p>Examines and road tests vehicles and diagnoses repair and maintenance requirements; Diagnoses mechanical and electrical problems, rebuilds engines and transmissions, regrinds valves, requires generators, adjusts engine timing, repairs hydraulic systems, repairs power brakes and power steering;
Assigns work to mechanics and checks on work in progress or upon completion;
Schedules maintenance work according to anticipated seasonal requirements;
Orders parts and maintains records of work performed for each department or unit;
Repairs auxiliary equipment used with automotive vehicles such as plows, mowers, sprayers, cement mixers, small generators, chain saws;
Answers road calls and tows in vehicles which cannot be repaired on the road;
Performs New York State vehicle inspections on County vehicles;
Road tests vehicles to check work results after completion;
Attends in-service training sessions provided by manufacturers of equipment in use.
Either:
(a) Completion of two (2) years of vocational education courses in either a vocational school program or in an apprentice or training program in automotive mechanics and four (4) years of work experience in a wide range of repair and maintenance work on the mechanical systems and components of automotive equipment; or,
(b) Six (6) years of experience in a wide range of repair and maintenance work on the mechanical systems and components of automotive equipment; or,
(c) Satisfactory equivalent combination of the above education and experience; or,
(d) Two (2) years of experience as an Automotive Mechanic III.