Transportation Mechanic II

Transportation Mechanic II

An employee in this class performs complex duties in the operation, repair and maintenance of the vehicles in the school transportation program. Most work is performed based on prior experience. The employee is expected to resolve problems of medium difficulty with little assistance while others may be referred to a supervisor. Most errors may be expected to be resolved by the employee. The employee receives general supervision and work is occasionally reviewed while in progress.

Diagnoses minor and frequently occurring mechanical problems

Adjusts timing mechanism, replaces and sets points and plugs, and refaces valves

Rotates, aligns and balances wheels

Installs shock absorbers

Repairs and replaces damaged vehicle body parts

Tests electrical systems and makes necessary repairs

Repairs carburetors, ignition systems, and electrical components

Checks and repairs doors and lifts

Removes, replaces and reassembles transmissions; clutches; fuel, oil, and water pumps; generators and other parts of the engine and suspension system

Performs general maintenance as needed

Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Considerable knowledge of school bus and vehicles operation and maintenance

Considerable knowledge of the operating principles of internal combustion engines

Considerable knowledge of the methods of adjusting and repairing the electrical and generating systems of automotive equipment

Skill to perform manual tasks associated with engine maintenance, tire replacement, and vehicle body repair

Ability to follow oral and written instructions

Ability to physically perform most repairs

Sufficient education and experience to demonstrate possession of the needed knowledge and abilities.

Appropriate North Carolina driver's license for the weight and type of vehicles operated as required by the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Physical Requirements: Must be physically able to operate a variety of equipment and machinery including welders and tire balancers etc. Must be physically able to operate motor vehicles, including forklifts, buses, and wreckers. Must be able to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Must be able to lift and/or carry weights of 50 to 100 pounds. Physical demand requirements are for Medium to Heavy Work.

Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.

Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving instructions, assignments and/or directions from superiors.

Language Ability: Requires the ability to read a variety of work orders, service records, electrical diagrams, technical manuals, etc. Requires the ability to prepare work orders, time cards, vehicle maintenance reports, etc., using prescribed formats. Requires the ability to speak to people with poise, voice control and confidence.

Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical or professional languages, including automotive mechanical and electrical terminology.

Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract totals; to multiply and divide.

Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.

Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using mechanical equipment and machinery.

Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items, equipment and machinery, control knobs, switches, etc. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.

Color Discrimination: Requires the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.

Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with people acting under stress.

Physical Communication: Requires the ability to talk and/or hear: (talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words; hearing - perceiving nature of sounds by ear).

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.