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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 is your opportunity to make a real difference by keeping students safe and on time every day.
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 2 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.
- This position is subject to DOT drug testing as a safety-sensitive employee.
- English proficiency is required for training, safety communications, company policies, employment documents, and other job-related communications.
Skills
- Diesel maintenance
- Automotive maintenance
- Vehicle repair
- Brake repair
- Brake inspection
- Engine tune-ups
- Suspension repair
- Drive train repair
- Transmission clutch repair
- Preventive maintenance
- Safety inspections
- Annual maintenance inspections
- Work order completion
- Mobile emergency repair
- Vehicle diagnostics
- Problem-solving
- Computer skills
Location
- Gouverneur, NY
Work Type
- Day shift
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 2 years of diesel or automotive maintenance and repair experience
- Equivalent technical school education and experience
Education Level
- Technical school education
Salary/Compensations
- $26.50 per hour
- Bonus rate increase available for each ASE School Bus Series test passed and maintained (up to $2/hour more).
Benefits
- Company-paid ASE testing and training materials.
- Company-paid CDL Class B training and licensing.
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match.
- Paid holidays
- Vacation time
- Annual allowances for boots
- Annual allowances for prescription safety glasses.
- Discounts on cell phone plans
- Discounts on vehicles
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
- First is also committed to providing a drug-free workplace.
- First will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other fair chance law.
- In the state of Washington, all technician and driving positions are considered safety-sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis.