Transportation Mechanic

Position:  Transportation Mechanic

Terms of Employment:

52-week position

Monday - Friday

8 hours per day

Non-Represented Classification

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or an acceptable alternate-based high school equivalency.
• Valid Michigan driver’s license.
• Has completed the necessary bus driver’s courses to secure CDL card with B, P, or S endorsements (will train if necessary).
• Three years of experience as a mechanic, including diesel.

Job Requirements:

• Ability to complete State of Michigan required driving license tests.
• Ability to maintain a driving record that does not include points.
• Ability to complete physical demands tests and drug tests.
• Must pass criminal history records search and annual Department of Transportation drug screening and physical, including random drug screens as required.
• Ability to read and comprehend safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write simple correspondence and routine reports.
• Ability to communicate effectively with school staff.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Maintains knowledge and obeys all rules and regulations of driving/safety procedures required by the Michigan Department of Education, Safety and Traffic Unit, and TK Board of Education policies.
• Have a good work attitude and attendance pattern.
• Maintain a neat and clean appearance.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to handle, feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel or crouch, talk, hear, taste or smell.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, such as bus parts and tools.
• Frequently required to push/pull items such as carts, hydraulic lift equipment, and portable machinery.
• Continuously requires the ability to use hand strength to grasp tools.
• Occasionally, the employee will lift/or move 80 pounds, such as large equipment and truck parts.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Performs such duties as maintaining, diagnosing, troubleshooting, repairing, rebuilding and making necessary adjustments on all district vehicles, including the bus fleet.
• Assures adequate maintenance and repair records are maintained for district vehicles and equipment.
• Recommends major equipment and vehicle replacements.
• Maintain a clean and well-organized garage, including vehicles as needed.  Develop and maintain an inventory system.
• Performs all duties and procedures within the health and safety standards as per OSHA and/or MIOSHA.
• Prepares for annual State Police bus inspections.
• Maintain thorough knowledge and ability to repair components on all systems, including the ability to operate shop equipment and 2-way radios.
• Safely operates all types of buses owned by the district.
• Responds to emergency situations in a positive manner.
• Provides own tools.
• Performs other duties as required and directed by the Director of Transportation and/or Assistant Superintendent.