Heavy Duty Mechanic/Automotive Machinist (7323) – Water Supply & Treatment Division – San Francisco Public Utilities Commission – (Exempt)

1. Maintains, repairs, overhauls, and services heavy-duty and off-road vehicles and power-driven equipment using hand tools, power tools and machine tools such as lathes, drill presses, grinders, boring bars, valves refining tools and other machine tools.

2. Designs, fabricates and welds parts.

3. Maintains records of equipment mileage, service/repair logs, materials and parts logs, and equipment and parts orders.

4. Responds to incoming emergency calls and may go to the site of the breakdown; may tow vehicles.

5. Inspects, tests, and reviews vehicles and equipment as part of the preventive maintenance program.

6. Diagnoses malfunctions using test equipment, manufacturers specifications and repair manuals, and observation both in the shop and in the field in order to determine needed repairs.

7. Orders supplies, parts and materials necessary for the maintenance, repair and servicing of equipment and vehicles.

8. Drives city vehicles and operates equipment to diagnose malfunctions and to conduct final inspection of work completed.

9. Performs other related duties as assigned to Class 7323.

Nature of the work: Involves some physical effort and considerable dexterity in the use of the fingers, limbs and body; continuous exposure to physical and working conditions where minor injuries may occur. May be required to work nights, weekends and/or holidays.