Vehicle Maintenance Technician

Amentum

DUTIES:

• Responsible for maintaining a safe workplace and ensuring that safety is the highest priority in the workplace.

• Comply with all Environmental Health & Safety and Quality Assurance requirements and goals. Provide information and materials to these divisions as necessary to ensure adequate and legal documentation.

• Perform routine maintenance checks and adjustments on BMW engines and vehicles for such things as fluid levels, hoses, belts, brakes, tires, and clutches. Change filters and oil. Lubricate vehicles and motor driven equipment.

• Perform maintenance/repairs on all systems for vehicles under shop maintenance including tire change and wheel balancing.

• Tune gas and diesel engines and, as needed, replace spark plugs, fuel filters, injectors, and turbo chargers.

• Diagnose problems, disassemble units, repair or replace parts, and reassemble units in the following systems:

  • Brake System: Repair or replace shoes, pads, drums, hoses, calipers, and cylinders.

  • Cooling System: Flush radiator, replace hoses and thermostat, repair or replace radiator and water pump. Drive System: Repair and replace drive shaft, differential, axle, transmission, and clutch.

  • Electrical System: Repair or replace fuses, batteries, lights, instruments, warning devices, controls and switches, computer controls, modules, alternators, starters, and defective cables and wiring.

  • Exhaust and Emissions Control System: Replace mufflers, manifolds, catalytic converters, and pipes.

  • Heating and Air Conditioning System: Repair or replace heater cores, condensers, compressors, hoses, and controls; recharge air conditioning systems.

  • Hydraulic and Air Systems: Repair or replace hoses, valves, cylinders, compressors, and pumps.

• Steering and Suspension System: Repairs rack and pinion steering systems. Align and balance wheels, repair or replace tie rods, ball joints, gear boxes, shock absorbers, springs, steering linkage, kingpins, power steering, hoses, and pumps.

• Overhaul BMW engines, replace engines, and rebuild vehicle components.

• Fabricate, modify, and install special equipment or replacement parts.

• Maintain service logs and records of maintenance on vehicles and motorized equipment.

• Keep tools, equipment, and work area clean, organized, and in good working condition.

• Assist in training lower-level workers in automotive mechanic techniques, as needed.

• Road tests vehicles.

• Complete records, maintain tools and equipment, and perform various clean-up activities.

• Observe and follows all safety rules and procedures, including wearing required personal safety equipment.

• Perform additional duties and projects as assigned.

OTHER KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of principles and processes involved in supporting automotive mechanical functions at an overseas facility.

• Experience providing excellent customer services.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment that requires handling multiple tasks at a given time and rapidly adapting to changing priorities and schedules.

• Cross-cultural sensitivity with an international perspective.

• Excellent organizational and time management skills.

• Computer skills, specifically in Microsoft Word and Excel.

• Ability to become an active and functioning member of a team.

• Ability to be innovative and be an agent for change.

• Expert communication skills to facilitate and disseminate information.