Job Description
About the Employer Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is the 2nd largest public school district in the United States. The school district consists of Los Angeles and all or portions of several adjoining Southern California cities. LAUSD educates and empowers all students as future leaders.
Job Summary ABOUT THE ROLE:
LAUSD is looking to hire experienced Heavy Truck/Bus Mechanics to join our team! Come join an established organization that will allow you to utilize your mechanic expertise to diagnose, repair and maintain our heavy automotive vehicles. We offer a great benefits to our employees and their eligible dependents plus we offer a competitive wage.
Additional duties include but are not limited:
•Overhauls and maintains a variety of heavy-duty gasoline, diesel, and alternative fuel vehicle equipment, including trucks from one-half ton to ten-ton capacity, school buses with gross vehicle weight of from 7,000 to 40,000 pounds, crawler and wheel tractors, and rollers.
•Overhauls and maintains passenger automobiles, air compressors, forklifts, skip-loaders, etc.
•Diagnoses sources of trouble or failure in vehicle equipment, including those in electronic components.
•Performs repair work, such as installing engines and installing piston rings, fitting bearings, aligning rods, completely overhauling internal combustion engines, tuning up and timing engines, repairing or replacing electronic components, repairing clutches, overhauling transmissions including automatic types, overhauling single- and two-speed differentials, removing and balancing wheels, and inspecting and repairing mufflers and smog control devices.
•Adjusts and repairs hydraulic loading systems and controls, mechanical vacuum boosters, hydraulic and air brakes, suspension systems, steering assemblies, and ignition systems, including the setting of voltage regulators, generators, and alternators.
•Lubricates engines and chassis and performs preventive maintenance checks.
Requirements / Qualifications QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION:
•Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency.
EXPERIENCE:
•Completion of a four-year apprentice training program in heavy-duty vehicle equipment repair, or four years of equivalent experience in heavy-duty vehicle equipment repair.
•Completion of a heavy-duty vehicle repair program from a recognized college or vocational school of at least two years duration may substitute for one year of the required experience.
SPECIAL:
•A valid Class B California Driver License with a "Passenger" endorsement will be required prior to the completion of the probationary period. Must furnish a roll away tool box and hand tools of the trade up to 1-1/4 inch.
SPECIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
•Safely lift and carry automotive parts and equipment weighing at least 50 pounds.
•Ability to stand, walk, bend, crawl, crouch, and kneel.
•Crawl under vehicles and stretch to reach components requiring repair or replacement.
•Manual dexterity to operate automotive repair tools and equipment Los Angeles Unified School District
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