Job Description: We are seeking a skilled and reliable School Bus Mechanic to join our transportation team. As a School Bus Mechanic, you will be responsible for performing routine maintenance and repairs on our fleet of school buses to ensure their safe and efficient operation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform scheduled maintenance tasks such as oil changes, tire rotations, and brake inspections.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic issues.
• Conduct routine inspections to identify potential issues and prevent breakdowns.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and procedures.
• Keep accurate records of all maintenance and repairs performed.
• Communicate effectively with other team members and supervisors.
• Willing to work towards CDL and serve as a fill-in bus driver.
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a mechanic, preferably with school buses or similar vehicles.
• Ability to use diagnostic tools and equipment effectively.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of diesel engines and HVAC systems is a plus.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks effectively.
• Valid driver's license and clean driving record.

Schedule: 8 hours/day, 185 days per year

Benefits:

• Competitive hourly wage.
• Opportunity to work in a supportive team environment.
• Potential for additional hours during busy periods.

If you have the necessary skills and experience to excel as a School Bus Mechanic, we encourage you to apply. Join us in ensuring the safety and reliability of our school bus fleet as we transport students to and from school every day.

Qualification Requirements: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

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 before groups of customers or employees or organizations.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions,

proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in

situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of

instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to                

successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may need to stand, sit, and walk and is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee frequently is required to stand, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and taste or smell. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.

Work Environment: 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative or those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee requires organizational skills, concentration, creativity, adaptability, working independently, with frequent interruptions.

The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

EDUCATION:

        High School diploma or equivalent

        Vocational Training in automotive and truck repair

Mandatory Conditions of Employment:

Successful clearance of the FBI and Washington State Patrol fingerprint background check.

Successful Washington State Sexual Misconduct clearance.

Completion of Federal I-9, Employment Verification Eligibility form.

This position is SEBB eligible, Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, Paid Holidays and Sick Leave 

Paid 8 hours at PSE negotiated Mechanic rate