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Posted: April 10, 2026 (1 day ago)

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Repair Mechanic

City of Detroit

Dept of Transportation

Fresh

Location

Salary

$45,400 - $51,300

per year

Closes

May 5, 2026

Job Description

Summary

This job involves inspecting, repairing, and maintaining mechanical equipment like pumps, gears, and meters for the City of Detroit's transportation department, often working on simple assemblies under general supervision.

A good fit would be someone with hands-on mechanical skills who enjoys fixing things, has basic education in shop work, and at least a year of experience in assembling or repairing machine parts.

It's ideal for detail-oriented individuals comfortable with tools and fieldwork in a city government setting.

Key Requirements

  • Completion of two years of high school, preferably with shop coursework or mechanical trade apprenticeship
  • High school diploma or GED (preferred)
  • One year of experience in repairing and assembling machine and equipment parts
  • Ability to dismantle, clean, inspect, and replace defective parts like gears, bushings, and shafts
  • Skills in measuring, cutting, threading, fitting, and installing pipes, tubing, and hydraulic/pneumatic components
  • Proficiency in filing, grinding, drilling, lapping, and adjusting mechanical assemblies for proper fit
  • Experience performing inspections, testing equipment for airtight/water-tight seals, and maintaining repair records

Full Job Description

Under general supervision, inspects, repairs, rebuilds, adjusts, assembles, and/or installs one or several related types of relatively simple mechanical assemblies.

Requirements

  • Dismantles, cleans and inspects parts for excessive wear or other defects, replacing defective parts including, but not limited to, gears, bushings, gear shafts and dial assemblies. 
  • Scrapes, files, fits and installs bushings, bearings, pins, bolts and discs and adjusts diaphragms. 
  • Laps or grinds valve seats, discs, or other contact surfaces to obtain water or airtight fits.
  • Installs new parts, such as gears, crank shafts, connecting rods, pistons, piston rings and wrist pins.
  • Measures, cuts, threads, fits and installs pipe and connects them to hydraulically or pneumatically operated units and controls.
  • Cuts, bends, flares and fits seamless tubing.
  • Removes and replaces bolts, washers, springs, pins, rods, plates, brackets and small castings.
  • Fits new parts in place by filing, grinding, drilling or reaming to the proper size and shape and laying out work on parts and castings to determine the location for drilling holes or cutting off excess material. 
  • Inspects units repaired to see that all necessary work has been performed.
  • Repacks stuffing boxes, calibrates, installs, tests, or replaces meters.
  • Makes minor repairs to meters in the field.
  • Disconnects, removes, cleans, straightens and/or replaces coils, springs, rods, brackets, electrodes, bulbs, fuses, sockets, receptacles, fixtures, reflectors, and globes.
  • Cuts out defective sections of hose, installs couplings, threads or rethreads couplings and other fittings, solders or welds holes or breaks in metal containers and fittings, tests equipment to be sure that it is water or air tight and that moving or adjustable parts work freely.
  • Maintains records of jobs performed, including a record of time and materials spent on each job.
  • Performs moderately difficult repairs on equipment such as pumps, conveyors, incinerators, and various recording and regulating devices. 
  • Drives a vehicle between job locations and loads and unloads materials and equipment. 

Qualifications

Qualifications (required):

Completion of two (2) years of high school, preferably with course work in shop or an apprenticeship in the mechanical trades. High school graduation or G.E.D. preferred. 

One (1) year of experience repairing and assembling machine and equipment parts and accessories.

Qualifications (preferred):

High school graduation or G.E.D. preferred. 

Additional Information

Evaluation Plan
  • Interview: P/F
  • Evaluation of Training, Experience & Personal Qualifications: 100%
  • Total of Interview and Evaluation T.E.P: 100%
Additional points may be awarded for:
  • Veteran Points: 0 – 15 points
  • Detroit Residency Credit: 15 points
LRD: 11/01/2024

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Posted on NEOGOV: 4/10/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/11/2026

Source: NEOGOV | ID: neogov-detroit-5304184