Automotive Mechanic

Start your career with a spark of purpose! The Automotive Mechanic position with the Department of Transportation offers a chance to work with a wide range of vehicles that keep Pennsylvania moving each day. This role lets you use your mechanical skills to help maintain essential transportation equipment. You will join a team that values safety, reliability, and public service. Apply today and take pride in a job that directly supports safe and efficient transportation services!

This position focuses on maintaining and repairing a wide range of vehicles, powered tools, and construction equipment to ensure dependable and safe operation. As an Automotive Mechanic, you will perform the following duties:

• Equipment Maintenance: Conduct inspections, service vehicles, and complete repairs across a large variety of automotive and construction equipment
• System Repairs: Fix issues involving electrical systems, cooling components, suspension, steering, fuel systems, braking mechanisms, and driveline parts
• Safety Inspections: Carry out official state safety and emissions inspections, complete required documentation, and verify compliance with standards
• Field Service: Perform roadside or field repairs when necessary and provide support outside the main garage at County Stockpiles
• Record Keeping: Maintain accurate service records, assist with parts identification, and support environmental requirements and training
• Operational Support: Work independently and with crews, follow all workplace procedures, and help demonstrate repair methods to other employees

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Travel, overtime and shift work is required. Work hours are subject to change based on seasonal requirements and operational needs. 
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $49,819.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Four years of experience in the automotive mechanic trade; or completion of an approved apprenticeship; or
• Any combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledges, skills, and abilities.

Special Requirements:

• This position requires possession of a current and valid Pennsylvania Class C driver’s license.
• This position requires possession of a valid Class 1 Inspection Mechanic certificate or equivalent that allows inspection for Class 1 vehicles.

Additional Requirements: 

• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.  
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.