Job Description

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA or “the agency”) connects San Franciscans with their communities to enhance the economy, environment and, ultimately, the quality of life in the city. As an agency within the City and County of San Francisco, the SFMTA is responsible for managing the city’s transportation network. The agency has more than 6,000 employees who are responsible for the management of all ground and some underground transportation in the city. The SFMTA has oversight over public transit, as well as bicycling, paratransit, parking and curb management, street operations, walking, and taxis.

Application Opening: Thursday, September 25, 2025

Application Deadline:  Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately as this recruitment may close at any time after Thursday, October 9, 2025.

Salary:  $126,958 Annually

Recruitment ID:  TEX-7313-159919

Division:   Transit

Section/Unit:   Transit/Transit Administration/Motor Coach Fleet Engineering

Work Location:  1095 Indiana Street, San Francisco, CA, USA

Work Schedule:  6:00AM-2:30PM with Sat/Sun RDOs

Appointment Type: Temporary Exempt . Temporary-Exempt (TEX) Appointment.  This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer .  The duration of this appointment   shall not exceed 24 months.

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Job Description

Under general supervision, performs skilled machinist work in the maintenance, repair and overhaul of heavy-duty and off-road vehicles and power-driven equipment, such as diesel trucks and buses, firefighting vehicles, compressors, generators, graders, backhoes, tractors, small engines (lawn mowers, etc.) and electric motors (on carts, etc.) and performs related duties as required.

Full-Time TEX position not to exceed two (2) years:

Examples of Important and Essential Duties for the 7313 Automotive Machinist:  

1. Maintains, repairs, overhauls, and services heavy-duty and off-road vehicles and power-driven equipment using hand tools, power tools and machine tools such as lathes, drill presses, grinders, boring bars, valves refining tools and other machine tools.
2. Designs, fabricates and welds parts.
3. Maintains records of equipment mileage, service/repair logs, materials and parts logs, and equipment and parts orders.
4. Responds to incoming emergency calls and may go to the site of the breakdown; may tow vehicles.
5. Inspects, tests, and reviews vehicles and equipment as part of the preventive maintenance program.
6. Diagnoses malfunctions using test equipment, manufacturers' specifications and repair manuals, and observation both in the shop and in the field in order to determine needed re-pairs.
7. Orders supplies, parts and materials necessary for the maintenance, repair and servicing of equipment and vehicles.
8. Drives city vehicles and operates equipment to diagnose malfunctions and to conduct final inspection of work completed.

The 7313 Automotive Machinist may perform other duties as assigned/required. 

Nature of Work: The nature of work involves some physical effort and considerable dexterity in the use of the fingers, limbs and body; wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); continuous exposure to physical and working conditions where minor injuries may occur. May be required to work nights, weekends and/or holidays.

Qualifications

Minimum

Qualifications

: These minimum

qualifications

establish the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license(s) which are required for employment in the classification. Please note, additional

qualifications

(i.e., special conditions) may apply to a particular position and will be stated on the exam/job announcement.

Education:
High school diploma or equivalent (GED 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 six (6) 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 license at the time of application; ability to obtain a Class B (or II) driver license and Medical Certificate at the time of appointment.
• Positions at some city departments require that the candidate must be able to obtain a Class A (or I) driver license with Medical Certificate within six months of the time of appointment. Failure to maintain the required license may be cause for termination.

Substitution:
Completion of a CA Division of Apprenticeship Standards recognized Automotive Machinist apprenticeship program as evidenced by issuance of a Certificate of Completion of the apprenticeship program under the appropriate authority will substitute for the six (6) years combined work experience. 

One (1) year full-time experience is equivalent to 2000 hours. (2000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week). Any overtime hours that you work above forty (40) hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time experience.

Notes:

A. Experience solely as a passenger car mechanic, or aircraft is not qualifying.

B. Experience solely as a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machinist, Numerical Control (NC) Machinist or Machine Operator (without Manual Maintenance Machinist experience) will not be considered as qualifying.

Applicants must meet the minimum

qualifications

by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

Desirable

Qualifications

:

The stated desirable

qualifications

may be used to identify candidates advancing to the interview process and/or to identify job finalist(s) at the end of the selection process when referred for hiring.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently under strict and tight deadlines.
• Ability to interact effectively with other City departments, external agencies, and the public.
• Ability to work independently.
• Experience working in diverse teams.
• Experience working with diagnosing and the repair of:
  • Cummins ISL9 Heavy Duty Transit Engines
  • Allison Transit Hybrid Traction Motors
  • Differential Assemblies

Verification: Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at

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

.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application.

Additional Information

Selection Procedure:

Applications will be screened for relevant qualifying experience. Additional screening mechanisms may be used to determine candidates'

qualifications

. Only those applicants who most closely meet the needs of the Agency will be invited to move forward in the selection process.

Applicants who meet the minimum

qualifications

are not guaranteed to advance through all the steps in the selection process.

Optional: If requiring a Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ) in addition to a preliminary questionnaire, analysts must include the following statement:

Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ): Candidates will be required to complete an MQSQ as part of the employment application at a later time. This MQSQ is designed to obtain specific information regarding an applicant's experience in relation to the Minimum

Qualifications

(MQ) for this position. The MQSQ will be used to evaluate if the applicant possesses the required minimum

qualifications

.

Additional Information

Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

This recruitment may be utilized to fill similar positions in this classification at SFMTA.

Applicants will receive a confirmation email from notification@careers.sf.gov 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.

For questions or inquiries, please contact: Maggie Gonzalez Diaz at  Maggie.gonzalezdiaz@sfmta.com .

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.

Job Tags

Full time, Apprenticeship, Work experience placement, Immediate start, Night shift, Weekend work,

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