Senior ER Technician

Duties

• Inspects vehicles and equipment and performs preventive maintenance.
• Performs highly specialized diagnostic and repair to fire pumps, governor systems, control valves and plumbing on fire apparatus to include aerial and ARRF.

• Installs and repairs emergency vehicle equipment for police and fire vehicles.
• Inspects, sets-up, and otherwise prepares new vehicles and equipment to be placed in service.
• Performs routine minor maintenance such as tire change, timing, adjusting, and lubricating.
• Performs major repairs such as engine overhaul or transmission repair or replacement.
• May perform vehicle modification such as installing or removing special equipment, or other modifications.
• May perform State safety inspections as required.
• Must have knowledge of NFPA standards.
• May train or advise less experienced personnel.
• Performs shop or area maintenance such as general clean up.
• Prepares documentation for maintenance activities such as repairs, parts used, cost, and other information.
• Provides advice and assistance to vehicle or equipment operators as necessary.

Minimums

• Requires a high school diploma or GED.
• Requires a minimum of five (5) years of experience in fire apparatus, police vehicles, automobiles, heavy equipment maintenance and repairs. Must have experience with diagnostics scanning tools or a closely related field.
• Performs skilled work involving rules/systems but solves problems almost constantly.
• Performs addition and subtraction, multiplication and division and/or calculates ratios, rates and percents.
• Reads technical instructions, procedures manuals, and charts to solve practical problems; composes routine and specialized reports and forms; speaks compound sentences using normal grammar and word form.
• Performs manual and technical tasks requiring a wide range of procedures and requiring intensive understanding of a restricted field or complete familiarity with the functions of a unit or small division of an operating agency; requires normal attention with short periods of concentration for accurate results or occasional exposure to unusual pressure.
• Requires a valid State of Florida driver license and a satisfactory driving record as a condition of initial and continued employment. Must have a State of Florida Class A CDL within six (6) months of employment.
• Must have and maintain a minimum of five (5) EVT certifications in fire apparatus within eighteen (18) months of employment.
• Special skills or equipment certification may be required.