District Mechanic

District Mechanic

Position Title: District Mechanic

Department: Transportation

Reports To: Transportation Director

Summary: To maintain and repair the school district's vehicles, including buses and small vehicles.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assures that adequate maintenance files and repair records are maintained for all district vehicles.
• Possesses the ability to diagnose, tune-up, repair, rebuild, and make necessary adjustments on all vehicle systems, including gas and diesel busses and equipment.
• Maintains a thorough knowledge and ability to repair components on all systems, including the ability to operate shop equipment.
• Conducts a preventative maintenance program on all vehicles including a yearly safety check.
• Procures repair parts.
• Assists Administration in preparing specifications for bidding.
• Assists Administration with transportation budget and required reports.
• Maintains an up-to-date inventory on parts.
• Maintains the garage in a clean, orderly, and safe condition to in which to work.
• Insures that all vehicle keys are placed in a secure place in the building on a daily basis.
• Insures that all vehicle windows and doors are secure when parking lot and bus barn is closed.
• Remains available to assist drivers during the hours from 6 a.m. - 8:30 am. and 2:30 p.m.- 5:30 p.m. Other hours are spent on regular work.
• Remains available and properly licensed to drive a bus when needed.
• Maintains cleanliness of vehicles interior and exterior on a regular basis.
• Must meet insurance carrier requirements for insurability.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None, except if requested to drive a bus on occasion and assist administration in the evaluation of the transportation department.

Qualification Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and/or responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required and three years of experience as a mechanic, to include air brakes systems and heavy duty drive trains; or one-year of formal training in general mechanics and two years of experience, including diesel and gas engines.

Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees of the district.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions and percentages, Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with several variables in various situations. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, and/or diagram form. Ability to read and interpret automotive measuring instruments including dial calipers and micrometers.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Must have a license to perform as a certified mechanic, a driver's license, and/or CDL license.

Other Skills and Abilities: Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the school community. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements, Board of Education policies, Colorado Department of Transportation, and Colorado Department of Education regulations.

Physical Demands: Frequently required to stand and/or walk; use hands and fingers to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk and/or hear. Frequently required to reach with hands and arms such as when operating machinery, etc. Occasionally required to sit. Frequently required to squat, stoop or kneel, reach above the head and reach forward. Frequently required to lift and/or move up to 50 lb. such as a tool box, bus parts, chemical containers, etc. Occasionally required to lift 90 lb. Required to use close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and must have the ability to adjust focus. Required to be able to hear conversations in quiet and noisy environments.

Work Environment: Regularly works near moving mechanical bus/vehicles and equipment. May frequently work with toxic or caustic chemicals such as petroleum products, degreasers, and sprays. Occasionally works in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. Must be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud and occasionally very loud.

Terms of Employment and Evaluation: A twelve-month school year contract, for either full-time or part-time employment, based on job need. Salary and fringe benefits to be determined by the Board of Education as indicated on the adopted Salary Schedule. An annual performance evaluation to be completed by the District Administration.