Automotive Machinist Assistant Supervisor - Water Supply & Treatment Division, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (7315)

Company Description

• Application Opening: 7/16/2025
• Application Filing Deadline: 8/13/2025 (extended from 7/30/2025 to broaden the candidate pool)
• Recruitment ID:  RTF0157640-01099541 (157641)

TYPE OF APPOINTMENT: PROVISIONAL (TPV)
This is not a permanent appointment. A provisional appointee must participate and be successful in a Civil Service examination for this classification and be selected through an open competitive process in order to be considered for permanent appointment. Provisional appointments may not exceed three (3) years.

WHO ARE WE?
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC)
Headquartered in San Francisco, we have 2,300 employees operating across eight counties serving more than 2.7 million customers in the San Francisco Bay Area – 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.

Our Mission: To provide our customers with high quality, efficient, and reliable water, power, and wastewater services in a manner that values environmental and community interests and sustains the resources entrusted to our care.

Our Vision: We are an innovative utility leader, recognized for excellent results in service, safety, stewardship, and inclusiveness.

We are an award-winning and industry-leading utilities organization committed to our customers, community interests, and the environment. To learn more about our organization, please visit our website at https://www.sfpuc.gov.

We are proud of our infrastructure and programs, but most importantly, we value our highly qualified and dedicated workforce which ensures that this vision becomes a reality.

To learn more about working at the SFPUC, visit our career site at https://www.sfpuc.gov/about-us/careers-sfpuc

Job Description

Under general supervision, performs skilled auto machinist work in connection with the major maintenance, repair and overhaul of a variety of automotive equipment; exercises work direction over a small group of subordinate journeyman craftsmen and servicemen engaged in such work; and performs related duties as required.

Requires responsibility for: explaining and carrying out existing maintenance and repair methods and procedures; preparing and maintaining ordinary-operating and maintenance reports.

Work Location:  Millbrae Yard, 1000 El Camino Real, Millbrae, CA

Work Schedule: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM, Monday – Friday    

Duties and Responsibilities:

A short list of the Duties of the 7315 Automotive Machinist Supervisor in the Auto Shop are listed below.

• Participates in and assigns work to subordinate journey-level craft and service personnel engaged in the major overhaul, reconditioning and repair of engines and other component parts of all types of automotive vehicles, heavy truck and off-road equipment.

• Inspects, tests and reviews maintenance and repair of vehicles and equipment to assure conformance with instructions and standard procedures; approves completed jobs prior to their release.

• Maintains records of equipment mileage and service time of component parts of equipment to facilitate planning for maintenance and upkeep.

• Inspects incoming equipment to determine extent of damage and malfunctions and arranges for   necessary repairs.

• Determines parts and materials needed for repair work, orders same, and assures their compliance with needs when received; maintains materials records and makes recommendations regarding the obtaining of new shop equipment.

• Operates shop equipment and machine tools such as pedestal grinders, iron worker, drill presses, lathes, mill, welding equipment and other shop equipment within the jurisdiction of this craft in connection with maintenance, repair and overhaul work.

• Purchases Parts and Supplies for the maintenance and repairs of vehicles and equipment.  Contact Suppliers for quotes, signs for receipt of materials and coordinates with Accounts Payable staff on payments and issues. Generate requisitions for purchases in Maximo, submit purchase orders with vendors and coordinates shipping and receiving.

• Gathers quotes, coordinates outsource repairs, transports vehicles and/or equipment, verifies completed work, submits paperwork, and arranges pickup and deliveries needed.

• Creates and assigns work orders, maintains records of Vehicles and Equipment, updates the Miles and Service Meters in MAXIMO. Schedules the maintenance and repairs, which includes providing loaner vehicles, work schedules, seasonal equipment needs of vehicles and equipment.

• Schedules servicing of vehicles for several Division