The purpose of this job/class within the organization is to diagnose, repair and do preventive maintenance on buses and other support vehicles owned and operated by BOE to ensure that students have safe and reliable transportation. This job/class works under close supervision according to set procedures. 

Minimum Qualification Standards 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this job/class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job/class as necessary. 

1. Inspects and verifies compliance for buses for Georgia Department of Education; fills all of the paperwork out for state; inputs data into the Fleet Maintenance Program. 
2. Makes any repairs found on buses with deficiencies; puts vehicle back into service; repairs any vehicle that the operator had made a work order on; inputs repairs information on repair orders and into the Fleet Maintenance Program. 
3. Troubleshoots and repairs electrical components/steering components/exhaust systems/fuel systems/cooling systems/drive trains; maintains time and materials records.  
4. Replaces leaking gaskets, defective items, and seals. 
5. Maintains a list of components used to prepare each vehicle; ensures new supplies are requisitioned; maintains time and materials records as required. 
6. Checks inventory of parts order as needed; gets price quotes for large repair orders; keeps track of cores to be returned to vendors for credits; packs them and arranges for pickup. 
7. Makes recommendations for purchase of vehicles for the District; works with outside vendors on special projects. 
8. Monitors the 2-way radio for any problems or break downs during operating hours; performs emergency service calls for the repair of disabled District vehicle(s). 
9. Adheres to all Federal/State/County and Board of Education rules and regulations. 
10. Performs related work as assigned. 

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: 

Education, Training and Experience: 

1. Requires High School graduation or GED equivalent. 
2. Requires one year prior experience in diagnosis and repair or diesel and gas engines, or closely related experience. 

Certificate and License Requirements:  Possess a valid Georgia Commercial Driver license with S and P endorsements or be able to obtain it within (90) ninety days of employment. ASE certification(s) preferred. 

Physical Demands: Tasks involve the regular and, at times, sustained performance of moderately physically demanding work, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and that may involve the lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials (20-50 pounds). 

The Bibb County School District will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to allow them to perform the essential functions of the job when such individuals request an accommodation so long as the accommodation does not create an undue financial hardship for the district 

Class Established:  

Revised: 9/23