Duties
Education: Graduation from a standard high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.Experience: One and one-half (1.5) years of experience servicing, maintaining and repairing motor vehicles, gasoline and/or diesel engines, or heavy-duty construction equipment.
Notes:
1. Applicants may substitute additional documented and relevant experience repairing, servicing and maintaining automobiles, trucks, buses or comparable equipment on a year-for-year basis for the required education.
2. Completion of an accredited training program for heavy equipment or diesel repair may be substituted for one and one-half years of the general experience. The accrediting body for the training program must be listed on the U.S. Department of Education's Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs.
3. U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as defined under the minimum qualifications may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required education and experience.
4. Certification as a Technician by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) can be substituted for two years of the required education. (The two years of experience used to qualify for ASE testing is considered an integral part of this substitution and cannot also be considered separately to meet education or experience minimum qualifications.)
5. Certification as a Master Technician in one or more subject areas by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) can be substituted for the required education.
Qualifications
1. Employees are assigned duties that require the operation of motor vehicles. Employees must possess and maintain a Class C motor vehicle operator's license valid in the state of Maryland.
All applicants must list their license number and expiration date on the application.
2. Employees are required to possess and maintain a Class B Commercial Driver's License valid in the state of Maryland during the probationary period.
3. Employees in this class may be required to obtain Special Commercial Driver's License Endorsements for Hazardous Materials and Tank Vehicles, depending on the type of equipment operated.
4. Employees will be required to successfully complete agency certification programs to be eligible for permanent status in this classification.