YOU MUST APPLY ONLINE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION
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THE RECONSIDERATION PERIOD FOR THIS RECRUITMENT IS THREE (3) BUSINESS DAYS

Nature of Work: This is the advanced level of repair and maintenance work on motor vehicles and/or construction/maintenance equipment. Employees are responsible for performing routine repair work, standard preventive maintenance services and assisting with major automotive repairs. Employees are responsible for performing major mechanical repairs, diagnosing various system malfunctions and extensive overhauls of all types of major automotive and equipment components, assemblies, and sub-assemblies. Employees in this classification do not supervise but may provide advice and guidance to other employees. Employees will receive general supervision from a Heavy Equipment Maintenance Supervisor or other designated supervisor. Employees are considered essential employees and are subject to call 24 hours a day, as may be required in order to maintain continuous operation of a facility. Employees may be required to work rotating shift work, to include evenings, nights, weekends and holidays. In the event of hazardous weather or highway conditions, employees will be called to duty during off-hours in order to maintain and repair equipment. This is maintenance work requiring physical exertion that is performed either outdoors under all weather conditions or inside a building. Employees are required to work outdoors in all types of weather and may be exposed to extreme heat, fumes, exhaust and hazardous materials. On some assignments, employees may be required to move objects weighing over 50 pounds.
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Qualifications

Education: Graduation from a standard high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.

Experience: Four (4) years of experience servicing, maintaining and repairing motor vehicles, gasoline and/or diesel engines, or heavy-duty construction equipment. Two (2) years of the required experience must include servicing and repairing heavy duty construction equipment and diesel engines.

Notes:

1. Applicants may substitute additional documented and relevant experience repairing, servicing and maintaining automobiles, trucks, buses or comparable equipment on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

2. Completion of an accredited training program for Heavy Equipment or Diesel Repair may be substituted for one and one-half years of the general experience. The accrediting body for the training program must be listed on the U.S. Department of Education's Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs.

3. U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as defined under the Minimum Qualifications may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required education and experience.

4. Certification as a Technician by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) can be substituted for two years of the required education. (The two years of experience used to qualify for ASE testing is considered an integral part of this substitution and cannot also be considered separately to meet Education or Experience Minimum Qualifications.)

5. Certification as a Master Technician in one or more subject areas by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) can be substituted for the required education.

Licenses & Certifications

1. Employees are assigned duties that require the operation of motor vehicles. Employees must possess and maintain a Class C motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

2. Employees are required to possess and maintain a Class A or B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) valid in the State of Maryland during the probationary period, depending on the type of equipment operated.

3. Employees in this class may be required to obtain Special Commercial Driver's License Endorsements for Hazardous Materials and Tank Vehicles depending on the type of equipment operated.

4. Employees must have satisfied the second level of the employing administration's certification program prior to application. Employees wishing to be transferred or promoted to another administration must pass the administration's specific certification for Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technician III.

5. Employees new to the Maryland Aviation Administration, must obtain an MAA Airfield Operators Permit in accordance with the Code of Maryland Regulation 11.03.01.04, Control of Vehicular Traffic on the Air Operations Area prior to permanent appointment.

6. Employees may be required to obtain their certification in Air Conditioning Recycling and Recovery during their probationary period.

7. Employees who are required to function in the capacity of Commercial Vehicle Inspector may be required to obtain and maintain their Commercial Vehicle Inspector's License.