Heavy Duty Mechanic/Automotive Machinist Jobs

City and County of San Francisco

Location:
United States, San Francisco

Category:
Physical Work

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

128232.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

Under general supervision, performs skilled machinist work in the maintenance, repair and overhaul of heavy-duty and off-road vehicles and power-driven equipment, such as diesel trucks and buses, police and firefighting vehicles, compressors, generators, graders, backhoes, tractors, small engines (lawn mowers, etc.) and electric motors (on carts, etc.) and performs related duties as required safety inspections of different types of gasoline, diesel, propane, natural gas and alternative fuel source vehicles. Incumbents are responsible for servicing a wide variety of equipment including but not limited to automobiles, light and heavy trucks, transit equipment, firefighting apparatus, and off-road equipment.

Job Responsibility:

Maintains, repairs, overhauls, and services heavy-duty and off-road vehicles and power-driven equipment using hand tools, power tools and machine tools such as lathes, drill presses, grinders, boring bars, valves refining tools and other machine tools
Designs, fabricates and welds parts
Maintains records of equipment mileage, service/repair logs, materials and parts logs, and equipment and parts orders
Responds to incoming emergency calls and may go to the site of the breakdown
may tow vehicles
Inspects, tests, and reviews vehicles and equipment as part of the preventive maintenance program
Diagnoses malfunctions using test equipment, manufacturers specifications and repair manuals, and observation both in the shop and in the field in order to determine needed repairs
Orders supplies, parts and materials necessary for the maintenance, repair and servicing of equipment and vehicles
Drives city vehicles and operates equipment to diagnose malfunctions and to conduct final inspection of work completed
Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

High school diploma or equivalent (GED or High School Proficiency Examination)
A combination of journey-level experience and/or apprenticeship training as an automotive machinist or heavy-duty mechanic totaling six (6) years in which the major duties were disassembling, repairing, overhauling and installing mechanical, electrical and hydraulic assemblies in heavy duty and off-road vehicles and power-driven equipment
This experience must include the use of machine tools such as valve re-facers, hydraulic and drill presses, lathes and grinders
This position is required to obtain a Class A (or I) driver’s license with Medical Certificate within twelve (12) months of the time of appointment

Nice to have:

Class A Commercial Driver License with Hazardous Endorsements
Five (5) years of experience in a professional dealership environment
Experience with Offroad Equipment Service and Repair
Experience with Heavy Truck Service and Repair
Experience with Late Model Vehicle Service and Repair
Experience with Hydraulic Drive Systems Service and Repair
Experience with EV/Hybrid Powertrain Diagnostics and Repair
Fabrication experience

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 07, 2025

Expiration:
December 16, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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