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Job Description
Job Title
Specialty Equipment Mechanic
Agency
Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
Department
Emergency Services Training Institute
Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate
Job Location
Job Type
Staff
Job Description
The Specialty Equipment Mechanic is responsible for the maintenance, preventative maintenance and repair of all Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX)/Emergency Services Training Institute (ESTI) fleet vehicles and equipment. Assists the supervisor with maintaining shop inventories, shop condition, record keeping, and parts orders. May assist other programs with training support as needed.
This position reports to the Specialty Equipment Mechanic - Foreman.
Required Qualifications:- High School Diploma or GED.
- One year of experience in maintenance or repair of gasoline or diesel-powered vehicles and equipment.
Required Licenses/Certifications:- Must have a valid motor vehicle operator’s license or ability to obtain within 30 days of employment.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Valid Class A CDL - Tanker, Passenger and Air brakes within the first 24 months of employment.
- Ability to obtain a minimum of two ASE in-truck certifications within 18 months of employment.
- Ability to obtain a Level 1 EVT certification within 18 months of employment.
- Ability to obtain complete 24-hour welding class within 18 months of employment.
- Ability to obtain complete listed out-sourced training within 6 months (as available):
ESTI Safety Orientation
Skid Steer Loader
Forklift
Material Handler
Man Lift
Crane
Riding Mowers
Mule
Preferred Qualifications:- Any ASE certifications or Emergency Vehicle Repair certifications.
- Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
- Ability to follow instructions and communicate in English to perform job responsibilities.
Physical Requirements:- Ability to work outdoors exposed to various weather conditions, potential allergens, elevated noise levels, and heat.
- Physical conditioning consistent with movement of heavy maintenance materials, training equipment, performing maintenance activities and/or construction activities to include standing, walking, sitting, climbing ladders or scaffolding, bending/stooping, kneeling/squatting, reaching, talking, hearing, carrying, lifting, pushing/pulling maintenance tools and/or equipment.
- Ability to travel independently by driving a vehicle to pick up supplies/materials from local vendors and to other campuses to perform work.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:- Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
- Proficient computer skills to operate a PC with Microsoft Office 365 and a CMMS Work Order system.
- Ability to positively and effectively interact with direct reports, students, vendors, customers, staff, and management.
- Ability to drive pick-up truck with trailer.
- Demonstrated safety awareness and safe working habits/practices.
Equipment:- Standard office equipment: computer, keyboard, multifunctional printer, telephone.
- Skid steer loader, forklift, material handler, man lift, backhoe.
- Riding mowers, side-by-side ATV’s, golf carts and various types of vehicles.
- Personal protective equipment.
- Training equipment.
Notifications:- This position is security sensitive.
- This position may require work beyond normal office hours and/or work on weekends.
- This position requires compliance with state and federal laws/codes and Texas A&M University System/TEEX regulations and procedures.
- All tasks and job responsibilities must be performed safely without injury to self or others in compliance with System and Agency safety requirements.
- As part of TEEX’s mission of providing training, developing practical solutions, and saving lives; this position could be required, if called upon, to deploy within the State of Texas as directed by this position’s Division Director/HQ Department Head.
- Ability to travel independently to other and/or remote locations by driving a personal or TEEX vehicle and/or flying on commercial airlines.
- This position requires compliance with OSHA/NFPA standards, ESTI Respirator Protection Program related to the proper wearing of respirator. Beards, sideburns or mustaches must not exceed 2” in length for PPE equipment. Shaving of the entire sealing surface area of your face will be required to allow for annual respirator fit testing as well as immediately upon being given assignment of a task requiring use of a respirator. The requirement to shave cannot be discharged and to request the task be assigned to a coworker or subordinate. Refusal to shave immediately upon the assignment of a task, that requires the use of a respirator will result in immediate disciplinary actions up to and including termination if deemed appropriate.
- This position works Monday-Friday, 7:00a.m. to 3:30p.m. and may require work beyond normal work hours, but not limited to a flex-work schedule to accommodate training classes, meetings, and/or training schedules.
