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Position Title: Transportation Mechanic

Salary Schedule: PCSD Classified

Department: Transportation

Job Code: 346201

Reports To: Senior Executive Director of Transportation

Work Schedule: Annual/8 hours per day

Grade/Level:  F-3

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Primary Function: Ability to perform skilled mechanical repair and maintenance on District vehicles and equipment.  Knowledge of the principles of internal combustion engines, electronic systems, emission controls and fuel injection systems.  Ability to skillfully and efficiently diagnose and repair mechanical malfunctions.  Ability to interpret mechanical and electrical diagrams and schematics.

 

Working Conditions:                                       Physical Demands:

Indoor and outdoor work environment

Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate specialized equipment and tools

Driving a vehicle to conduct work

Hearing and speaking to exchange information

Regular exposure to fumes, dust, and odors

Standing for extended periods of time

Season heat and cold or adverse weather conditions

Lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling heavy objects as assigned by position

 

Reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally

 

Bending at the waist, kneeling, or crouching

 

Heavy physical labor and climbing ladders

 

Working around and with machinery having moving parts

 

Working at heights

 

Exposure to chemical fumes

 

Working in a cramped or restrictive work chamber             

 

Qualifications:

Minimum of high school diploma or GED

Minimum of three (3) years successful experience in automotive and light diesel mechanical repair work or similar demonstrates experience

Ability to obtain and maintain B.P. CDL License                                                   

Provide the necessary tools to perform assigned duties                                                      

The Board of Education and the Superintendent may accept alternatives to some of the above requirements.


Essential Functions:

 

Inspects, diagnoses, and repairs gasoline and light diesel trucks, buses, automobile and other malfunctioning motor vehicles and their systems accurately and efficiently

 

Maintains tools and work area in a clean and safe condition

 

Rebuilds, replaces, adjusts, or overhauls engines, transmissions, differentials, ignitions, brakes, clutches, carburetors, electrical systems, fuel systems and other mechanical assemblies

 

Uses a variety of hand tools, diagnostic equipment, and mechanical aids to replace and adjust bearings, adjust and replace brake shoes, pads and drums, turn engines, change oil, lubricate and service automobile equipment

 

Inspects vehicles and follows a preventive maintenance schedule

 

Repairs and mounts flat tires

 

Uses welding equipment

 

Prepares buses for state inspection

 

Keeps all vehicles and automobiles assigned to transportation full of gas/diesel fuel and oil

 

Records inspection results to include lube, oil, repairs, tires, replacement parts, etc.

 

Drives school bus in case of emergency

 

Passes annual physical examination

 

Other duties as assigned by the Superintendent or designee