Fleet Maintenance Technician I - G116 - Fleet Management

Posting number: 2026-00000454

Department: Public Works

Division: Fleet Management

Job classification: Fleet Maintenance Technician I - Fleet Maintenance G116

Posting type: Open

Categories: Public Works

Summary

This position is responsible for servicing the equipment and vehicles of the Columbus Consolidated Government fleet.

• Performs inspections and preventive maintenance on light vehicles and is periodically required to work in the tire repair shop.
• Supervises and trains inmates; maintains records on inmates. 
• Creates work orders and records. Opens request orders for parts.
• Processes vehicles for salvage and sale at the annual city auction. Repairs, maintains and calibrates shop equipment and tools.
• Carries out a continuous effort to improve operations and work processes and works cooperatively and jointly to provide continuous improvement and customer-driven service. 
• May require driving shop-assigned inmates to and from the prison on a periodic basis.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Examples of duties

• Knowledge of automotive repair and maintenance. 
• Knowledge of the use of shop equipment and tools.
• Knowledge of safety practices and procedures. 
• Skill in the use of computers. 
• Skill in interpersonal relations. 
• Skill in oral and written communication.

Qualifications

Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of specialized training in the occupational field, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education. Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years. Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver's license issued by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicle or equipment operated. This position is required to supervise state inmate labor. Employee must pass the Department of Corrections three-day certification within the time frame required by this department which is normally six months but may be altered.

Supplemental information

The work is typically performed while intermittently sitting, standing, stooping, walking, bending, or crouching. The employee frequently lifts light and heavy objects, climbs ladders, uses tools or equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity, and distinguishes between shades of color. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

• Balancing – maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Climbing – ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.
• Crouching – bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
• Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
• Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Hearing 2 – receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
• Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
• Lifting – raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
• Manual Dexterity – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Mental Acuity – ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
• Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
• Pushing – use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
• Reaching – extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion – substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
• Speaking – expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• Standing – for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping – bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
• Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word.
• Talking 2 – shouting to be heard above ambient noise. Talking 2 – shouting to be heard above ambient noise.
• Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
• Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
• Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structur
• Visual Acuity 4 - operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment.
• Visual Acuity 5 -close acuity for inspection of small defects, machines, use measurement dev