Description

What Your Job Will Be Like

Become an essential part of our team as a Motor Pool Mechanic Trades professional, where your skills in diagnosing, repairing, and maintaining a diverse fleet of diesel, gasoline, and electric vehicles will keep critical operations moving efficiently and reliably

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Repair, maintain, and modify a variety of diesel, gasoline, or electric powered vehicles, engines, and equipment.
• Plan and perform repair, installation, or modification of vehicular bodies and body component.
• Travel to pick up or deliver incapacitated vehicles.
• Collaborate with platform engineering team to troubleshoot and repair various vehicle platforms.
• As a condition of employment, this position is represented by the Metal Trades Council (MTC). Represented employees must pay the monthly membership dues or agency fees.

Qualifications We Require

• Modify, convert, assemble, overhaul, or perform general maintenance on a variety of diesel, gasoline, or electric powered vehicles, engines and equipment.
• Perform planning and performing predictive, preventive and corrective maintenance on automotive and other vehicular equipment and body components.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose problems including performing electrical/electronic system checkouts for engines, drivetrains, brakes and associated systems; selecting, setting up and operating various machines to fabricate, modify, or repair vehicles and equipment, including but not limited to welding and soldering; repairing and servicing vehicle heating and air conditioning systems; maintaining pneumatic and hydraulic pressurized systems; and troubleshooting and repairing electronic circuitry.
• Consult with other Tradespersons and provide direction to other employees as required.
• Utilize a computerized database to maintain required records.
• Perform work using industry-standard safety practices.
• Operate material handling equipment such as pallet jacks, forklifts and cranes.
• Air brake service experience.
• Obtain and maintain a Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL), and hazmat endorsement for purpose of maintenance and repairs.
• Fueling work is voluntary, lack of volunteers refer to seniority assignments in the CBA.
• Typical experience includes minimum of 8 - 10 years as a fully qualified automotive mechanic or heavy truck mechanic; or any combination of experience and education or Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Certification(s).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q Clearance

Qualifications We Desire

Degree or certificate from an Automotive or Diesel Vocational School.
DOT certification as an air brake mechanic.
Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Master Technician Certification.
Obtain and maintain EPA certification for Mobile Air Conditioning repair, refrigerant
recycling, and service procedures.
Proficient in using electronic/computerized diagnostic and testing equipment.
Skilled at diagnosing and servicing hydraulic systems.
Hands-on familiarity with material handling equipment (i.e., forklifts/telehandlers) and aerial lifts (i.e., boom lifts/scissor lifts).
Adept at working on mobile and stationary generators and associated subsystems.

Posting Duration

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

About Our Team

Fleet Services Department manages the vehicle and equipment fleet and activities for Sandia National Laboratories (SNL). The fleet consists of GSA leased vehicles, DOE/NNSA owned vehicles and light and heavy duty equipment. Maintenance performed on DOE owned vehicles and equipment, Office of Secure Transportation (OST) fleet vehicles and administration of the GSA lease including promoting alternative fuel vehicles and infrastructure are integral activities within the department.

About Sandia

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov

*These benefits vary by job classification.

Security Clearance

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

Essential Functions

If offered the position, you may be required to demonstrate your fitness to perform certain physical aspects of the position, including lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling.

Position Information

This is a temporary position. Limited Term Employees (LTE) are hired for up to three (3) years to fill the Laboratories' temporary staffing needs.