Shop Mechanic

Job Description

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Represent Clinton County and perform duties in a professional, responsible, and trustworthy manner.
• Maintains a positive working relationship with Secondary Roads staff, other agencies and departments and the general public. 
• Provides customer service that is courteous and responsive to both public and other agencies and departments by email, phone, or in person.
• Must maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to complete work by deadlines, which can change at the last minute and maintain professionalism. 
• Must have proficient organizational skills and able to prioritize.   
• Performs other duties as assigned to assist other staff members within the office.
• Ability to file paperwork appropriately.
• Interpret verbal descriptions of equipment malfunctions to accurately identify, diagnose and repair equipment utilizing knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems.
• Perform preventive maintenance and make periodic inspections of Secondary Roads equipment to ensure appropriate maintenance and repair.  Maintain accurate maintenance and repair records to document repairs and preventative maintenance in an organized manner.
• Operate diagnostic equipment; machinery and repair tools in a safe and effective manner.
• Fabricate, modify or mount equipment/attachments as necessary to meet operational needs.
• Maintain clean and safe work environment by performing daily cleaning of equipment, tools and work areas.
• Operate yard loader when unloading/loading material, equipment and supplies as required.
• Order, receive or pick-up parts as requested by Shop Foreman.
• Operate truck or end-loader to assist in the removal of snow and ice from access drive and yard as necessary or assigned.
• May be assigned to act as Shop Supervisor in their absence.
• Perform other job-related duties as necessary or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications Requirements - (Education and Experience):

Education: High School diploma or GED required.  Two (2) years of formal training in heavy equipment repair OR equivalent number of years of experience performing heavy equipment repair required.

Work Experience:  Two (2) years of experience performing heavy equipment repair desired.

Physical Demands:

• Standing or being stationary – Approximately less than 1/3 of on-the-job time.
• Walking or traversing – Approximately less than 1/3 of on-the-job time.
• Sitting or being stationary – Approximately greater than 1/3 of on-the-job time.
• Use of hands to finger, handle or feel or otherwise operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, place, detect, or position items– Approximately greater than 2/3 of on-the-job time.
• Reaching with hands and arms or otherwise secure objects at a distance – Approximately less than 1/3 of on-the-job time.
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl or otherwise position ones self to move – Approximately less than 1/3 of on-the-job time.
• Weight lifted/force exerted – Occasionally requires lifting objects up to 25 pounds.
• Vision – Most tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals.
• Talking/Hearing or otherwise communicate, detect, converse with, discern, convey, express oneself, exchange information – Approximately greater than 2/3 of on-the-job time.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

 None

Supplemental Information:

• Clinton County is an EEO employer and will engage in the interactive process where necessary to determine if a reasonable accommodation can be implemented to permit any person to perform the essential functions of the job.

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• Job Type: Full-Time
• Department: Secondary Roads
• Salary Range: 26.19-27.94/ hour starting wage
• Posted: 6/2/26
• Expires: 6/14/26