Mechanic, Maintenance​/Cleaning

Mechanic

Madison City Schools (AL) Transportation - Madison, Alabama

Job : 5699910

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: May 07, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: To Be Determined

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Working knowledge of repair and maintenance of school buses.
• Must have a CDL with passenger and school bus certificate.
• Must have a current driver’s license.
• Be insurable with our insurance company and maintain status.
• Work experience on school buses highly desired.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

FLSA Status
:
Non-Exempt

Reports To: Supervisor

Background Check

Required:

(Ala. Code §§ 16-22A-5) Upon offer of employment, employees will be required to submit legible fingerprints for a background review by the Alabama Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Background checks must not be more than 10 years old.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Diagnosis of failures and problems in various vehicle units, such as transmission, engines, electrical systems, exhaust systems, etc.
• Performs major overhaul and repair work on various school vehicles (primarily school buses).
• Must be able to obtain certification by the State Department of Transportation as a mechanic.
• Complies with safety requirements.
• Keep records of time, materials, parts, and work performed in accordance with department policy.
• Participates in on-the-job and other formal and informal training and orientation programs.
• Performs duties as assigned.
• This position will be subject to the Students First Act of 2011. Madison City Schools reserves the right to fill this position by transfer of a qualified applicant who is already employed by Madison City Schools.
• Under the Students First Act of 2011, no credit toward tenure or non-probationary status is earned in the initial school year of employment if the date of hire occurs after September 30.

Expected Employment
: 240 days/8 hrs. (full year)

Evaluation
:
According to established Board policies and administrative procedures and guidelines.

Salary
:
According to Madison City Schools Salary Schedule (Salary based on employment for complete year). Up to 10 years experience will be counted for new employees who provide documentation of full-time experience in the area of concentration.

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Categories: Support Staff >
Maintenance, Support Staff >
Transportation

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

• Richard Thurman, Assistant Administrator of Transportation
• Transportation
• Phone:
• Email: rbthurman.al.us