STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: AUTOMOTIVE SHOP MANAGER I
Class Code: 0766-14
Date Established: 01-20-93
Occupational Code: 5-3-7
Date of Last Revision: 11-29-06
BASIC PURPOSE: To assist in supervising automotive
maintenance and repair activities and to diagnose, repair and maintain
automobiles, trucks, tractors and other motorized equipment.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Repairs and maintains
automobiles, trucks, tractors and other motorized equipment.
·
Makes out shop work
orders, checks time slips, orders parts and stock and keeps inventory records.
·
Mounts and dismounts
snow removal equipment.
·
Conducts state
inspections on passenger vehicles and light trucks.
·
Supervises mechanical
repair work done by subordinate staff on state-owned vehicles and equipment.
·
Operates heavy and
light equipment; road tests repaired automotive equipment to perform diagnosis.
·
Schedules and
determines priorities of repairs and inventories needed to maintain a
functional mechanical fleet.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in recommending routine
changes in standardized operating procedures OR in retrieving, compiling and
reporting data according to established procedures OR in operating complex
machines.
Knowledge: Requires knowledge of business
practices and procedures or technical training in a craft or trade, including
working from detailed instructions, to apply knowledge in a variety of
practical situations.
Impact: Requires responsibility for
contributing to agency objectives by ensuring the accuracy of support
activities within one or more organizational units. Errors at this level affect the work of others or have
measurable monetary consequences, and require verification and correction in
order to complete succeeding work operations.
Supervision: Requires partial supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
assigning job duties, providing training, giving instructions and checking
work.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical
elements or a number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure
to minor injuries or health hazards.
Physical Demands: Requires medium work, including
continuous strenuous activities such as frequent reaching, bending, or lifting
as well as performing work activities which require fine manual dexterity or
coordination in operating machines or equipment.
Communication: Requires explaining facts, interpreting
situations, or advising individuals of alternative or appropriate courses of
action. This level also requires
interviewing or eliciting information from state employees or members of the
general public.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions
to establish facts, to draw daily operational conclusions, or to solve
practical problems. This level
also requires providing a variety of alternative solutions where only limited
standardization exists.
Independent Action: Requires making a limited number of
choices in selecting among alternative courses of action under supervisory
guidance and in performing job functions according to a variety of prescribed
policies or procedures.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Graduation from high school or G.E.D.
equivalent. Possession of an
Associate's degree in automotive mechanics from a recognized college or
technical school may be substituted for the apprenticeship training.
Experience: Two years' experience as a journeyman
mechanic in a large commercial or highway garage with experience in operating
heavy equipment and one year of supervisory responsibility.
License/Certification: Valid New Hampshire Class B Commercial
operator's license.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Thorough knowledge of practices,
methods, tools and equipment of the trade. Thorough knowledge of the principles of internal combustion
engines. Skill in the use of tools
and in the operation of machines and equipment in the shop. Skill in locating defects in motor
equipment. Ability to read
blueprints. Ability to estimate
the quality of repair work and the need for replacement parts. Ability to make reports and keep
records. Ability to get along
amicably with other employees.
Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties
and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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