Equipment Specialist

An Equipment Specialist determines departmental equipment needs; prepares specifications; inspects equipment received from vendors; makes recommendations in connection with the purchase, operation, and maintenance of a wide variety of transportation, construction, fire, recreation, and park maintenance equipment; or participates in and supervises such work; and does related work.

REQUIREMENT(S)/MINIMUM QUALIFICATION(S)

1. Four years of full-time paid experience with the City of Los Angeles as an Equipment Mechanic or in a class at that level which provides experience in the maintenance and repair of transportation, construction, fire, or park maintenance equipment; or
2. Four years of full-time paid experience with the City of Los Angeles in a class at the level of Management Analyst which provides experience in the analysis of equipment repair activities or in the analysis of either the operation or maintenance and repair of transportation, construction, fire, or park maintenance equipment; or
3. Six years of full-time paid experience in the maintenance and repair of transportation, construction, fire, or park maintenance equipment, or in the analysis of either the operation or maintenance and repair of transportation, construction, fire, or park maintenance equipment.

Successful completion of sixty semester units or ninety quarter units from an accredited college or university which includes at least 12 semester or 18 quarter units of courses in administration, engineering, mathematics, or physics may be substituted for a maximum of two years of the required experience; or

Successful completion of an auto or truck mechanics program in automotive, diesel, or fleet vehicle mechanics at an accredited institution may be substituted for a maximum of two years of the required experience.