Automotive Machinist Assistant Supervisor - Water Supply & Treatment Division, San Francisco Public

• Application Opening: 7/16/2025
• Application Filing Deadline: 8/27/2025 (extended from 7/30/2025 to broaden the candidate pool)
• Recruitment ID:  RTF0157640-01099541 (157641)

TYPE OF APPOINTMENT: PROVISIONAL (TPV)

This is not a permanent appointment. A provisional appointee must participate and be successful in a Civil Service examination for this classification and be selected through an open competitive process in order to be considered for permanent appointment. Provisional appointments may not exceed three (3) years.

WHO ARE WE?

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC)

Headquartered in San Francisco, we have 2,300 employees operating across eight counties serving more than 2.7 million customers in the San Francisco Bay Area – 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.

Our Mission: To provide our customers with high quality, efficient, and reliable water, power, and wastewater services in a manner that values environmental and community interests and sustains the resources entrusted to our care.

Our Vision: We are an innovative utility leader, recognized for excellent results in service, safety, stewardship, and inclusiveness.

We are an award-winning and industry-leading utilities organization committed to our customers, community interests, and the environment. To learn more about our organization, please visit our website at https://www.sfpuc.gov.

We are proud of our infrastructure and programs, but most importantly, we value our highly qualified and dedicated workforce which ensures that this vision becomes a reality.

To learn more about working at the SFPUC, visit our career site at https://www.sfpuc.gov/about-us/careers-sfpuc

Under general supervision, performs skilled auto machinist work in connection with the major maintenance, repair and overhaul of a variety of automotive equipment; exercises work direction over a small group of subordinate journeyman craftsmen and servicemen engaged in such work; and performs related duties as required.

Requires responsibility for: explaining and carrying out existing maintenance and repair methods and procedures; preparing and maintaining ordinary-operating and maintenance reports.

Work Location:  Millbrae Yard, 1000 El Camino Real, Millbrae, CA

Work Schedule: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM, Monday – Friday    

Duties and Responsibilities:

A short list of the Duties of the 7315 Automotive Machinist Supervisor in the Auto Shop are listed below.

• Participates in and assigns work to subordinate journey-level craft and service personnel engaged in the major overhaul, reconditioning and repair of engines and other component parts of all types of automotive vehicles, heavy truck and off-road equipment.

• Inspects, tests and reviews maintenance and repair of vehicles and equipment to assure conformance with instructions and standard procedures; approves completed jobs prior to their release.

• Maintains records of equipment mileage and service time of component parts of equipment to facilitate planning for maintenance and upkeep.

• Inspects incoming equipment to determine extent of damage and malfunctions and arranges for   necessary repairs.

• Determines parts and materials needed for repair work, orders same, and assures their compliance with needs when received; maintains materials records and makes recommendations regarding the obtaining of new shop equipment.

• Operates shop equipment and machine tools such as pedestal grinders, iron worker, drill presses, lathes, mill, welding equipment and other shop equipment within the jurisdiction of this craft in connection with maintenance, repair and overhaul work.

• Purchases Parts and Supplies for the maintenance and repairs of vehicles and equipment.  Contact Suppliers for quotes, signs for receipt of materials and coordinates with Accounts Payable staff on payments and issues. Generate requisitions for purchases in Maximo, submit purchase orders with vendors and coordinates shipping and receiving.

• Gathers quotes, coordinates outsource repairs, transports vehicles and/or equipment, verifies completed work, submits paperwork, and arranges pickup and deliveries needed.

• Creates and assigns work orders, maintains records of Vehicles and Equipment, updates the Miles and Service Meters in MAXIMO. Schedules the maintenance and repairs, which includes providing loaner vehicles, work schedules, seasonal equipment needs of vehicles and equipment.

• Schedules servicing of vehicles for several Divisions based in the region. Contacts staff on issues and coordination of scheduled service. Handles emergency breakdowns of vehicles and equipment. Assist Stationary Engineers in troubleshooting, maintenance and emergency calls for generator problems.

• Inspects vehicles and equipment after repairs and/or service that is performed in the Auto Shop by staff. Performs diagnosis, repairs and road calls on vehicles and Equipment.

• Enters and approves subordinate staff work hours and time off requests in eTime.

• Reviews, evaluates, and rates performance appraisals for subordinate staff.
• Performs related 7315 duties as required.

Nature of Work: Nature of work involves some physical effort and considerable dexterity in the use of the fingers, limbs and body; continuous exposure to physical and working conditions where minor injuries may be incurred.

Education: Completion of High School or equivalent (G.E.D. or High School Proficiency Examination)

Experience: A combination of journey-level experience and/or apprenticeship training as an automotive machinist or heavy-duty mechanic totaling seven (7) years in which the major duties were disassembling, repairing, overhauling and installing mechanical, electrical and hydraulic assemblies in heavy duty and off-road vehicles and power-driven equipment. To be considered qualifying, this experience must include the use of machine tools such as valve re-facers, hydraulic and drill presses, lathes and grinders.

License and Certification: Possession of at least a Class C (or III) driver’s license at the time of application. Candidate must be able to obtain a Class A driver’s license with Medical Certificate by time of hire.  Failure to maintain the required license may be cause for termination.

The above minimum qualifications reflect special conditions associated with the position to be filled. They may differ from the standard minimum qualifications associated with this class code.

Desirable Qualifications: The stated desirable qualifications may be considered at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring.

• Supervisory Experience
• Heavy-Duty Mechanic Experience including construction equipment, hydraulic equipment such as 90 ton cranes, bulldozers, excavator, and backhoes
• Familiarity with CARB Heavy-Duty Regulation and Procedures
• Knowledge of Microsoft applications
• Ability to use a computer for administrative work and submit request for work orders

  Verification of Education and Experience:

  Every application is reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications as listed in the job ad. Please review our articles on Employment Application and Minimum Qualifications and Verification of Experience and/or Education for considerations taken when reviewing applications. 

  Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process.

  Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

  All work experience, education, training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications. Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores.

  Safety Sensitive Position Requirements: The City and County of San Francisco’s Substance Abuse Policy, in compliance with the Department of Transportation Omnibus Transportation Employer Testing Act of 1991 employing the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regulations, requires drug and alcohol testing for employees in “safety-sensitive” positions. This Class 7315 Automotive Machinist Assistant Supervisor position qualifies as “safety-sensitive” as defined by the FMCSA and FTA regulations. The selected applicants for “safety-sensitive” positions will be required to pass a Pre-Employment drug test prior to appointment and shall be subject to Random, Post-Accident, Reasonable Suspicion, Return-To-Duty, and Follow-Up testing during employment. Prior to appointment to an FMCSA “safety-sensitive” position, each applicant who has participated in a DOT drug and alcohol testing program within the immediately preceding three (3) years will be required to sign a consent form authorizing the City to contact his/her prior employers concerning his/her drug and alcohol test history

• Information About the Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

Applicants will receive a confirmation email from [email protected] that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ and begin the application process.

• Select the “I’m Interested” button and follow instructions on the screen

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and updated. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email from [email protected] that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Job Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the job analyst, Anna Owens, at [email protected].

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.