DISPATCHER/REPAIRER
Dispatcher/Repairer sits in the competitive class of New Jersey's state civil service, so reaching it runs through testing and an eligible list instead of a straight hire.
The requirements come down to 2 years of relevant experience and a valid NJ driver's license. Pay on the FY 2027 schedule runs $50,059 to $72,550, and state payroll currently lists 6 people in the title, led by Children and Families.
How to apply
This title is filled by competitive examination.
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Dispatcher/Repairer appears on the State payroll at 3 departments, most of them at Department of Children and Families.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Department of Children and Families | 3 |
| Department of Health | 2 |
| Department of Treasury | 1 |
State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
Who employs this title
State payroll records show 6 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $70,096. The agencies employing the most are:
- Children and Families (3)
- Health and Senior Services (2)
- Treasury (1)
Counts from NJ YourMoney agency payroll. See statewide workforce analytics.
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 direction of a supervisory official in a state department, institution, or agency, assists in establishing and maintaining preventive maintenance and repair records; performs varied mechanical tasks related to the installation, minor maintenance, and repair of vehicles both in the garage and the field; dispatches vehicles in need of extensive repairs to motor pool facilities; is responsible for daily distribution, coordinating, and recordkeeping of all assigned state vehicles; does related work as required.
Examples of work
- Assists in establishing and maintaining preventive maintenance and repair records to include detailed records of vehicles in storage awaiting repairs, vehicles being inspected or repaired, and vehicles in storage awaiting assignment.
- Makes onsite inspections and performs varied mechanical tasks related to installation, minor maintenance, and routine repairs and/or adjustments on vehicles both in the garage and the field.
- Dispatches vehicles to the nearest motor pool if onsite inspections reveal that the vehicle is in need of extensive repair.
- Coordinates the use of replacement vehicles while assigned vehicles are being inspected or repaired.
- Inspects and determines the nature of minor engine difficulties and makes routine repairs to include minor tuneups with hand tools.
- Checks front wheels for proper alignment, tires for proper inflation, oil, water, and batteries for proper fill levels.
- Maintains neat and accurately on a continuous basis, the official Fleet Dispatch Control Record for Vehicles.
- Checks vehicles for unauthorized vehicle switching, cleanliness of interior, unreported damages to interior and exterior of vehicle, oil and fuel levels, speedometer reading, spare tire/wheel and jack, and the condition of tires.
- Maintains minor maintenance tools and supplies and routinely performs minor maintenance such as jumping dead batteries, changing flat tires, changing wiper blades, replacing light bulbs and fuses, adjusting mirrors, tightening doors and seats, replacing state seals, adding oil, and adding coolant/antifreeze, and adjusting carburetor idle.
- Assists inexperienced drivers in cold starts and electrical ignition requirements, to include, when physically possible the warmup scheduled vehicles.
- Maintains individual equipment control records on all assigned vehicles and makes monthly entries as to all fuel purchases, mileage revenue, tires, parts, labor, and other incurred operating costs.
- Coordinates directly with local contracted commercial vendor for after hours minor servicing of assigned vehicles, subject to obtaining and issuing a central motor pool quality control number and prearranged use of central motor pool parts.
- Ensures compliance with State Motor Vehicle Inspection Laws and maintains records of traffic violations and accidents via entries into remarks column of the appropriate form.
- Changes and maintains vehicle storage batteries.
- Prepares routine factual reports as required.
- Maintains essential records and files.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and computerized information system used by the agency, office, or related units.
Experience
A minimum of two (2) years of work experience which shall include making inspections and minor repairs to motorized vehicles.
License
Appointees must possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of engine parts and operation, proper wheel alignment, proper fill levels for tires, oil, water, and storage batteries, as well as other mechanical parts of a vehicle.
- Ability to use hand tools to make minor repairs and/or adjustments to include minor tuneups.
- Ability to make onsite inspections, analyze mechanical problems, and make minor repairs and/or adjustments to include performing routine maintenance of water, oil, battery, and tires as well as other minor repairs on a vehicle.
- Ability to judge extensiveness of repairs needed to determine if referral to a motor pool facility is required.
- Ability to establish and maintain detailed vehicle records to include preventive maintenance, repair, and storage of vehicles.
- Ability to prepare factual reports and maintain essential records and files.
- Ability to learn 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, or 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 essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
- CODE: 14/O15 - CAH 4/24/95
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 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.