Senior Automotive Technician
Senior Automotive Technician
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$ 79030 - 87132
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Job Description
The Position
Under general supervision leads plans schedules and oversees the work of Automotive Technicians and Fleet Service Workers while performing the same and/or more difficult duties as those being led; ensures completion of tasks in accordance with established policies and procedures; communicates policies procedures and job expectations; and provides training to staff. Examples of Knowledge and Abilities
Knowledge of
- Principles and practices of leadership mentoring and training
- Applicable federal state and local laws codes and regulations
- Operational characteristics services and activities of an automotive repair facility
- Office procedures methods and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing spreadsheets databases and other specialized applications related to area of assignment
- English usage spelling grammar and punctuation
- Operation maintenance repair and servicing of gasoline diesel natural gas electric and hybrid automobiles and light trucks including gasoline internal combustion engines
- Preventative maintenance standards for gasoline diesel natural gas electric and hybrid automobiles and light trucks
- Hazmat storage and disposal requirements
- Principles and practices of repair cost estimates for gasoline diesel natural gas electric and hybrid automobiles and light trucks
- Parts supplies and equipment used in the operation maintenance and repair of gasoline diesel natural gas electric and hybrid automobiles and light trucks
- Principles and practices related to automotive emission control systems and standards
- Federal state and local air quality compliance standards
- Automotive chassis and body components
- Automotive mechanical and electronic fuel cooling electrical drive train brake suspension transmission and heating and air conditioning systems
- California State General Safety Orders and Construction Safety Orders relating to equipment maintenance and repair shops
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
- Lead and train Automotive Technicians and Fleet Service Workers
- Plan coordinate organize schedule and review the work others
- Provide work direction and instruction
- Research and evaluate work problems and recommend solutions
- Develop and maintain cooperative effective working relationships with others
- Communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing
- Interpret and apply applicable federal state and local laws codes and regulations
- Apply customer service skills including the identification of customer needs and follow up to ensure customer commitments have been met
- Diagnose and repair technical problems of gasoline diesel natural gas electric and hybrid automobiles and light trucks
- Work independently prioritize work and make sound decisions
- Read and understand automotive operating manual and schematics
- Evaluate vehicle condition and determine course of action
- Safely operate gasoline diesel natural gas electric and hybrid automobiles and light trucks to ensure proper working order
- Visually detect conditions that will affect the safe operation of automotive equipment
- Maintain supplies and parts inventory
- Perform work using acetylene and arc welding equipment
- Keep records and prepare shop reports
- Read and understand parts books and automotive and equipment shop manuals
- Work safely in and around gasoline diesel natural gas electric and hybrid automobiles and light trucks and enforce County safety policies and standards
Employment Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Four years of fulltime paid experience diagnosing malfunctions and repairing and maintaining gasoline diesel or alternatively powered vehicles such as automobiles light medium and heavy duty trucks buses or construction equipment.
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 up to two years of the required experience on the basis of 2.5 semester (3.75 quarter) units are equal to one month of experience.
Note: If the word experience is referenced in the minimum qualifications it means fulltime paid experience unless the minimum qualification states that volunteer experience is acceptable. Parttime paid experience may be accumulated and prorated 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 clickhere or speak to someone in our office before the cutoff 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. 82602 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 candidates 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 casebycase basis.
Tool Requirement:
Employees in this class are responsible for providing their own basic set of journey level repair tools.
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.
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 nonroutine hours.
Probationary Period
The probationary period for this classification is six(6)months.Application and Testing Information
APPLICATION
Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. All applicants must complete and submit an online County of Sacramento employment application online by 5:00 PM on the final filing date of 6/20/2025. Clickhereto apply.
County of Sacramento
Department of Personnel Services
Employment Services Division
700 H Street Room 4667
Sacramento CA 95814
Phone (916); 711 California Relay Service
InterOffice Mail Code: 094667
- Employment applications and all documentation requested in this announcement must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cutoff date.
- Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicants computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cutoff date.
- Your application should highlight all relevant education training and experience and clearly indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for the position as of the cutoff date.
- Application information must be current concise and related to the requirements in this job announcement. You may only apply for this recruitment once. Duplicate and incomplete applications will be disqualified.
- A resume may be included with your application however it will not substitute for the information requested on the application.
SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE
Applicants are required to provide a full and complete response to each supplemental question. The Supplemental Questionnaire is located in the tab marked Supplemental Questions. Please be descriptive in your response.
Note:Responses of See Resume or See Application or copy and paste of work experience are not qualifying responses and will not be considered.
- Supplemental Questionnaires must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cutoff date. Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicants computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cutoff date.
- The supplemental questions are designed to elicit specific information regarding a candidates experience education and training. Responses should be consistent with the information on your application and are subject to verification.
- Please provide place of employment pertinent dates and concise descriptive and detailed information for each question.
- If a job included responsibilities applicable to several questions separate the different functions of the job to answer all the questions completely.
- Resumes or referral to the application or other questionnaire responses will not be accepted in lieu of completing each question.
- If you have no experience write no experience for the appropriate question.
- For many individuals it is more efficient to develop responses to the supplemental questions in a word processing document and then paste them into the final document to be submitted. Changes or corrections to your Supplemental Questionnaire cannot be made once your application packet has been submitted.
- If the Supplemental Questionnaire is used in the Formula Rate exam failure to complete all of the questions or incomplete responses will result in a lower score. While scoring the Supplemental Questionnaire the candidates application and/or attachments will not be reviewed therefore a candidates responses to the questions should be accurate thorough detailed and complete.
FORMULA RATE EXAMINATION (Weighted 100%)
All candidates meeting the minimum qualifications by the cutoff date will have their Supplemental Questionnaire scored in the Formula Rate Examination.
This examination will evaluate the relevance level recency progression and quality of candidates education training and experience. The candidates application or other materials will not be included in this examination. Therefore the candidates responses to the supplemental questionnaire should be thorough detailed and complete. The score from the Formula Rate Examination will determine the ranking on the eligible/employment list for this job.
All candidates competing in the testing process will receive written notice of their examination results by email. Notices can also be accessed in their inbox. Applicants achieving a passing score will be placed on the eligible list in rank order. The rank is determined by the test score attained from the examination.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Clickherefor Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
