Fleet Mechanic I for RTS

If you are an Internal City Employee, Retiree or Dependent/Survivor of a City Employee please apply internally via Career Icon in your Workday account. Make a difference in the community you live in! As a Community Builder—an employee with the City of Gainesville— you will have a direct hand in building and improving your community and making a visible impact on the lives of your neighbors. Working for local government is more than a job, it’s a chance to contribute to community success and to help enhance the Gainesville way of life. Department: GG_Transportation: Regional Transit System (RTS) Maintenance Salary Range Minimum: $20.70 Salary Range Maximum: $28.98 Closing Date: 10/21/2026 Job Details: Skilled mechanical work repairing and maintaining vehicles and equipment.Positions allocated to this classification report to a designated supervisor and work under limited supervision. Work in this class is distinguished from higher classes by its lack of leadworker responsibility and from lower classes by its technical nature and emphasis on repair and maintenance of vehicles and equipment. Job Description: Summary Skilled mechanical work repairing and maintaining vehicles and equipment. Positions allocated to this classification report to a designated supervisor and work under limited supervision. Work in this class is distinguished from higher classes by its lack of leadworker responsibility and from lower classes by its technical nature and emphasis on repair and maintenance of vehicles and equipment. EXAMPLES OF WORK* This section of the job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of duties and responsibilities of the position. The omission of a specific job function does not absolve an employee from being required to perform additional tasks incidental to or inherent in the job. Performance of lower level duties may be required. Essential Job Functions Performs scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on automobiles, light trucks, busses and transit equipment in accordance with manufacturers’ recommendations statutory requirements and departmental policy and procedures. Repairs diesel and gasoline powered engines. Repairs diesel air intake and fuel systems. Diagnoses and repairs bus transmission electronic control systems, removes and replaces transmissions. Repairs wheel chair lift mechanical, hydraulic and electrical systems, repairs/replaces hydraulic cylinders. Performs functional inspection and repairs wheelchair restraint systems. Repairs or replaces pneumatic system motors, switches valves and interlock system components. Performs repairs to internal and eternal vehicle and bus lighting systems. Performs repairs to vehicle safety equipment, horn, windshield wipers, mirrors and lights. Performs brake system performance tests and diagnostics, relines brakes, and replaces valves, switches, hardware, slack adjusters and other foundation brake parts and components. Diagnoses and repairs automotive-type electrical systems. Diagnoses and repairs engine starting and charging systems. Performs on-board computer diagnostics. Repairs engine cooling system and components. Removes and repairs or replaces radiators, cooling fan, hydraulic fan drive system components, thermostats, water pumps, belts, hoses and other related cooling system components. Repairs hydraulic systems on automobiles, light trucks, buses, and transit equipment. Diagnoses and repairs defects in steering and suspension systems. Diagnoses irregular tire wear patterns and determines cause, repairs tires, including mounting new tires and the rotation of tire positions to maximize the service life of tires. Performs minor body work replaces bumpers, panels, doors and hinges. Repairs/replaces propeller shaft, yolks and universal joints. Maintains fare collection equipment. Attends work on continuous and regular basis. Non-essential Job Functions Prepares detailed records and reports in a timely manner. Performs emergency road service to equipment, cleans…

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