- Employment in this role is contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen, and will also be subject to random drug screening per DOT regulation.
Essential Duties, Tasks, and Percentages:
Field Support - 70%- Responsible for advanced inspections, diagnosis, maintenance, preventative maintenance, testing, and repair of all ESTI vehicles, trailers, equipment, utilized for field operational support in accordance with manufacturer's guidelines.
- Ensures that all repairs are logged and repairs are completed in a timely manner.
- Submits vehicle/equipment status reports to requesting program.
- Maintains a vehicle/equipment maintenance tracking database.
- Maintains inventory/maintenance records, logs, mileage reports and assists director with accountability of equipment, materials, and replacement parts.
- May be required to assist other programs as needed.
Class Support - 15%- Responsible for advanced inspections, diagnosis, maintenance, preventative maintenance, testing, and repair of all ESTI vehicles, trailers, equipment, and fire apparatus utilized for course deliveries in accordance with manufacturer's guidelines.
- Pre-positions equipment, including specialized equipment, necessary for class delivery and ensures it is operational and ready for use.
- Assists with preparation/cleanup/restoration of training projects by securing the equipment in designated storage areas.
- May assist instructional staff with training support such as fire pump operations and pump maintenance as needed.
Divisional and Program Support-15%- Purchases supplies/equipment/materials in accordance with TAMUS/TEEX/ESTI regulations.
- Provides all required purchasing receiving documentation.
- Makes supplies/material runs to local vendors.
- Attends weekly scheduled safety meetings.
- Completes performance surveys as needed and participates in professional development opportunities.
- Maintains obtained certifications/licenses for the duration of employment to include completion of required continuing education.
- Assists with personnel and administrative tasks as assigned.
- Assists with work order QA/QC as requested.
- May be required to facilitate and/or attend meetings as requested.
Other Duties:- Performs additional work duties as assigned.
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer. - High School Diploma or GED.
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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TEEX Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
Show moreIt comes down to saving lives. From providing emergency responders to disasters across the state and nation to developing training and practical workforce solutions, TEEX makes a difference worldwide. More than 174,000 people representing every U.S. state and 109 countries are served annually through on-site and online resources for specialties from homeland security to economic development and workforce training.
Home to some of the world’s top training facilities, the emergency preparedness campus in Bryan/College Station includes the Brayton Fire Training Field, Disaster City® and the Emergency Operations Training Center. Customized TEEX training programs develop practical solutions for each client’s need through hands-on instructional facilities for public utilities, law enforcement and unexploded ordinance training at the home campus or at customer-specified locations worldwide.
Texas A&M Task Force 1 and Texas Task Force 2, the state’s elite urban search and rescue teams, are sponsored by TEEX. Throughout its existence, TX-TF1 has served the state of Texas and the nation by participating in over 100 deployments, completing search and rescue missions with highly trained and qualified personnel.
As part of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium and home to the National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center, TEEX has been leading homeland security training since 1998.
The major TEEX programs include fire and rescue, infrastructure and safety, law enforcement, economic and workforce development, and homeland security. As a member of The Texas A&M University System, TEEX is unique in its ability to access a broad range of emerging research and technical expertise. Beginning with course design and development all the way through hands-on instruction and national certification testing, TEEX delivers comprehensive training through both classroom and hands-on instruction and as online courses. Hosting services for online courses, technical assistance and technology validation, and bilingual training and translation services also are available.
By placing safety and well-being above all and by focusing on prevention and response, TEEX has become a comprehensive training provider through more than 80 years of extension training. Working with other agencies and encouraging involvement has led to better fire safety and emergency response, cleaner drinking water, better roads and infrastructure, improved homeland security, safer workplaces, heightened public safety and security, new therapeutics manufacturing and the evolution of cybersecurity.
Through innovative programs and adaptive outreach, TEEX services are created to train the people who expand the security, occupational and economic development of Texas and beyond.
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