Starting Pay: $29.14/hour
Increases to: $30.57/hour after 6-month probation

Launch a hands-on career with the City of Decatur’s Fleet Maintenance team—where your reliability, work ethic, and mechanical skills help keep essential city services running. Whether you're just starting out or looking to advance, this role offers steady hours, great benefits, and long-term growth maintaining a diverse fleet of 300+ vehicles and equipment

Enjoy a generous package of perks including:
• Competitive Benefits:

• 12.5 paid holidays
• Paid vacation and sick leave
• Excellent health insurance
• Strong retirement pension plan
  

• Free check-ups, bloodwork, immunizations, chronic care
• Many prescriptions free for employees and dependents

• Diagnose and repair City vehicles and equipment, including inspections, adjustments, and part replacements
• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance to ensure safety and reliability
• Order required parts and salvage usable components when possible
• Maintain accurate records of all repair and maintenance work performed

• High school diploma, GED, or vocational school graduation
• Apprenticeship or training in vehicle/equipment repair work or equivalent training and experience
• Valid Illinois driver’s license
• Knowledge of gasoline and diesel engine operation, maintenance, and mechanical systems
• Familiarity with vehicle and equipment repair methods, tools, and trade practices
• Basic understanding of welding techniques including arc, acetylene, torch, MIG, and TIG
• Ability to diagnose, service, and maintain a wide variety of vehicles and equipment
• Skilled in the use and care of hand tools, power tools, welders, and diagnostic equipment
• Must provide own set of SAE and metric hand tools
• Ability to read and follow repair manuals as well as oral and written instructions
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision

Examination Process

1. Written Examination All applicants must take a written examination. The passing criterion for the written examination is 70.00%.
2. Oral Interview Applicants passing the written test must pass an oral interview with a minimum score of 70.00%.
3. Veteran Points Applicants passing the written test and oral interview may be eligible to receive 5.00 veteran preference points added to their final examination score.
4. Seniority Points Applicable persons passing the written test and oral interview will receive 0.50 seniority preference points for each full year of continuous City of Decatur AFSCME service. A maximum of 10.0 points may be added to the final examination score.