AUTOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE

FILING DATES
Applications will be accepted starting April 24, 2017 at 8:00 A.M.

EXAM NUMBER
A6040B

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT
Open Competitive Job Opportunity

FILING TYPE
Open Continuous – This examination will remain open until the needs of the department are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.

POSITION INFORMATION
This position reports to an Automotive Equipment Coordinator and is responsible for conducting routine non-mechanical vehicle inspections and scheduling and transporting the Department’s fleet of law enforcement emergency pursuit and surveillance vehicles to contracted vendors for preventive maintenance, services, and repairs.
• Schedules the maintenance, service, repairs, and towing of law enforcement emergency pursuit and surveillance vehicles and related emergency equipment.
• Conducts routine non-mechanical vehicle inspections such as checking for missing safety equipment (e.g., fire extinguisher, radio, reflector triangles, first aid kit, jack, tire iron, and road flares), body damage, validity of parking permits and placards, correct tire pressure and fluid levels, broken and inoperable windows, and worn out tires and brakes. Documents and reports relevant findings resulting from inspections and orders vehicle safety equipment, miscellaneous parts, or necessary vehicle documentation.
• Replaces or ensures all vehicles contain the necessary County documents required to file accident reports, insurance paperwork, and title registration; and are outfitted with standard safety and emergency equipment (e.g., emergency lights, siren, and police radio).
• Drives vehicles that require maintenance, service, and repair to and from departmental facilities and County vendors and dealerships; and drops off replacement vehicles to investigators and other law enforcement personnel.
• Obtains, processes, and maintains all vehicle related information, forms, and other documents including service records, mileage, maintenance, repair estimates, title registration, insurance, and warranties.
• Maintains physical files and electronic database and generates reports to monitor use, assignment, registration, maintenance, service, equipment recall and installation, repair, and collision damage of all vehicles in the fleet.
SELECTION REQUIREMENTS
One (1) year of paid experience scheduling the maintenance and repair of a group of automotive vehicles*.

LICENSE
A valid California Class C Driver License is required to perform job-related essential functions.

Qualified applicants for this position will be required to obtain a copy of his/her driving record from the California State Department of Motor Vehicles before being appointed. A copy of your driving record must be presented at the time of appointment. Driver’s License must not be suspended, restricted, or revoked. AN APPLICANT WHOSE DRIVING RECORD SHOWS THREE (3) OR MORE MOVING VIOLATIONS IN ONE (1) YEAR WILL NOT BE APPOINTED.

PHYSICAL CLASS
3 – Moderate: Includes standing or walking most of the time, with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, and reaching; includes working on irregular surfaces, occasionally lifting objects weighting over 25 pounds, and frequent lifting of 10-25 pounds.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION
• Group of automotive vehicles: Maintenance and repair of three (3) or more automotive vehicles.

SPECIAL INFORMATION
Successful applicants will be required to undergo and pass a thorough background investigation, including a fingerprint search prior to appointment.

Examples of disqualifying factors are:
• Any felony conviction or conviction of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.
• Job related misdemeanor convictions.
• Certain serious traffic convictions or patterns of traffic violations such as three (3) moving violations in one year; failure to appear; at-fault accidents; or applicant placed on a three (3) year probation.
• Poor credit history.
• Poor employment history.
• Substance abuse.
• Driving under the influence.
EXAMINATION CONTENT
This examination will consist of one (1) part:

1. Rating from Record weighted 100%. A Rating from Record will evaluate the applicants training and experience based on the information provided on the online application at the time of filing.

Applicants must achieve a passing score of 70% or higher on the Rating from Record in order to be placed on the eligible register.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION
The names of candidates receiving a passing score on the examination will be placed on the eligible register in the order of their score group for a period of 12 months following the date of promulgation.

Applications will be processed on an as received basis.

RETAKE
No person may compete for this examination more than once every 12 months.

VACANCY INFORMATION
The resulting eligible register for this examination will be used to fill vacancies in the District Attorney’s Office, Bureau of Investigation.

AVAILABLE AREA/SHIFT
Applicants must be willing and able to work Any Area of Los Angeles County and Any Shift (including evenings, nights, and weekends).

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION
All applicants are required to submit an online County of Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office employment application. All information is subject to verification and applications may be rejected at any time during the examination process. The acceptance of your application depends on whether you have clearly shown that you meet the REQUIREMENTS. Please fill out the application completely and correctly to receive full credit for any training and job related experience. For each job held, give the name and address of your employer, your job title, beginning and ending dates, description of work performed, total number of hours worked (full or part-time) and salary earned. If your application is incomplete, it will be rejected.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING ONLINE
Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” tab for this posting. You can also track the status of your application using this website. Your application must be submitted electronically by 5:00 pm (PST), on the last day of filing. Applications submitted by U.S. mail, fax, or in person will not be accepted.

Note: If you are unable to attach documents (if any), you may submit them via email or fax to [email protected] / (213) 633-0904, within 15 calendar days from the application filing date. Please include your name, exam title, and exam number.

ALL CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE SENT TO APPLICANTS VIA EMAIL.
Note: Applicants are responsible for providing a valid email address in their application form that can receive emails from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Failure to provide a valid email address may result in a failure to appear. Please add the following email address to your email address book and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk mail:
• [email protected]

IMPORTANT NOTES:
All information is subject to verification. We may reject your application at any time during the examination and hiring process, including after appointment has been made. Falsification of any information may result in disqualification or rescission of appointment. Utilizing verbiage from the Class Specification and Selection Requirements to serve as your description of duties WILL NOT be sufficient to meet the requirements. Doing so may result in an INCOMPLETE application and may disqualify you from the examination and hiring process.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER: Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.

NO SHARING OF USER ID AND PASSWORD: All applicants must file their application online using their own user ID and password. Using a family member’s or friend’s user ID and password may erase a candidate’s original application record.

California Relay Services Phone: (800) 735-2922
ADA Coordinator Email: [email protected]
Teletype Phone: (800) 899-4099
Alternate Teletype Phone: (800) 897-0077
Department Contact Name: Gricel Ortiz
Department Contact Phone: (213) 257-2700
Department Contact Email: [email protected]