Position: Mechanic Assistant
Campus: Transportation
Wage/Hour Status: Nonexempt
Immediate Supervisor: Shop Foreman and Shop Business Manager
Pay Grade: Per Compensation Manual
Days Employed: Per Compensation Manual
POSITION SUMMARY:
- Assist shop personnel in keeping all district vehicles operating in a safe and economically acceptable manner to contribute to the educational process of students
- Maintain the interior and exterior of the transportation fleet
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education/Certification:
- Must be 18 years of age
- Must have an acceptable driving record
- Must be able to pass the Texas Department of Public Safety physical, including drug and alcohol screening
- Have an acceptable criminal history check
Special Knowledge/Skills:
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Class A or B Commercial Driver License (CDL) with "P" and "S" endorsement
- 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 communicate both verbally and in writing
- Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and multiply and divide by 10s and 100s
- Ability to perform operations using units of American money, weight measurement, volume, and distance
- Ability to apply commonsense understanding to complete detailed written or oral instructions
- Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Perform scheduled oil changes and lubrications on all district vehicles
- Complete hood checks on all vehicles
- Help maintain the work area in a clean and orderly manner
- Do pre-trip preparation on all buses scheduled for out-of-district trips
- Change out the headlamp, brake lamp, clearance lamp, interior lamp, and parking lamp bulbs as needed
- Attend selected mechanic''s schools as requested
- Clean the exterior and interior of the transportation fleet
- Assist in stocking parts
- Act as a runner when needed to take parts and/or buses to be repaired and pick up repair parts and/or buses
- Notify the mechanic when a potential problem is spotted during the inspection
- Check the tire pressure of the bus tire weekly
- Do all necessary seat repairs
- Clean and disinfect the interior of buses as needed
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Obtain forklift certification
- Ability to prioritize work orders
- Knowledge or willingness to learn how to operate a tire machine and wheel balancer
- Substitute as a bus driver
Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
- Required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear
- Required to reach with hands and arm, required to sit, frequently squat, stoop or kneel, reach above the head and reach forward
- Continually use hand strength to grasp tools, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, such as bus parts and chemical containers
- Specific vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
- Regularly work near moving mechanical buses and equipment
- Frequently work with toxic or caustic chemicals such as petroleum products, degreasers, gas fumes and sprays
- Occasionally work in outside weather conditions and be occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles
- Must be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints
- Noise level in the work environment is usually loud and occasionally loud