Fleet Maintenance Technician IV (Airport)

Salary\: $52,286 - $78,416

Position Grade\: 210T

Department\: Airport

Job Type\: Full-Time (Permanent)

Examination Number\: EX1095

Location\: Lambert Airport - St. Louis, MO

(Employees assigned to St. Louis Lambert International Airport may be eligible for a commuting allowance of $180.00 bi-weekly.)

Incumbents in this position are responsible for performing lead worker repairs, overhauls and maintenance for automotive and heavy equipment and vehicles. Other duties include assigning and reviewing work, training new mechanics and maintaining records.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities\:

● Evaluate mechanical problems in vehicles using diagnostic equipment.

● Help mechanics evaluate mechanical problems, and inspect completed repairs.

● Diagnose and make recommendations for repair of major vehicle components, assemblies, and systems.

● Estimate time and materials required to perform major repairs.

● Perform routine vehicle maintenance / preventive care.

● Maintain accurate preventive maintenance records.

● Train subordinates in proper repair and diagnostic procedures.

● Operate vehicles as needed.

● Maintain accurate records of time/ materials required to perform repairs and service.

● Monitor/direct work of subordinates\: Fleet Maintenance Tech III’s, Fleet Maintenance Tech II’s, Fleet Maintenance Tech I’s, Laborers, or any other position that may be added as a subordinate position.

● Follow established safety procedures and techniques to perform job duties.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities\:

● Data Utilization\: Requires the ability to perform basic level of data analysis including the ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize and/or reference data, statutes and/or guidelines and/or group, rank, investigate and diagnose. Requires discretion in determining and referencing such to established standards to recognize interactive effects and relationships.

● Human Interaction\: Requires the ability to persuade, convince, influence, train and monitor the work of other mechanics, in favor of a desired outcome. Requires the ability to act as a lead person.

● Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use\: Requires the ability to operate equipment and machinery requiring monitoring multiple conditions and making multiple, complex and rapid adjustments, such as engine diagnostic equipment, city vehicles and heavy equipment, mechanic's tools, drill press, welder, fork lift, hydraulic press, battery tester, steam cleaner, power washer. Ability to repair complex equipment and machinery.

● Verbal Aptitude\: Requires the ability to utilize a variety of advisory data and information such as safety regulations, work orders, equipment maintenance and repair manuals, diagrams/schematics, engine oil analysis reports, time cards and parts manuals.

● Mathematical Aptitude\: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; calculate percentage and decimals.

● Functional Reasoning\: Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems. Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic or schedule form. Ability to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objective.

● Situational Reasoning\: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria.

● Environmental Factors\: Tasks may risk exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, traffic hazards and toxic/poisonous agents.

● Physical Requirements\: Tasks involve the regular and sustained performance of moderately physically demanding work, typically involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling moderately heavy objects and materials weighing fifty (50) to one hundred (100) pounds. Requires the ability to stand for long periods of time.

● Sensory Requirements\: Requires the ability to recognize and identify individual characteristics of colors and odor to determine condition of fluids, shapes to distinguish objects clearly, sounds to determine if equipment is operating correctly and track down malfunctions, and textures to detect wear.

Other Requirements

● Must be available to work varying shifts including nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime.

● A ten year background investigation will be conducted in accordance with FAA regulations for positions at St. Louis Lambert International Airport.