POSITION SUMMARY:
An
employee in this class is in charge of a mobile unit covering the maintenance
of tires on buses, trucks, and miscellaneous equipment at vehicle parking
areas. Maintains tires on school buses and other vehicles at parking location.
Also, performs emergency road services on tires. Work is arduous in nature and
involves lifting and moving of heavy objects. Direction is received from an
Automotive Maintenance Foreman.
DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Maintains
an adequate stock of tires; oversees and participates in the work;
Inspects
tires on vehicles for evidence of wear, damage, or under inflation;
Inflates
or dismounts and replaces tires as necessary;
Properly
matches tires when dual wheels are involved;
Repairs
flats;
Performs
static balancing of wheels and tires;
Makes
road service calls to change tires;
Uses
such tools and equipment as air compressor and air wrench, jacks, tire irons,
safety chains, tire hammers, and tire lubricants;
Drives
truck to locations where work is to be done, and to pick up or deliver tires as
necessary;
Cleans
and replaces tools and equipment;
Loads
and unloads tires;
Maintains
records of vehicles serviced and materials used;
May
perform a variety of other assignments during inclement weather; and
Performs
related duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Excellent
knowledge of tire sizes in relation to vehicle capacity, and inspection laws as
they apply to the condition of tires on motor vehicles;
Working
knowledge of standard methods, tolls, equipment, hazards and safety practices
involved in tire maintenance activities;
Ability
to recognize recaps from new tires;
Ability
to follow oral and written instructions;
Ability
to make arithmetical computations and tabulations;
Ability
to properly care for compressed air equipment; and
Must
be in good physical condition.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Completion of a standard high school diploma or GED and considerable
experience at the level of work involved in Tire Specialist I; or any
equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required
knowledge, skills and abilities.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Possession of an appropriate and valid Maryland Motor
Vehicle License with a driving record indicating five (5) or fewer current
points of which no more than three (3) shall have been accumulated as a result
of traffic violations occurring while operating a Board of Education
vehicle. Possession of a Commercial
Driver’s License (CDL) Class "B" with endorsements "P"
(Passenger) and "S" (School Bus) required or the ability to obtain
within the probationary period for new employees or within 6 months of
obtaining the position for current PGCPS employees; CDL Class "A"
with "P" (Passenger) and "S" (School Bus and Air Brake)
preferred. Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Certifications are strongly
encouraged.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Mobile
unit employees.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
None.