Central Office_Bus Mechanic (Fleet Services) 2026-2027

Bus Mechanic

The DeKalb County School District is seeking an experienced and professional Bus Mechanic. Perform basic skilled tasks to maintain, repair, and overhaul a variety of vehicles and buses, working under moderate supervision to perform technical or skilled trade tasks. Essential functions include performing preventative maintenance and regular inspections on buses and support vehicles to ensure vehicle safety, readiness, and compliance with traffic and ventilation safety regulations. Conducts repairs on school buses, addressing malfunctions, assessing damage, and ensuring safe and efficient operation. Services support vehicles for everyday use, including performing oil changes and small repairs. Maintains an adequate inventory of serviceable technician-provided hand tools as determined by the supervisor and cleans and stores tools promptly after use. Acquires necessary information and tools to perform specific duties effectively and maintains automotive/diesel service technician tool chest. Logs all maintenance activities and prepares paperwork for all repairs. Communicates effectively with customers, team members, and bus drivers during morning route start-ups. Documents morning work from route assistance to generate work orders required for restocking truck parts inventory. Plans and executes maintenance schedules, responds to unexpected breakdowns or issues, and assists colleagues in vehicle maintenance tasks as needed. Maintains accountability for all special tools, part supplies, and equipment issued to the employee, and submits service truck work orders to the parts department for requisition of truck parts inventory used. Follows established standard operating procedures and systems to accomplish tasks. Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and/or experience: Associate degree in Automotive Repair or related field or high school diploma with some additional continuing education through a certification program with 3 6 years of related experience required. Knowledge, skills, and abilities include knowledge of the construction materials used in the manufacture of school buses, knowledge of the principles of electricity as it relates to vehicle diagnostics, ability to diagnose and troubleshoot mechanical issues on diesel engines, basic motor vehicles, and school buses, knowledge of local and state traffic ordinances, school bus safety policies and procedures, and local and state roads and highways, knowledge of vehicle maintenance requirements, records, and procedures, ability to operate, maintain, and repair a variety of motor vehicles, including school buses, ability to use electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems, ability to read and understand schematic sheets, ability to identify the need for routine vehicle maintenance procedures, ability to use air and hand tools, ability to solve problems within defined parameters and under clearly established processes, effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills, ability to follow clearly established procedures, ability to maintain records. Physical demands and work environment include constantly operating and inspecting mechanical equipment, constantly positioning self to use, inspect, clean or repair tools and machinery, constantly observing details at close range, frequently required to exchange accurate information, frequently remaining in a stationary position, frequently moving tools and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds across the facility, frequently operating a motor vehicle safely and legally, in accordance with applicable state and federal transportation laws, occasionally moving tools and equipment weighing up to 75 pounds across the manufacturing floor, occasionally ascending/descending machinery and equipment to repair/service, must have valid driver license and clean driving record, constantly exposed to loud noise levels, constantly exposed to moving mechanical parts, occasionally exposed to mechanical oils, vibration and risk of electrical shock.