Mechanical Service Technician @ Transportation Department #37

Mechanical Service Technician @ Transportation Department #37 at Mt. Diablo Unified

Job Information

Date Posted:
2/10/2023

Application Deadline:
Until Filled

Employment Type:
Full Time

Length of Work Year:
8 hrs/day; 12 months/year

Salary:
Up To $39.12/hr

Number Openings: (At time of posting)
1

Contact: Alex Fernandez

Email: fernandeza@mdusd.org

Phone: 925-682-8000 4149

Location::
Transportation Department

Supervisor::
Cristian Lepe, Interim Director of Transportation

Job Number:
37

Test:
Online Via eSkill Assessment

Job Summary

The Mt Diablo Unified School District Business Services Team seeks staff members to join its team who want to provide outstanding customer service through an equity lens as we:

-We support our students and staff, assist our community, and lead MDUSD into the future.

-We believe in equitably serving all, being innovative, and taking great pride in our work.

-We honor our commitments, take pride in going the extra mile, and strive for mutually agreeable solutions that provide sustainable service to all.

-We treat our stakeholders equitably and with respect while holding each other accountable.

-We believe in creating magic through belonging and mutual interdependence, and realize when one team is successful, we are all successful.

If you have similar beliefs, we are looking for you!

Job Description / Essential Elements:

CLASS TITLE: MECHANICAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN

DEFINITION: Under general supervision, performs work as an automotive mechanic for the school district; and performs related work as required.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES:

• Inspects and diagnoses mechanical defects in school buses, trucks and cars



• Makes major and minor mechanical repairs



• Disassembles, repairs, grinds or replaces worn parts, fits new parts and adjusts engines, oil, water and fuel pumps, carburetors and fuel injector governors, starting motors, clutches, transmissions, differentials, brakes and steering gear



• Repair and maintenance of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles



• Smogging of diesel fluid emissions



• Repair on computerized release on parking break for wheel chair vehicles



• Tank inspection service on slow burning diesel fuel



• Times and adjusts motors



• Replaces electrical wiring



• Makes service calls and emergency repairs



• Repairs generators, starters, lighting systems, wheel bearings and fuel pumps



• Rebuilds engines, may do body repair and automotive painting work



• Cleans and maintains all shop equipment



• Orders vehicle parts

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

Training and Experience: A combination of training and experience equivalent to four years of automotive repair experience, including one year at journeyman level.

Knowledge of:

• Make-up, operation and installation of all components, assemblies and systems of vehicles such as engines, transmissions, front and rear end assemblies, power steering and braking mechanisms, electrical and hydraulic systems



• Occupational hazards and necessary safety precautions of the trade

Skill in:

• Determining the extent to which major components should be torn down, what parts and mechanisms can be reworked, refitted or replaced



• Determining the types of and extent of adjustment and alignment required



• Following verbal and written instructions



• Removal, rebuilding, adjustment, reinstallation, alignment and meshing or major components and assemblies



• The use of automotive test equipment



• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with others

Ability to:

• Secure a Class A Driver's license within six months of employment. Must be properly trained and certified through a certification program approved under 40 CFR, Part 82

Working Conditions:

Driving a vehicle to conduct work. With or without accommodations, the ability to see and hear to conduct work, and speaking to exchange information. Reaching overhead, above the shoulders, and horizontally, or bending at waist to retrieve and store tools.

Licenses and Certificates:

• A valid Class A California driver's license

MT. DIABLO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Range 549 Board Approved - 5/22/07

Requirements / Qualifications

Requirements / Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS: All applicants must possess the knowledge and skill required for successful job performance as follows:

TRAINING & EXPERIENCE:

A combination of training and experience equivalent to four years of automotive repair experience, including one year at the journeyman level.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

•
Make-up, operation, and installation of all components, assemblies, and systems of vehicles such as engines, transmissions, front and rear end assemblies, power steering and braking mechanisms, electrical and hydraulic systems

•
Occupational hazards and necessary safety precautions of the trade

SKILL IN:

•
Determining the extent to which major components should be torn down, what parts and mechanisms can be reworked, refitted, or replaced

•
Determining the types and extent of adjustment and alignment required

•
Following verbal and written instructions

•
Removal, rebuilding, adjustment, reinstallation, alignment, and meshing of major components and assemblies

•
The use of automotive test equipment

•
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with others

ABILITY TO:

•
Secure a Class A Driver's license within six months of employment. Must be properly trained and certified through
a certification program approved under 40 CFR, Part 82

LICENSES:

* A valid California Driver's License

• Letter(s) of Recommendation ( one letter less than two years old)
• Resume

Salary : $39 - $0