Automotive Mechanic

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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:

• Overhauls and maintains a variety of heavy-duty gasoline, diesel, and

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.

• Overhauls and maintains passenger automobiles, air compressors,

forklifts, skiploaders, etc.

• Diagnoses sources of trouble or failure in automotive 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.

• Performs simple electric and acetylene welding.

• Cleans tools, equipment, and the work area.

• Road tests vehicles.

• Matches tires on dual wheels.

• Performs related duties as assigned.

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:

• Principles of automotive mechanics, electrical systems, and emission

controls

• Automotive repair tools, including their proper use and care

• Automotive diesel engines, alternative fueled power engines, including

CNG and propane equipment systems, and hydraulic loading systems

• Safety practices required in the use of garage equipment and the

performance of repair work on electrical and fuel systems

• California Vehicle Code relating to requirements of air brake systems in

heavy trucks and school buses

ABILITY TO:

• Operate and adjust brake grinding equipment, motor analyzers, drill

presses, welding equipment, synchronograph equipment, smog emission

equipment, and hydraulic presses

• Operate dynamometers, electronic analyzers, various automotive

diagnostic scan tools, and laptops

• Use and read precision instruments such as micrometers and dial

indicators

• Read manuals and specifications and select proper parts from catalogs

• Diagnose malfunctions by reading instruments and hearing improper

operation

• Access standard District computer software applications, including

e-mail and required on-line trainings

• Work cooperatively with other employees

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
service request form’ located to the left of the Quick Links. To find out
whether the application deadline has been extended, please visit the

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.