MECHANICS HELPER/TRUCK DRIVER MECHANIC'S HELPER

Code: 07369 Local Non-Competitive

Official job specification

The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.

Definition

Under direct supervision, assists and works closely with a mechanic involved in performing varied mechanical work in the maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and mechanized equipment; does other related duties as required.

Under direction, drives a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of less than 26,000 pounds to transport nonhazardous materials, equipment, or people; does other related duties as required.

Examples of work

• May assist in the overhaul, adjustment, maintenance, and repair of varied types of motors and mechanical and motorized equipment.
• Helps tear down and assemble engines, transmissions, and other component parts.
• Performs minor preventative maintenance inspections, and oils and lubricates equipment.
• Performs all types of tire repair and service in the shop or field.
• Completes minor preventative maintenance and other minor service and inspections on all department equipment in the shop or field.
• Completes service forms and reports.
• Keeps simple records.
• Acts as a service station attendant and does related work in lubricating equipment, dispensing fuel and oil and other supplies.
• Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
• Drives trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 26,000 pounds to pick up, haul, and deliver nonhazardous materials.
• Receives written and/or oral assignments and drives trucks of varied types including trucks used for road maintenance and construction work and road oiling, snow plowing, and ice control work.
• May assist with the repair and installation of snow plows and spreaders.
• Picks up, loads truck, and delivers nonhazardous materials of varied types.
• Attends to minor repairs and adjustments on truck.
• Keeps trucks supplied with gas, oil, and water; keeps garage clean and in order, and keeps records of trips.
• Checks, cleans, greases, washes, and makes the required adjustments to trucks and other auxiliary equipment.
• Collects, loads, and unloads, with and without assistance, various types of equipment, furniture, laundry, food products, coal, ashes, garbage, or trash, and delivers same by truck to specified destinations.
• Operates snow removal equipment to keep roads clear.
• Keeps records of receipts, deliveries, fuel consumption, and mileage traveled.
• Drives truck equipped with dump body to transport and dump loose materials such as sand, gravel, and bituminous paving material, by pulling levers and turning crank to tilt body and dump contents.
• May inspect truck prior to operating for proper amounts of fuel, oil, water, and to see that tires are inflated and that lights and brakes work properly.
• May make minor emergency repairs to trucks such as changing tires or installing light bulbs, fuses, and tire chains.
• When not engaged in driving a truck or other equipment, may perform other work such as road and landscape construction, building maintenance and repair work, groundskeeping, laboring, or other unskilled work.
• Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

Experience

One (1) year of experience in driving a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 26,000 pounds.

License

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.

Appointees must possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey. Appointees may also be required to possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and type of vehicle being operated.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Knowledge of standard tools, materials, methods, practice, occupational hazards, and safety precautions involved in mechanical repair work.
• Ability to use and learn the use and proper care and adjustment of the more common tools used in the trade.
• Ability to understand, remember, and carry out oral and written directions and to learn quickly from instructions and from demonstrations.
• Ability to keep essential records.
• Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
• Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
• Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
• CODES: LG-@ CAH 10/28/96
• TRUCK DRIVER
• Knowledge of the care and maintenance and the competent, safe, and efficient operation of trucks and auxiliary equipment including the cleaning, lubricating, servicing of batteries, and checking of tires and lights.
• Knowledge of the minor repair procedures that can be done without recourse to the repair shop.
• Knowledge of the procedures involved in the loading, unloading, and delivery of various nonhazardous materials and in the preparation of simple records, invoices, and receipts.
• Ability to detect truck driving and operating problems, organize assigned trucking and related work, and develop effective work methods.
• Ability to understand, remember, and carry out oral and written directions and to learn quickly from oral and written explanations and demonstrations.
• Ability to operate trucks and auxiliary equipment such as snow plows, spreaders, and power take-off in a skilled, safe, and competent manner.
• Ability to load and unload varied types of freight.
• Ability to service, clean, and make minor repairs to trucking equipment.
• Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
• Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
• Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
• CODE: LG- CAH 6/30/97
• TITLE CODE FOR DUAL TITLE: LG -
• This job specification is for local government use only.

Note

The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority.