Automotive Mechanic

Drive your mechanical career forward with work that makes a real difference! As an Automotive Mechanic with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, you will help keep trucks, construction equipment, and essential tools operating safely and efficiently. Your skills will support transportation services that communities rely on every day. Join a team where hands-on expertise is valued and every repair matters!

The Automotive Mechanic performs maintenance, inspections, diagnostics, and repairs on vehicles, construction equipment, and powered hand tools. This position helps ensure equipment remains safe, reliable, and ready to support transportation operations. As an Automotive Mechanic, you will perform the following duties:

• Vehicle Repairs:: Maintain and repair cars, trucks, tractors, construction equipment, and powered hand tools
• Preventive Service:: Complete oil changes, tune ups, tire work, equipment servicing, and routine maintenance activities
• System Diagnostics:: Identify mechanical issues and repair engine, cooling, electrical, suspension, fuel, brake, and driveline systems
• State Inspections:: Perform safety and emissions inspections, complete required records, and road test vehicles
• Field Support:: Provide emergency road service and perform repairs at garages, stockpiles, and field locations
• Safety Practices:: Maintain clean work areas, follow safety procedures, and support environmental protection requirements

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Hours are subject to change due to weather/season. Winter shifts will be 4:00 AM to 12:00 PM or 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Four years of experience in the automotive mechanic trade; or completion of an approved apprenticeship; or
• Any combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledges, skills, and abilities.

Special Requirements:

• This position requires a current and valid Pennsylvania Class C driver's license.
• This position requires a valid Class 1 Inspection Mechanic certificate or equivalent that allows inspection for Class 1 vehicles at time of application.
• This position require you to obtain a CFC-12 Refrigerant Recycling Certificate and a 134A Refrigerant Recycling Certificate upon hire.

Additional Requirements:

• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• A conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports. See hiring agency contact information.
• A conditional offer of employment will requirea drug screening.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.  
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.