7313 Automotive Machinist - SF Municipal Transportation Agency

Company Description

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA or “the agency”) connects San Franciscans with their communities to enhance the economy, environment and, ultimately, the quality of life in the city. As an agency within the City and County of San Francisco, the SFMTA is responsible for managing the city’s transportation network. The agency has more than 6,000 employees who are responsible for the management of all ground and some underground transportation in the city. The SFMTA has oversight over public transit, as well as bicycling, paratransit, parking and curb management, street operations, walking, and taxis.

Application Opening: Thursday, September 25, 2025

Application Deadline: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately as this recruitment may close at any time after Thursday, October 9, 2025.

Salary: $126,958 Annually

Recruitment ID: TEX-7313-159919

Division: Transit

Section/Unit: Transit/Transit Administration/Motor Coach Fleet Engineering

Work Location: 1095 Indiana Street, San Francisco, CA, USA

Work Schedule: 6:00AM-2:30PM with Sat/Sun RDOs

Appointment Type: Temporary Exempt. Temporary-Exempt (TEX) Appointment.   This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer. The duration of this appointment shall not exceed 24 months.

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Job Description

Under general supervision, performs skilled machinist work in the maintenance, repair and overhaul of heavy-duty and off-road vehicles and power-driven equipment, such as diesel trucks and buses, firefighting vehicles, compressors, generators, graders, backhoes, tractors, small engines (lawn mowers, etc.) and electric motors (on carts, etc.) and performs related duties as required.

Full-Time TEX position not to exceed two (2) years:

Examples of Important and Essential Duties for the 7313 Automotive Machinist: 

1. Maintains, repairs, overhauls, and services heavy-duty and off-road vehicles and power-driven equipment using hand tools, power tools and machine tools such as lathes, drill presses, grinders, boring bars, valves refining tools and other machine tools.
2. Designs, fabricates and welds parts.
3. Maintains records of equipment mileage, service/repair logs, materials and parts logs, and equipment and parts orders.
4. Responds to incoming emergency calls and may go to the site of the breakdown; may tow vehicles.
5. Inspects, tests, and reviews vehicles and equipment as part of the preventive maintenance program.
6. Diagnoses malfunctions using test equipment, manufacturers' specifications and repair manuals, and observation both in the shop and in the field in order to determine needed re-pairs.
7. Orders supplies, parts and materials necessary for the maintenance, repair and servicing of equipment and vehicles.
8. Drives city vehicles and operates equipment to diagnose malfunctions and to conduct final inspection of work completed.

The 7313 Automotive Machinist may perform other duties as assigned/required. 

Nature of Work: The nature of work involves some physical effort and considerable dexterity in the use of the fingers, limbs and body; wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); continuous exposure to physical and working conditions where minor injuries may occur. May be required to work nights, weekends and/or holidays.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: These minimum qualifications establish the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license(s) which are required for employment in the classification. Please note, additional qualifications (i.e., special conditions) may apply to a particular position and will be stated on the exam/job announcement.

Education:
High school diploma or equivalent (GED or High School Proficiency Examination).

Experience:
A combination of journey-level experience and/or apprenticeship training as an automotive machinist or heavy-duty mechanic totaling six (6) years in which the major duties were disassembling, repairing, overhauling and installing mechanical, electrical and hydraulic assemblies in heavy duty and off-road vehicles and power-driven equipment. To be considered qualifying, thi