Heavy Equipment Mechanic I (Heavy Duty Shop - Southeast Fleet)
City of San Antonio
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Fleet Maintenance Technician
City of El Paso
TRANSIT MAINTNC
Location
El Paso, Texas, 79901
Salary
$44,648.45 - $66,079.70
per year
Type
Full Time
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January 28, 2026
Job Description
Summary
This job involves repairing, maintaining, and inspecting a range of city vehicles like trucks, buses, and cars with gasoline, diesel, or alternative fuel engines, including diagnosing issues, replacing parts, and ensuring everything runs safely.
Workers handle routine check-ups, emergency fixes, and keep detailed records while working in a team environment for the city's transit department.
It's a great fit for hands-on mechanics with a couple of years of experience who enjoy problem-solving and staying active outdoors.
Key Requirements
- High School Diploma, GED, or higher education
- Two years of journey-level automotive or diesel mechanic experience
- Texas Class 'C' Driver’s License or equivalent
- Obtain Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Certification within six months (for some positions)
- Texas Class 'B' Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) or equivalent (for some positions)
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certification for refrigerant recycling and recovery within six months (for some positions)
- Pass drug/alcohol testing, physical exams, criminal background check, and possibly security clearance (for certain roles)
Full Job Description
MOS Code: 3521 (Marine Corps), 730B (Navy), 739 (Navy)Education and Experience: High School Diploma, GED, or higher, and two (2) years of journey level automotive or diesel mechanic experience.
Licenses and Certificates:
- Some positions may be required to obtain and maintain Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Certification within six (6) months of appointment.
- Texas Class ”C” Driver’s License or equivalent from another state.
- Some positions may require a Texas Class “B” Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) or equivalent from another state.
- Some positions may require Environmental Protection Agency certification for refrigerant recycling and recovery within six (6) months of appointment.
- Special Requirements:
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Incumbents of positions requiring a CDL or of a safety sensitive nature are subject to drug and alcohol testing, and may be required to pass physical qualification examinations in accordance with federal regulations.
- Some positions must pass a criminal background check and obtain and maintain federally mandated security clearance for working at an airport.
Requirements
Under general supervision, perform and undertake a variety of broad to specific fleet repair, maintenance and upkeep of work assignments.
Qualifications
Repair, recondition and maintain a variety of trucks, automobiles, buses and other City vehicles and equipment with gasoline, diesel or alternative fueled internal combustion engines.
Involves: Assess, diagnosis, analyze, recommend and undertake overhaul repair, maintenance and upkeep tasks required based on work orders received. Identify parts, supplies and materials needed.
Remove, inspect, install, and replace a variety of parts and items. Test and validate repairs and maintenance work. Perform regularly scheduled, emergency repair and/or preventative maintenance work.
Determine compliance with established repair, maintenance and upkeep standards, operations and expectations. Update and maintain files, records, logs and reports.
Interact with officials, contractors, employees, other departments or the general public to provide accurate information to inquiries, resolve problems and respond to inquiries.
Perform related duties as required. Involves: Perform duties of immediate supervisor or coworkers as necessary to ensure continuity of operations during absences. Maintain cleanliness of work area and tools.
Additional Information
For complete job specification, click here.Important Note: The required Supplemental Questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score.
Applicants are being tested on a conditional basis pending review of minimum qualifications. Applications will be reviewed for applicants that pass the Supplemental Questions examination.
Per CSC Rules & Regulations, after review of the minimum qualifications for applicants that pass the Supplemental Questions examination, a passing score, combined with applicable seniority points and veteran points, will be used to create a list of candidates.
Please note: Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts, and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior
to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.
Note: This is a new advertisement for the Fleet Maintenance Technician. You must apply if you are still interested in this position.
Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.
A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.
To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.
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