smoke, loud noises, and extreme weather conditions is expected. Work may be performed in confined spaces and at elevated levels. Employees may be exposed to high volumes of traffic when performing road‑call service work. This position may require call‑outs before or after scheduled shifts.
Salary $30.12 – $36.15 per hour depending on experience.
Minimum Qualifications
Two (2) years of equivalent experience in a related field, or up to one year of education may be substituted for experience.
Valid driver’s license issued by the State of Utah to operate a Salt Lake County vehicle.
Valid Class A or B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) issued by the State of Utah within ninety (90) days of hire.
Complete set of tools at the time of hire.
Verified negative test result on a mandatory drug test before starting; subject to random alcohol and drug testing, and post‑accident or reasonable suspicion testing.
Essential Functions
Journeyman level performance on a variety of equipment such as heavy construction equipment, refuse trucks, vactors, bucket trucks, 10‑wheeled dump trucks with snow plows, 80‑passenger buses, street sweepers, landfill equipment, emergency and safety equipment (police cruiser, ladder trucks, mobile command centers, generators) and all light duty equipment.
Diagnose mechanical and electrical problems; determine materials and parts required.
Repair, overhaul or replace engines, transmissions, fuel injection pumps, injectors, carburetors, alternators, clutches, brakes, steering and suspension systems, differentials, hydraulic components, electrical, computer, fuel, and cooling systems.
Diagnose and repair pulse‑width modified hydraulic systems, components, pumps and electrical/air‑over hydraulic valves with GPS feedback controls.
Diagnose and repair drivability issues using laptop data‑link computer software, electrical circuits, short and open circuits, modern serial data and multiplexing circuitry.
Install and remove in‑vehicle equipment such as programmable emergency communication radios, consoles, data equipment, laptop computers, sirens and emergency lighting.
Test, inspect and certify high‑pressure compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling systems.
Modify, fabricate, and repair using oxyacetylene, plasma cutting and MIG/TIG welding equipment.
Test electrical supply for proper and adequate wiring to meet power requirements; design and install electrical power distribution systems.
Maintain records and reports including Utah State Inspections, Salt Lake County Emissions, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and Fleet Management Information System.
Drive heavy equipment and trucks in and out of shop bays for maintenance; may drive heavy equipment for road‑test and diagnosis.
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