Position Type:
Maintenance/Crafts/Trades/Automotive Service Technician, Bus

Date Posted:
10/16/2019

Location:
TRANSPORTATION

Closing Date:
Open Until Filled


Bargaining Unit: MAINTENANCE
Work Year: 12 months
Work Day: 8 hours per day
FTE: Full time, 1.0 FTE
Salary: M-7, $23.51- $27.31 per hour, DOE

Job Summary
The Automotive Service Technician, Bus performs maintenance and repair of Anchorage School District school buses. The position has a retirement association with the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS),

Job Requirements
The following are required:

1. A high school diploma or equivalent.Two years of diversified diesel/gasoline engine service and repair work on motorized equipment. Job history must reflect minimum requirements and evidence the ability to perform tasks assigned.Must obtain a valid Alaska commercial driver's license for group-A type vehicles within 6 months of hire. Vehicle group as established by Federal Highway Administration section 383.91.Ability to accommodate shifts subject to change.Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

The following are preferred:

1. Knowledge in the safe use of standard tools, methods, and equipment used in the tuning, repair, and servicing of automotive equipment such as school buses, trucks, and other support equipment.Knowledge of and ability to diagnose, remove, and replace, if necessary, any and all parts and components including but not limited to engines, transmissions, and differentials.Performs routine inspections and repairs on required ASD-owned vehicles.Ability to operate a school bus for diagnostic problems and vehicle transfers.Ability to write reports.

Essential Job Functions

1. Performs routine and preventative maintenance including oil and filter changes, lubrication, changing or servicing air cleaners, servicing battery, repairing or replacing tires and brakes, checking all fluid levels in the radiator, transmission differential, power steering, windshield washing reservoir, brakes, 121 air systems, electrical systems, etc.Washes and cleans equipment including steam cleaning of engines.Performs tune-ups as needed on ASD school buses and support vehicles.Performs routine inspections to include but not limited to, steering wheel and front end looseness, brake pedal, drive-line looseness, safety equipment, lights, muffler, tail pipe, broken springs, worn fan belts, chaffed wiring, defective wipers, oil, water, or gas leaks and cleanliness of vehicles inside and outside.Reports any defects in equipment to supervisors.Remove, replace, or repair all parts and components including engines, transmissions, and differentials, as needed.Performs vehicle retrieval and field service calls as needed.Assists with maintenance of yard and shop.Performs light cutting and welding required to maintain and repair motorized equipment.Maintains records as required.Knowledge of school bus systems.

Physical/Mental Demands
The Anchorage School District requires that applicants who are given a conditional offer of initial employment for this position must successfully pass a post offer/pre-employment physical capacities assessment before they can be placed into the position. To access the requirements for the physical capacities assessment for this position, click here: https://apps.asdk12.org/forms/uploads/Vehicle_Mechanic_PCT.pdf

Additionally, the employee must be able to communicate by oral and written means in an appropriate business manner and have cognitive skills to understand instructions, readily recall facts and details, handle conflict, and make effective decisions under pressure. The employee must have the ability to effectively manage the stress of working with students, parents, and other employees representing diverse cultures, personalities, and work styles in a dynamic work environment.

The Anchorage School District is committed to providing reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all individuals with qualified physical or mental disabilities.

Work Environment
Work is performed in a professional environment with a wide variety of individuals having differing functions, personalities and abilities, including working with diverse groups of people in a variety of different settings.

While performing the duties of this job the employee may be regularly exposed to a video display. The employee may be exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Additional Job Information
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties as requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

Anchorage School District employees must possess the ability to read and write in English. This includes the ability to communicate in English with school staff, coworkers, and the public. Employees must also have the ability to comprehend and carry out oral and written directions and understand and follow English instructions and written documents.

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a satisfactory criminal background check.

This position may be required to work in ASD facilities on the military installations (JBER). Please visit www.dhs.gov/real-id-enforcement-brief for additional information.

The Anchorage School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.