Bus Mechanic

Findlay City Schools

Findlay, Ohio

Job Title: Mechanic - Ignitor of Automotive Excellence

Department: Transportation

Employment: Non-Exempt

Are you ready to take the driver's seat of your career? We are on the lookout for a dynamic individual to join our team as a Mechanic at Findlay City Schools Transportation Department. Get ready to rev up your passion for mechanics, elevate your skills, and contribute to the safe and smooth operation of our vehicle fleet!

• Report to: Director of Transportation
• Job Goal: As our Mechanic Extraordinaire, you'll play a crucial role in the heart of Findlay City Schools. Dive into the exciting world of maintaining and repairing our diverse vehicle fleet, ensuring the safety of students and aligning with the district's mission, vision, and values. Your knack for documentation will help us meet district, state, and federal requirements with ease.

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Unleash your potential with a post‑secondary degree/diploma in diesel mechanics, an ASE certification in one or more areas, or boast five (5) years of documented consecutive experience working in a directly related field.

• Shift into high gear with proven mechanical skills.
• Buckle up with the State of Ohio certification/license, approved BCI/FBI background check.
• Cruise with confidence by possessing and maintaining a current class B CDL with air brake, passenger, and school bus endorsement.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as endorsed by the Superintendent and/or Board of Education.

• Ensure safety of students
• Must be capable of performing the job with little or no instruction and supervision.
• Diagnose potential vehicle malfunctions using computer diagnostic equipment, etc.
• Determining needed vehicle repairs and or replacements.
• Inspect buses and transportation equipment for the purpose of ensuring it is in a safe operating condition and will pass a state inspection at any given time
• Maintaining tools and/or equipment
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.
• Perform tire maintenance (I.
  
  E. changing, rotating, and replacement) to ensure that all buses and equipment are operating on safe tires, and are within the state regulated guidelines for tread depth.
• Responds to radio trouble calls, emergency situations (i.e. disabled or damaged buses) for the purpose of resolving immediate safety concerns.
• Services buses and transportation equipment for the purpose of ensuring it is maintained at a high level in a safe operating condition and scheduled preventative maintenance is performed and recorded
• A substitute for bus drivers when needed.

• Demonstrates effective human relations and communication skills.
• Adhere to all safety practices.
• Adhere to all district rules, regulations, and policies.

• Performs other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit
• Basic shop repairs, snow removal, shoveling snow and spreading salt
• Must be willing to maintain flexible hours
• Other duties as assigned by the Supervisor

• Ability to work effectively with others
• Ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively both orally and in writing
• Effective, active listening skills
• Organizational and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to read and understand manuals, verbal and written instructions, written warnings and labels
• Knowledge of hydraulics, mechanical equipment, computers, lubricants and welding
• Knowledge of the methods, tools and safety of arc, mig and oxyacetylene welding and cutting
• Knowledge of the methods, tools and practices of gasoline, liquid petroleum, battery and diesel automotive
• Equipment including preventive maintenance, diagnostic and repair
• Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions of the automotive repair trade
• Knowledge of method, tools, and practices of automotive equipment repair
• Ability to diagnose and repair defects in automotive and district equipment