What are the responsibilities and job description for the Shop Assistant - Law Enforcement Support Services - Baldwin County Sheriff's Office position at Baldwin County Alabama?
Position Description
Performs a variety of unskilled and semi-skilled tasks to maintain the Sheriff’s Office vehicle fleet, equipment, and inventory. The position assists mechanics, techs, and quartermasters in their daily duties. The position requires physical labor and administrative skills related to maintaining work orders, obtaining materials, maintaining supplies, and keeping work areas clean.
Successful applicants must pass a criminal background check and will be subject to a pre-employment drug screen.
JOB LOCATIONS
- Law Enforcement Support Services - Robertsdale, AL
WORKING CONDITIONS
Shop Assistant position involve exposure to and require the employee to function in the presence of the following:
- Inclement weather, including extreme heat/cold, rain, etc.
- Light conditions associated with day and night.
- Travel throughout the county to various Sheriff’s Office locations and vendor locations
Essential Job Functions
- Maintains shop cleanliness and organization of tools, equipment, supplies.
- Cleans, paints, lubricates, and repairs equipment.
- Maintains inventory and accurate records of invoices, service records and other paperwork for vehicles and equipment.
- Remove graphics from vehicles using various methods
- Remove equipment from vehicles after they are removed from service
- Wash vehicles and equipment
- Follow written instructions to assemble equipment
- Performs inventory control and maintains sufficient stock, materials and supplies.
- Performs road and field service repairs on vehicles and equipment to include tire service, battery jumps and fueling
- Orders automotive parts and supplies; maintains cooperative relationships with automotive parts and supply vendors
- Picks-up and delivers vehicles, tools, parts, equipment as needed from various locations and vendors
- Provides diagnostic support
- Disposes of hazardous materials
- Adheres to all safety procedures and policies of the department.
NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Maintains a safe and clean work environment.
- Attends training as required.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience
Required - High school diploma or GED certificate. Must have a current, valid Driver’s License; Must be insurable.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of equipment, materials, and supplies used in shop maintenance.
- Knowledge of applicable safety precautions.
- Skill in operating the listed tools and equipment.
- Skill in the use of a variety of computer programs, including operation of Microsoft Office and various other office equipment including phones, scanners, printers, and copiers.
- Ability to perform routine maintenance on equipment and determine when and what kinds of maintenance is needed.
- Ability to trouble shoot and repair machines and equipment.
- Ability to establish effective working relationships with employees and supervisors, to communicate information clearly and correctly to supervisor and co-workers; give information over the radio and telephone.
- Ability to write clearly and neatly complete and maintain logs, records, reports, and routine forms.
- Ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
- Ability to deal with non-routine matters.
- Ability to complete work with minimal instructions.
- Ability to exhibit a high degree of integrity.
- Ability to assume responsibility and execute the supervisor’s orders and instructions.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
- Ability to read, write, and speak and interpret the English language.
- Ability to concentrate on a task over a period without being distracted.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule as needed.
- Ability to safely pull utility trailers.
- Ability to work overtime and respond to service calls during non-standard work hours.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this classification. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable an individual with a qualified disability to perform the essential functions of a job, on a case-by-case basis.
The work is generally medium work exerting up to 30 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently. Activities could occasionally require heavy to very heavy work, exerting up to 100 or more pounds of force. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:
- Possess sufficient body strength to perform normal duties of the position.
- Crouching: Bending the body downwards and forward by bending leg and spine
- Dexterity: Primarily with fingers and in picking, pinching, or typing
- Grasping: Applying pressure with the whole hand
- Handling: Picking, holding or otherwise working with the whole hand
- Lifting: Ability to lift and move objects
- Reaching: Ability to frequently extend hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
- Mental Acuity: Ability to make rational decisions.
- Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands and/or fingers
- Speaking/Talking: Ability to communicate clearly, accurately, and concisely through speech.
- Hearing: Ability to hear and understand at normal speaking levels with or without correction
- Visual Acuity: Ability to perform activities such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, viewing a computer screen/terminal; and /or extensive reading, with or without correction.
- Walking: ability to move about on foot to accomplish tasks or moving from one work site to another
Baldwin County Commission and Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, marital status, disability, citizenship or veteran status in employment. It is the intent of the Baldwin County Commission and Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office to guarantee equal opportunity to allow disabled employees a bias-free work environment. Baldwin County Commission and Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation in compliance with the ADA. Recruitment and selection processes will grant equal opportunity for employment to qualified applicants and will not discriminate on the basis of disability. Reasonable accommodation will be provided upon request during the application, testing, and interview process.
