Mechanic;

Mechanic (Head, Day, and Night)

Reports to:

Transportation Supervisor / Support Services Supervisor

Employment Status:
Regular/Full-time

FLSA Status:
Classified Non-Exempt

Description:

Responsible for skilled repair and preventive maintenance of a wide variety of automotive and construction equipment including, but not limited to, installing parts, changing tires, cutting and welding, painting equipment, and performing body repair.

Essential Functions:

• Ensure safety of students
• Evaluate complaints received on equipment and supplies and take appropriate action with Support Services Manager/Transportation Supervisor
• Complete paperwork as required by supervisor
• Promote good safety practices and procedures
• Attend meetings and in-services as required
• Work cooperatively with others
• Exercise considerable independent judgment in carrying out assignments
• Maintain a clean and safe work area
• Mix and blend automotive paints
• Interact in a positive manner with staff, students and parents
• Make contacts with the public with tact and diplomacy
• Diagnose and perform skilled repair and preventive maintenance on equipment
• Perform shielded arc welding and oxyacetylene welding and cutting
• Repair, overhaul, and maintain engines, transmissions, differentials, drive trains, brake systems, steering systems, and other major components of a wide variety of automotive and construction equipment
• Install piston rings, replace worn bearings, install clutch plates, repairs
• Perform service calls for equipment broken in the field
• Fabricate parts as necessary
• Tune engines
• Promote good public relations

Other

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Take accurate inventories of stock
• Receive freight from carriers and check shipments against purchase orders
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Support Services Supervisor/Transportation Supervisor

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• 2 years experience as a mechanic
• Knowledge of tune-ups, transmissions, cooling and heating systems, electrical and mechanical systems
• Knowledge of diesel motor repair and maintenance
• State of Ohio Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with appropriate endorsements
• State of Ohio Class B school bus and passenger endorsement, commercial driver's license with air brake and

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to work effectively with others
• Ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively both orally and in writing
• Organizational and problem solving skills
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to read and understand 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 and diesel automotive equipment including preventive maintenance, diagnostic and repair
• Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions of the automotive repair trade
• Knowledge of the methods, tools, and practices of automotive equipment repair

Equipment Operated:

• Telephone
• Motor vehicle, truck, bus and school van
• Forklift
• Various hand tools
• Tire machine
• Hydraulic lift
• Drill press
• Chain hoist
• Motor stand
• Battery charger
• Welding unit

Additional

Working Conditions:

• Occasional exposure to blood, bodily fluids and tissue
• Occasional operation of a vehicle in inclement weather conditions
• Frequent requirement to travel throughout the district
• Occasional requirement to work overtime
• Frequent exposure to outdoor weather conditions, i.e., requirement to work outdoors during all types of weather
• Frequent exposure to loud noise
• Frequent repetitive hand motion
• Frequent requirement to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, see (color vision required), read, speak, reach, stretch with hands and arms, crouch, climb, balance, kneel and stoop
• Frequent requirement to lift and carry various items up to a maximum of 60 pounds
• Occasional requirement to push and pull up to 60 pounds with proper lift equipment