Department:

General Services

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Do you enjoy working on various heavy trucks and equipment? Spend your days maintaining and repairing the County's diesel, gasoline, and electric equipment. Come and apply today and get paid to do what you love while enjoying the many benefits that the County provides!

• Perform diagnostic tests to identify, and rebuild and repair malfunctions on all diesel, gasoline, and electric equipment.

• Make repairs to all major and minor sub-systems.

• Diagnose hydraulic malfunctions, and engines, repair pumps, cylinders, and control valves.

• Perform maintenance and repairs on everything from UTVs, auto, light/heavy trucks, trailers, pumps, construction, and other heavy equipment.

• Troubleshoot and repair pumps, actuators, transmissions, compressors, pneumatic and electric controls, air-conditioning units, and components.

• May weld and cut parts using welding equipment.

• Perform inspections and serviceability/reliability checks/repairs/rebuilds on all brake, steering, and drive line components.

• Utilizes laptop computers to complete, and verify parts/labor, and inputs comments to detail repairs made.

• Perform maintenance and repairs on Fire/ EMS vehicles and equipment.

Work Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. On-Call Required.

Work Locations:

• Pinkney Shop (Station 20, Sarasota)

• Fleet Garage Pinkney Complex

• Venice Complex

About You

Minimum Qualifications:

Trainee: Starting pay at $18.96/hour.

• High School Diploma or its equivalent.

• Valid Florida Driver’s License at the time of hire.

  Technician: Starting pay range of $21.07/hour (Step 1) Potential higher pay (steps) for those with multiple years of experience.

  For Master status, as well as each A.S.E. Certification obtained, there is an additional $0.20/hr pay additive!

• A High School Diploma or its equivalent.

• Two (2) years of mechanical experience in automotive or heavy vehicle/equipment repair.

• A valid Florida Class "B" Commercial Driver’s License with a Tanker endorsement within six (6) months from the time of hire. (Paid for by the county!)

• A valid Florida Driver's License at the time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Complete and maintain a minimum of two (2) ASE certifications (ASE or EVT certifications). (Paid for by the county!)

• Ability to obtain Hazmat certification.

• Certification in basic welding.

• Basic welding experience.

• Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions.

  * Must supply own basic tool set and rolling toolbox upon hire. This position is eligible for a $1,200 (net) annual tool allowance after the probationary period*

Physical Demands: Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Subject to Passing Substance Screening: This position is subject to passing a pre-employment substance screening. An applicant who fails to pass a required drug screening test shall be disqualified from employment in any class for a period of five (5) years.

Benefits:

• Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more! Starting January 2024, choose one of three great medical plans, including one with a $0 premium option, with completed preventative visits!

• For more information about employee benefits, please click this link or visit SCGov.net (https://www.scgov.net/government/human-resources/employee-health-and-benefits) for additional information.

• Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms and classes at multiple Sarasota County Government locations.

• Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)​​

A different blend of voices prompt better conversations, choices and results for everyone. Sarasota County – Many Voices, One Team.

We celebrate and value the experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, talents and strengths that make us different.

Our vision is to attract, develop, retain and engage a talented workforce broadly representative of the citizens and communities we serve. To further value creativity, innovation, collaboration and great customer service – internally and externally.

A job applicant with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to participate in the application/selection process is requested to make known the need for an accommodation to Human Resources or appropriate county staff members. For assistance with the application, please call 941-861-5353.

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net (keywords: ADA Compliance).

Sarasota County Government is a Tobacco-Free/Drug-Free Workplace.

Do you like leaving things better than you found them? We serve the greater good! Our team is here to make Sarasota the premier community to live, work and play!

Sarasota has 37 miles of award-winning beaches, over 80 parks and 100 golf courses, and is known as the cultural capital of Florida with museums of art, theaters, an aquarium, botanical gardens and the annual international film festival. Unsurpassed beauty, rich cultural offering, diverse educational opportunities, wide-ranging recreational possibilities make Sarasota a great place to live and work!

We believe in work-life balance with a generous leave plan.

“US News & World Report: Sarasota is No. 1 in Florida and No. 18 in the country for best place to live.”

We need YOU to help create wonderful experiences for residents and vacationing guests enjoying Sarasota! Apply today!