Diesel Mechanic

Job Description

Position: Diesel Mechanic

Department: Transportation

Wage/Hour Status: Nonexempt

Immediate Supervisor: Director of Transportation

Pay Grade: Per Compensation Manual

Days Employed: Per Compensation Manual

Starting Date: Immediately

Location: Dickinson, Texas (Dickinson Independent School District Transportation)

Position Type: Full-Time

Maintain district vehicles operating in a safe and economically acceptable manner to contribute to the educational process of students.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Acceptable driving record
• Pass Texas Department of Public Safety physical including drug and alcohol screening
• Acceptable criminal history check
• Class A or B Commercial Driver License (CDL) with P and S endorsements
• School bus certification
• Current DOT physical
• Ase certifications and TASBT certification (desired)
• 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 to customers in small groups
• Ability to add/subtract two digit numbers and multiply/divide with 10's and 100's
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations
• Five years experience as a diesel mechanic (desired)

• Perform scheduled preventative maintenance on district vehicles
• Complete tire repairs
• Maintain work area clean and orderly
• Diagnose and make mechanical repairs on district vehicles
• Diagnose and repair electrical problems
• Attend professional development as requested by the Fleet Manager
• Repair/rebuild brakes
• Perform tune-ups
• Maintain tool chest provided by the district
• Utilize the Automated Fleet Management System
• Obtain Annual State Inspection License (required within 90 days of employment)
• Perform troubleshooting and related repairs on district vehicles
• Maintain ability to diagnose, repair, rebuild and make necessary adjustments on all vehicle systems
• Maintain thorough knowledge and ability to repair components on all systems, including operating shop equipment
• Substitute as a Bus Driver or Monitor as needed
• Texas Railroad Commission certification (required within 180 days of employment)
• Other duties assigned by Shop Supervisor/Fleet Manager or Director of Transportation

• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to handle objects, tools, controls, and talk or hear; frequently reach with hands and arms; occasionally sit; frequently squat, stoop or kneel; reach above head and forward; use hand strength to grasp tools; frequently lift/move up to 50 pounds; specific vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust
• Work near moving mechanical buses and equipment; frequently work with toxic or caustic chemicals (petroleum products, degreasers, gases fumes, and sprays); occasionally work in outside weather conditions and exposed to fumes or airborne particles; must meet deadlines with severe time constraints; noise level usually loud and occasionally
• Dress must be clean, neat, in a manner appropriate for assignment, and in accordance with any additional standards; visible body piercings (except earrings) not allowed

Performance of this position will be evaluated annually.

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

• Shirley Miller, Director of Transportation
• Email: smiller

• Job
• Final date to receive applications:
  Posted until filled
• Posted:
  Jun 02, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)