Motor Vehicle Inspector at STATE OF OHIO in Columbus, Ohio

Job Description:

Ohio Department of Public Safety - Ohio State Highway Patrol

Report in Location:  1583 Alum Creek Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43209

Work Hours:  8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Working days and hours may vary.

Inspect motor vehicles including motor homes, campers, school buses, church buses, self-assembled vehicles, & salvage vehicles to determine whether they are unsafe or improperly equipped, or that equipment is in proper adjustment or repair as required by law by entering & exiting vehicles & bends, stoops & utilizes mechanics' "creeper" in order to crawl under vehicle to visually check vehicle mechanical components (e.g., brakes, shoes, linings, drums, hoses, air reserve tanks & measurements, vehicle suspension, springs, steering (e.g., drag links, tie rods, frame cracks); Enter & retrieve information in &/or from numerous Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) databases; Complete inspection forms & affix inspection decals to those vehicles which pass; Operate state owned motor vehicle inspection van to transport equipment used in motor vehicle inspection; Properly set up inspection sites by placing safety control signs, cones & equipment in position & removing the same at end of inspection period; Conduct inspections of driving schools; Prepare necessary forms for inspections.

Inform the owner &/or operator of repairs or adjustments which are necessary to place the vehicle in safe condition; Observe the driver to determine any condition present which would prohibit, by law, the operation of a motor vehicle; Perform other related duties as required.

VALID DRIVER LICENSE REQUIRED.

6 mos. trg. or 6 mos. exp. in automotive maintenance & repair &/or mechanical vehicle inspections; 6 mo. exp. utilizing personal computer & associated business office applications (Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, Outlook.); formal education in arithmetic that includes addition & subtraction & in reading, writing & speaking common English vocabulary; valid driver's license.

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.