"Fleet Mechanic"

Fleet Mechanic

Company: Aims Community College

Job Location: Greeley, 80632

Category: Transportation and Parking

Type: Full-Time

Job Type: Full time

Job Number: R1757

Location: Greeley, CO

Minimum Hiring Annual Salary: $53,318.00

Maximum Hiring Annual Salary: $57,584.00

To attain the maximum annual salary, employee must meet all minimum qualifications plus: 5 (five) years of additional applicable work experience and/or degrees higher than minimum qualification degree. Degrees higher than the minimum qualification degree can be used in combination with additional work experience. A combination of related education, on-the-job work experience, certifications and/or licenses that results in a candidate successfully meeting the minimum qualifications of the position, may be considered.

Included with Aims Full-time Employment is a generous package of Benefits:

• Benefits are effective immediately
• 100% employer provided medical & dental coverage employees (employee only option)
• 85% employer provided medical & dental coverage for employee's spouse and/or family
• Voluntary vision insurance
• Staff Annual Leave (minimum accrual of 15 days) & Sick (minimum accrual of 12 days)
• 17 paid holidays and 3 personal days each year
• Summer schedule: 4-day work week - Fridays Off
• Employer paid long-term disability and life insurance premiums
• Tuition waiver & reimbursement for employees
• Tuition waiver for dependents
• PERA employer (www.copera.org for comprehensive benefits)
• Additional supplemental benefits & retirement programs available
• Access to the PERC (Aims gym) for employee & one guest
• Free parking on all campuses

Job Description:

This position is responsible for providing service, tune-ups, repairs, safety inspections, and preventative maintenance for the College's fleet vehicles and equipment. The role ensures a safe, clean, and well-maintained fleet by performing skilled diagnostic and troubleshooting procedures, scheduling and tracking maintenance, and completing necessary repairs. Duties also include preparing vehicles for daily use, arranging outside repairs when needed, and providing support with vehicle titles and licensing, often in coordination with the Weld County Clerk and Recorder. Proficiency with diagnostic tools such as OBD-II readers and software like ALLDATA OEM (or equivalent) is required to ensure reliable performance across a variety of vehicle manufacturers.

Fleet, Vehicle, & Equipment Maintenance:

• Service: full line service to all vehicles and equipment, including but not limited to fluid changes, filter changes, belt inspection, lube of chassis and components.
• Tune-ups: diagnose and implement tune-up needs, including but not limited to gasoline and diesel engine diagnostics, ignition, fuel system, and drive train components.
• Repair: diagnose and implement repairs, including but not limited to electrical, cooling systems, engine components, steering, braking, intake and exhaust systems, suspension components, and other moving parts, including safety components.
• Preventive maintenance: inspect and implement procedures to ward off major repairs and to keep equipment operating safely and efficiently.

Safety Inspections:

• Visually inspect, listening for problems, operate the vehicle, schedule inspection intervals, and the teardown/inspection of pertinent components including but not limited to brakes, lights, horn, suspension, exhaust, windshield wipers, seat belts, drive belts, tires, alignment, heating, air conditioning, mechanical components, spare tire and changing equipment, first aid kit and review emergency information. Inventory: maintain current inventory of parts for service/repairs.

Recordkeeping:

• Maintain fleet vehicle records.

Registration & Titling Responsibility:

• Work with Weld County for license and registration and titling of vehicles.

Emissions Compliance:

• Keep emissions current on all vehicles through the Colorado Air Care Program.

Other Duties as Assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED; plus two (2) years of automotive industry experience or other related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and/or work experience.
• Basic level of understanding of vehicle repair and maintenance.
• Knowledge to include, but not limited to: diesel and/or gasoline engines, electric motors. automotive, electrical, and mechanical system repairs.
• Methods, techniques, and practices of operation, repair, and maintenance of automobiles, equipment, and other program vehicles, including cost estimating.
• Materials, supplies, equipment, and practices used in automotive maintenance and repair.
• Occupational hazards and safety precautions applicable to various vehicle maintenance operations.
• Ability to establish and maintain vehicle maintenance programs.
• Read automotive wiring schematics, etc.
• Ability to use the necessary tools associated with this trade with precision.
• This position requires the use of a company vehicle for business travel. The selected candidate must successfully pass an MVR and be insurable under Aims insurance.
• A pre-employment post-offer physical evaluation will be required of the selected candidate.

Required Documents:

• Cover Letter
• Resume

Preferred Qualifications:

• Vocational / Technical Certificate in Automotive Technology or equivalent.
• OR
• Associate's Degree in Automotive Technology, engineering, etc. ASE certified; plus, two (2) years of automotive experience and an applicable automotive repair certificate (ASE preferred) or equivalent.
• General Auto Mechanics license or equivalent in related field.
• Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Certified.
• Operation of vehicle tracking programs/software and installation of devices.
• Other applicable automotive repair certificates.