Part-time Mechanic Assistant

1 day ago


Kansas City, Kansas, United States City of Wichita, KS Full time
Job Title: Part-time Mechanic Assistant

Join the City of Wichita, KS team as a Part-time Mechanic Assistant and contribute to the maintenance and repair of electric vehicles.

Job Summary:

This part-time position involves assisting a Journeyman mechanic in performing various mechanical tasks in and around a garage. The work involves assisting in the repairs and maintenance of electric vehicle systems, cleaning and preparing vehicles for repairs, and performing preventive maintenance inspections.

Responsibilities:
  • Assist in the repairs and maintenance of electric vehicle systems
  • Clean and prepare vehicles for repairs
  • Perform preventive maintenance inspections on buses
  • Dismantle and prepare vehicle equipment for general repairs
  • Clean and assemble tools
  • Assist in changing and repairing tires, checking and installing batteries
  • Clean workshop and garage and arrange storeroom
  • Perform the duties of Bus Utility Worker when needed
  • Makes unassisted trade outs that do not require mechanical repairs
Requirements:
  • Some knowledge of the principles of bus mechanics and of the common practices, materials, tools and equipment of the trade
  • Ability to do semi-skilled mechanical repair tasks, and to make routine mechanical installations and adjustments
  • Ability to understand and carry out simple written and oral instructions
  • Skill in the routine use of the standard tools of the mechanic trade
  • Ability to lift, bend, and twist as necessary to remove, repair, or recondition and replace body parts, interior parts, suspension parts, and glass
  • Ability to tolerate exposure to fluids and solvents used in vehicle repair work
  • Ability to perform continuous manual and physical labor while standing on a cement floor
  • Ability to lift and carry bulky objects weighing up to 50 pounds (heavier objects with the assistance of another person)
  • Ability to exert up to 100 pounds of pressure using tools that tighten, loosen or cut
  • Ability to work independently on the night shift
  • Ability to provide own hand tools and storage cabinet should job assignment require the use of tools on a regular basis
  • Valid Kansas Driver's License with no restrictions
Preferred Qualifications:
  • High School Diploma

This is a safety-sensitive position that requires the most recent two-year Drug and Alcohol testing records and accident records. Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws. Please find more information under the following links: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/field-assistance/field-offices

Limited positions are not eligible for benefits.



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