Mechanic-Bus Garage

Position Type: Transportation/Mechanic Date Posted: 12/23/2025 Location: Bus Garage Date Available: 01/05/2025 MECHANIC QUALIFICATIONS 1. Minimum high school diploma or G.E.D. 2. Fundamental knowledge of auto mechanics 3. Valid Tennessee Commercial Driver License (CDL) 4. Minimum one year experience 5. Meets health and physical requirements 6. FLSA Non Exempt JOB GOAL To maintain school buses, maintenance vehicles, mowers, and other equipment in safe working order ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 1. Repairs, replaces, and performs complete overhauls on engines on system-owned vehicles, including trucks, cars, and mowers 2. Repairs and replaces air/hydraulic brake and cooling systems 3. Performs miscellaneous preventive maintenance and service calls as needed 4. Orders parts and supplies when instructed 5. Serves a substitute bus driver when necessary 6. Performs other duties as assigned PHYSICAL DEMANDS This job may require lifting of objects that exceed 50 lbs., with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 lbs. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows: 1. Pushing 2. Pulling 3. Climbing 4. Balancing 5. Bending 6. Stooping 7. Kneeling 8. Crouching 9. Crawling 10. Reaching 11. Seeing VOCATIONAL PREPARATION The required vocational preparation may come from any of the following: 1. Vocational education 2. Apprentice training 3. On-the-job training 4. Essential experience TEMPERAMENT (Personal traits) 1. Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure 2. Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity 3. Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria 4. Adaptability to dealing with people CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or adequately perform a task or job duty. 1. Intelligence: Ability to understand instructions and underlying principles; ability to reason and make judgments 2. Manual Dexterity: Ability to move the fingers and manipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and accurately 3. Form Perception: To make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures 4. Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color WORK CONDITIONS May experience some degree of discomfort due to exposure to odors, fumes, dust, and temperature TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT 1. 261-day contract 2. Mechanic salary scale IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR Supervisor of Transportation GENERAL REQUIREMENTS The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so assigned. Adopted 07/01/93 Revised 08/19/02 Attachment(s): transportation mechanic.pdf

Created: 2026-03-08