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Home > About USPS & News > Forms & Publications > Postal Periodicals and Publications > Publications > Publication 60-F - Sample Questions and Position Descriptions for Automotive Mechanics and Technicians > LEAD AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN, PS-08
FUNCTIONAL PURPOSE
Serves as a working group leader for lower level technicians and mechanics in a vehicle maintenance
facility or an auxiliary garage; personally performs the most complex repairs and maintenance on all types
of motor vehicles used in the postal fleet; provides work guidance and direction to lower level employees.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Diagnoses operating difficulties on a variety of vehicles and performs operational checks on
engines; its major supporting systems, parts, components, assemblies; including emissions
systems, electrical, computer and electronic controlled components.
2. Performs various computerized and electronic diagnostic tests using specialized equipment;
interprets trouble codes and other information from electronic scanners and test analyzers;
uses reference materials such as service manuals and wiring schematics to determine
operational difficulties, driveability problems and evaluates performance efficiency.
3. Conducts road tests before and after maintenance and repairs; annotates vehicle problems on
work orders.
4. Troubleshoots malfunctioning vehicles resulting from road calls and identifies improperly
functioning part(s).
5. Conducts vehicle inspections, determines necessary repairs, annotates established estimated
repair time (ERT); assigns and schedules work for individual employees or a group of
employees engaged in vehicle maintenance.
6. Performs maintenance and repairs resulting from normal preventive maintenance inspections.
7. Provides technical guidance and instructions to mechanics and technicians on more difficult
repairs and in the use of specialized computer-aided diagnostic equipment.
8. Maintains, prepares and updates vehicle maintenance records, annotates repairs, labor hours
and other relevant data.
9. Assists in training personnel in the repair of vehicles and the use of specialized computer-aided
diagnostic equipment.
10. Personally observes and monitors compliance of established safety practices and procedures
of vehicle maintenance activities; complies with all postal, local, state, and federal
environmental regulations and policies.
SUPERVISION
Manager, Vehicle Maintenance; Supervisor, Vehicle Maintenance; or other designated supervisor.
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