Employment Type : Full-Time
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Project The Automotive Mechanic (Bus-Truck) repairs a variety of automotive equipment, including heavy buses, heavy trucks, and alternative fuel powered equipment. Benefits Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, and vision plans for you and your dependents, as well as life insurance plans. Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employees Retirement Systems (CalPERS). Vacation: Two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five years of year-round paid service. Paid Holidays: 12 days. Job Duties/Responsibilities The following list includes the essential duties/responsibilities of this job classification: alternative fuel automotive 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. forklifts, skiploaders, etc. including those in electronic components. 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. vacuum boosters, hydraulic and air brakes, suspension systems, steering assemblies, and ignition systems, including the setting of voltage regulators, generators, and alternators. checks. Minimum Requirements EDUCATION: Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency. EXPERIENCE: Completion of a four year apprentice training program in heavy duty automotive equipment repair, OR four years of equivalent experience, which must have included two years of mechanical repair work on heavy-duty buses or trucks. 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. SPECIAL NOTE Effective January 1, 1995, all employees in this classification are subject to the Federal Highway Administration regulations for drug and alcohol testing as required by the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991. Desirable Qualifications KNOWLEDGE OF: controls CNG and propane equipment systems, and hydraulic loading systems performance of repair work on electrical and fuel systems heavy trucks and school buses ABILITY TO: presses, welding equipment, synchronograph equipment, smog emission equipment, and hydraulic presses diagnostic scan tools, and laptops indicators operation e-mail and required on-line trainings Employment Selection Process The selection process consists of a performance test, which will be scheduled once we have received a sufficient number of qualified candidates. All candidates will be notified via e-mail of the next steps in the selection process. Also, please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net as an approved sender so that messages aren't accidentally placed into your junk e-mail folder. If you are unable to attend the scheduled dates, please note that we recruit for this position on a regular basis. For more information about the LAUSD employment assessment process, visit the "My LAUSD Career" section of our website at http://www.lausdjobs.org . Application Process DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE APPLICATION? Please visit www.lausdjobs.org and click on ‘help desk website at: http://www.lausdjobs.org . The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion. Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing are available to individuals with disabilities. Additional Posting Information Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months or until the list is exhausted, and may be extended up to an additional two years. The hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open positions in related job classifications.
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