Automotive Mechanic

Full Job Description

Are you an Automotive mechanic who is dedicated to safety and eager to provide top-notch service? The Department of Transportation's Carbon County Maintenance Organization has an Automotive Mechanic position that could be ideal for you. This role is essential for the upkeep and repair of various hand tools, as well as a fleet of construction equipment and trucks that operate on both gasoline and diesel engines, featuring manual and automatic transmissions. Join our team and play a key role in maintaining Pennsylvania’s transportation network while benefiting from a collaborative and engaging work environment.

Requirements

In this role, you will be tasked with the skilled maintenance and repair of a variety of vehicles, including cars, trucks, tractors, and construction equipment like rollers, sweepers, and mixers, as well as powered hand tools. Your responsibilities will involve repairing diesel equipment, focusing on tasks such as oil changes, automotive diagnostics, tune-ups, tire replacements, and fixing engine sub-assemblies, cooling systems, and electrical systems, while excluding diagnostics and parts rebuilding for air brake and diesel engine fuel injection systems.

You will also implement a preventive maintenance program and conduct official state safety and emissions inspections, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards by road testing vehicles and maintaining accurate inspection records. Additionally, your work will include routine servicing of diesel equipment, such as oil changes and filter replacements, along with repairs to various systems like cooling, suspension, and driveline.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Overtime, dual-shift, and holiday shifts may be required during storm operations
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $48,841 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
  

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Four years of experience in the automotive mechanic trade; or
• Completion of an approved apprenticeship; or
• Any combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledges, skills, and abilities.

Special Requirements:

• You must be in possession of a valid driver's license which is not under suspension on the first day of employment.
• You must be in possession of a valid Class 1, 4, or 7 Inspection Mechanic Certification on the first day of employment.

Additional Requirement:

• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Preferred Qualification (not required):

• Ability to operate manual transmission equipped vehicles.
  

How to Apply:

Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position.

Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).

If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.

Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only.

Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce.

The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania.

The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.