Skilled Craftsman - Transportation

Skilled Craftsman - Transportation #35317

• Position Type:
  Skilled Craftsman/ Skilled Craftsman
• Date Posted: 4/30/2026
• Location:
  
  Lane Transportation
• Date Available:
  
  Mutually agreeable

POSITION: Skilled Craftsman

REPORTS TO: Supervisor of Transportation and Shop Foreman

CLOSING DATE: Until Filled

BASIC FUNCTION: Responsible for performing skilled repair and maintenance of school buses, trucks, cars and related work as required

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Formal trade school or equivalent acceptable to the district
• Four years' experience in an automotive mechanic trade with proficiency in diesel engines, air brake systems and other related systems.
• Ability to follow written and oral instruction and to complete service records and reports.
• Stay current on latest diagnostic/fleet maintenance software such as quickserv and M5
• Ability to operate machinery, including but not limited to, forklift, plow truck, Bobcat, bus lifts, tractors and tow truck
• Ability to diagnose and repair different makes and models of school buses
• Able to create and complete work order process
• Must have or obtain a CDL "Class B" Commercial Driver's License
  * and a School Bus Drivers License with "P*","S" and air brake endorsements
  * to be successfully completed within the probationary period of employment
• Ability to lift 50 pounds with assistance
• May be required to work night shift, extended hours or holidays as transportation or district operations require.
• Must supply complete set of personal hand tools up to one (1) inch sockets and wrenches.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure safety of buses worked on for safe transportation of students, drivers and general public
• Repair complex vehicle systems
• Advanced diagnostics, utilizing, dvom meters, oscilloscpes, computerized diagnostic equipment to identify complex mechanical and electronic issues
• Repair wheel chair lifts, electrical systems, engine performance issues using computers. Diagnose flow charts, wire diagrams, and service manuals
• Responds to road side service calls for bus repairs, accidents, and towing recovery; operating safely, accessing situations quickly securing us and assisting driver and supervisor in transfer of students in all weather conditions, day or night, as instructed
• Respond to immediate safety or operational concerns
• Open and close transportation department morning and night
• Salt plow yards with all equipment as needed for snow removal and icy conditions
• Perform heavy repairs of engine, transmissions, suspension axle drive shafts and brake systems
• Cooperate fully with other transportation department employees and other district personnel
• Handles maintenance requests as assigned by the supervisor or designee and paperwork involved in completion of assignment
• Demonstrate subject matter expertise and instruct others in their demonstrated craft skill
• Drive school buses on routes transporting students as requested I urgent situations
• Fill def tanks for school buses and district vehicles and equipment
• Completes written or electronic maintenance records for all equipment
• May be required to work during emergency operation
• Perform preventative maintenance on buses and equipment, trucks, plows, skid steer, tractor
• Answer spontaneous shop calls
• Salt plow yards with all equipment as needed for snow removal and ice conditions
• Prepare all buses for biannual state inspection
• Repair/replace radio/pa systems
• Cooperate fully with other Transportation Department employees and other district personnel
• Participate in maintenance operations other than their demonstrated skill when needed
• Handles maintenance requests as assigned by the Supervisor or the designee and paperwork involved in completion of assignment.
• Operates other equipment as required including a school bus in urgent situations
• Complete written or electronic maintenance records for all equipment
• May be required to work during emergency operations.
• Minor yard gate repair and clean up of fuel spills
• Provide technical guidance and assistance to A and B mechanics on more difficult repairs
• Rebuild engines, transmissions, and axles as needed

STARTING DATE: Mutually Agreeable

SALARY: Salary schedule can be found on the district's website: https://www.christinak
12.org/fs/resource-manager/view/326ead
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CHRISTINA SCHOOL DISTRICT

Human Resources Office

1899 South College Avenue

Newark, Delaware 19702

PH: 302/552-2600 FX: 302/295-8922

Website: www.christinak
12.org

The Christina School District is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy,…