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Job Description
job description
Under the supervision of the Equipment Repair Supervisor, the Mechanical Repairer performs the following duties:
• Inspects, maintains, and repairs small gasoline powered tools and equipment such as chains saws, rotary saws, rotary fan smoke ejectors, jaws of life, hydraulic power packs, and small portable generators. And requisitions parts for the same.
• Inspects, repairs, and maintains rescue ambulance patient gurneys and keeps record of annual gurney inspections.
• Repairs and maintains fire hose, fire fighting nozzles, and related valves and manages used and salvage fire hose inventory.
• Tests and inspects equipment upon completion of repairs.
• Researches and orders related materials and parts, cleans and organizes shop area, and completes paperwork and data entry for all work performed.
How to apply
Eligible employees who wish to be considered for this emergency appointment opportunity should fill out the Google Form (linked below) no later than 4 pm on June 11, 2025.
https://forms.gle/zDSvVTNhPad7quPr6
Please use the position title “Mechanical Repairer - Emergency Appointment”.
Please submit your resume and Departmental Application: h ttps:// per.lacity.org/DeptApp.pdf when completing the Google Form.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at lafdpss@lacity.org .
Emergency Appointment
An emergency appointment is not a regular appointment. It is a temporary appointment which does not require that you successfully compete in the Civil Service examination process. The appointment may not exceed one year and must be terminated immediately when a regular appointment can be made from an eligible list. No emergency appointment can exceed one year. (City Charter Section 1013).
Closing Date/Time: 6/11/25 -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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City of Los Angeles
Show moreLos Angeles is the second largest city in the United States and has a multi-ethnic population of
approximately four million. It is truly a world-class city that offers a diversified economy and an unparalleled quality of life. Los Angeles continues to maintain its position as an economic power-
house, the entertainment capital of the world, and a major trendsetter in virtually every field of human endeavor.Los Angeles is a charter city and is governed by a Mayor and City Council. The City Council serves
full time and has fifteen members elected by district for four-year terms. Boards of Commissioners, appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council, oversee several
of the City’s departments and bureaus.The City has 44 departments, bureaus, and offices for which funds are budgeted annually by the
Mayor and City Council. Within those, the City has three departments (the Departments of Water &
Power, Harbor, and Airports) that are financed solely by revenue generated from their operations,
which are governed by Commissions, as well as two distinctly separate pension systems (Los
Angeles Fire & Police Pensions and the Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System). -