Automotive Service Technician Bus

Job Summary

The Automotive Service Technician Bus performs maintenance and repair of Anchorage School District school buses and other vehicles. Maintenance employees work a 4/10 schedule with weekends and holidays off. The Anchorage School District offers paid leave and a very competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA and life insurance. This position has a retirement association with the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS).

• A high school diploma or equivalent, or current enrollment in a GED program.
• Two years of diversified diesel/gasoline engine service and repair work on motorized equipment. Job history must reflect minimum requirements and evidence the ability to perform tasks assigned.
• Must obtain a valid Alaska commercial driver’s license for group-A type vehicles within 6 months of hire. Vehicle group as established by Federal Highway Administration section 383.91.
• The Anchorage School District requires that applicants who are given a conditional offer of initial employment for this position must successfully pass a post‑offer/pre‑employment physical capacities assessment before they can be placed into the position.  to view the requirements for the physical capacities assessment for this position.

• Experience operating a school bus for diagnostic problems and vehicle transfers.

• Makes safe use of standard tools, methods, and equipment used in the tuning, repair, and servicing of automotive equipment such as school buses, trucks, and other support equipment.
• Performs tune‑ups as needed on ASD school buses and support vehicles.
• Performs routine and preventative maintenance including oil and filter changes, lubrication, changing or servicing air cleaners, servicing battery, repairing or replacing tires and brakes, 121 air systems, electrical systems, checking all fluid levels in the radiator, transmission differential, power steering, and windshield washing reservoir, etc., on school buses and other district vehicles.
• Performs routine inspections and repairs of ASD buses and other vehicles. Repairs may include but are not limited to issues such as steering wheel, front end, or drive line looseness, brake pedal issues, safety equipment, lights, muffler, or tailpipe problems, broken springs, worn fan belts, chaffed wiring, defective wipers, oil, water, or gas leaks.
• Diagnoses, removes, repairs, or replaces, if necessary, any and all parts and components including but not limited to engines, transmissions, and differentials.
• Performs light cutting and welding required to maintain and repair motorized equipment.
• Reports any defects in equipment to supervisors.
• Retrieves vehicles, including school buses, and performs field service calls as needed.
• Maintains cleanliness of vehicles inside and outside and washes and cleans equipment including steam cleaning of engines.
• Assists with maintenance of yard and shop.
• Accommodates shifts subject to change.
• Maintains clear records and writes clear reports as required.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with others.

The employee must be able to communicate by oral and written means in an appropriate business manner and have cognitive skills to understand instructions, readily recall facts and details, handle conflict, and make effective decisions under pressure. The employee must have the ability to effectively manage the stress of working with students, parents, and other employees representing diverse cultures, personalities, and work styles in a dynamic work environment.

Work is performed in a professional environment with a wide variety of individuals having differing functions, personalities and abilities, including working with diverse groups of people in a variety of different settings. While performing the duties of this job the employee may be regularly exposed to a video display. The employee may be exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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