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About the Role

As a Diesel Technician with First Student, you will help maintain and repair school buses to ensure safety and reliability. This role is crucial for keeping students safe and on time every day, ensuring reliability, safety, and peace of mind for families.

Responsibilities

• Ensure vehicles are maintained and safe for our passengers.
• Diagnose and perform all phases of vehicle maintenance including the repair of brakes and brake inspections, engine tune-ups, suspensions, drive trains, transmission clutches and other repairs.
• Perform preventive maintenance (PMs), safety inspections, and annual maintenance inspections.
• Complete work orders accurately.
• Assist with mobile emergency repair services when needed.

Requirements

• At least [Insert # of years] years of diesel or automotive maintenance and repair experience, or equivalent technical school education and experience.
• Vehicle diagnostic and problem-solving skills.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• CDL Class B or ability to obtain within 60 days of employment – Company paid training provided.
• Possession of a mechanic’s tool set to complete all assigned duties.
• Willingness to participate in the ASE certification program (training, testing, and bonuses provided).
• Strong computer skills.
• Subject to DOT drug testing as a safety-sensitive employee.

Skills

• Diesel maintenance
• Automotive repair
• Vehicle diagnostics
• Problem-solving
• Brake repair and inspection
• Engine tune-ups
• Suspension repair
• Drive train repair
• Transmission repair
• Preventive maintenance
• Safety inspections
• Annual maintenance inspections
• Work order completion
• Mobile emergency repair

Location

• City, State

Work Type

• Full-time
• Day shift

Experience Level

• Dependent on experience and qualifications

Education Level

• Equivalent technical school education

Salary/Compensations

• $XX.XX – $YY.YY per hour
• Bonus rate increase available for each ASE School Bus Series test passed and maintained (up to $2/hour more).

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k) with company match
• Company-paid ASE testing and training materials
• Company-paid CDL Class B training and licensing
• Paid holidays
• Vacation time
• Annual allowances for boots and prescription safety glasses
• Discounts on cell phone plans, vehicles, and more through the PerkSpot program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

About the Company

• First Student is North America’s leading school transportation provider, serving more than 1,250 districts and 5.4 million student journeys daily.
• We are a family of 60,000+ employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day.
• Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II.
• Our employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer.
• MISSION: Provide unmatched care and the safest ride to school, so when students arrive, they start and end their day with an exceptional experience and are ready to achieve their full potential.
• FOCUS ON SAFETY: Safety is at the heart of everything we do.
• CARE FOR OUR STUDENTS: Ensure our vehicles are welcoming and trusted places where students feel comfortable and secure.
• SURPASS CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS: Go the extra mile to deliver an extraordinary experience for our customers and communities.
• FOSTER TEAMWORK: Work together, act with integrity, respect each other, champion diversity and inclusion.
• SET THE HIGHEST STANDARDS: Continually seek a better way to do things with innovation, sustainable practices, financial discipline, commercial excellence, and operational excellence.