Class VI Head Mechanic 8 hours per day, 12 months per year

Due to employee resignation.

Title: HEAD MECHANIC File 706

Reports to: Transportation Supervisor

Job Objective: Manages an ongoing maintenance program for district vehicle.

Minimum · High school diploma or GED.  Post-secondary commercial vehicle maintenance training or work

Qualifications: experience is required.

• An acceptable score on a written pre-employment test.
• Meets all mandated health requirements (e.g., a negative tuberculosis test, etc.).
• A record free of criminal violations that would prohibit public school employment.
• Complies with drug-free workplace rules and board policies.
• Ability to comply with safety and environmental regulations.
• Valid Commercial Drivers License (CDL) with school bus and passenger endorsements.  Meets all prerequisite and ongoing qualifications to be covered by the district’s insurance carrier.
• Ability to lift ninety pounds and physically manage bulk products and heavy unwieldy equipment.
• Position is subject to a medical examination after an applicant is offered a position.

Essential · Provides technical expertise and manual skill in the inspection, servicing, and repair of district 

Functions: vehicles.  Recommends effective procedures to deal with emergency repairs.  Helps coordinate annual state patrol bus inspections.

• Upholds board policies and follows administrative guidelines/procedures.  Promotes a professional image of the school district.
• Promotes effective communications and reliable service.  Uses problem-solving techniques to tactfully address questions/concerns.  Refers district policy/procedure questions to administrators.
• Keeps current with local, state, and federal school bus safety and environmental regulations.
• Teaches bus drivers how to recognize problems before they result in an equipment malfunction.
• Shares knowledge about advances in operational procedures and equipment technology.
• Learns maintenance procedures for all district vehicles.
• Makes road calls when vehicles become disabled.
• Reports irregularities and equipment abuse to the transportation supervisor.
• Maintains an inventory of essential supplies.  Inspects, services, repairs and/or rebuilds equipment.
• Encourages drivers to ask questions and offer suggestions.  Tests repaired vehicles to ensure safety.
• Performs preventive maintenance activities (e.g., changes oil, replaces filters, lubricates fittings, etc.).
• Keeps the transportation supervisor informed about work progress.  Maintains repair logs, safety inspection records, etc.  Itemizes repair costs for each vehicle.
• Recommends the replacement of equipment necessary to ensure fleet effectiveness.
• Helps prepare bid specifications (e.g., bus purchases, shop equipment, supplies, etc.).
• Picks-up and delivers equipment, materials, and other supplies as directed.
• Reports all traffic citations and accidents.  Documents all injuries that require medical attention.
• Receives deliveries.  Unloads trucks.  Inspects packages.  Verifies contents with packing lists and purchase orders.  Organizes and stores supplies.  Validates invoices for payment.
• Takes appropriate action to protect school property.  Responds to emergencies as needed.
• Prepares and submits accurate and timely reports, records, and inventories.
• Assists other staff as needed to deal with unexpected or urgent situations.
• Reports vandalism, graffiti, equipment malfunctions, and other related concerns.
• Takes precautions to ensure safety.  Monitors situations that may indicate a problem.  Works with supervisors to manage or eliminate risk factors.
• Respects personal privacy.  Maintains the confidentiality of privileged information.
• Reports suspected child abuse and/or neglect to civil authorities as required by law.
• Participates in staff meetings and professional growth opportunities as directed.
• Strives to develop rapport and serves as a positive role model for others.
• Maintains a professional appearance.  Wears work attire appropriate for the position.
• Performs other specific job-related duties as directed.

Abilities The following personal characteristics and skills are important for the successful performance

Required: of assigned duties.

• Acknowledges personal accountability for decisions and conduct.
• Demonstrates professionalism and contributes to a positive work environment.
• Effectively uses listening, observation, reading, verbal, nonverbal, and writing skills.
• Maintains an acceptable attendance record and is punctual.
• Performs duties efficiently with limited supervision.  Strives to meet deadlines.
• Prepares accurate and timely paperwork.  Verifies and correctly enters data.
• Reacts productively to interruptions and changing conditions.
• Uses diplomacy and exercises self-control when dealing with other individuals.

Working To promote safety, employees are expected to exercise caution and comply with safety regulations

Conditions: and district policies/procedures when involved in the following situations/conditions.

• Balancing, bending, climbing, crouching, kneeling, reaching, and/or standing.
• Exposure to adverse weather conditions and temperature extremes.
• Exposure to air-borne particulates, chemical irritants, combustible materials, electrical hazards, equipment vibrations, noises, and odors.  Exposure to wet and/or slippery surfaces.
• Exposure to blood-borne pathogens and communicable diseases.
• Interactions with aggressive, disruptive, and/or unruly individuals.
• Lifting, carrying, and moving work-related supplies/equipment.
• Operating and/or riding in a vehicle.  Working near active vehicular traffic.
• Performing tasks that require strenuous physical exertion.
• Traveling to meetings and work assignments.
• Working at various heights, in confined spaces, and/or in variable/diminished lighting.
• Working in proximity to moving mechanical parts.

Performance Job performance is evaluated according to policy provisions and contractual agreements adopted 

Evaluation: by the Stow-Munroe Falls City School District Board of Education.

The Stow-Munroe Falls City School District is an equal opportunity employer.  This document identifies typical job functions and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all possible work duties.  Employee performance is evaluated according to board policy, administrative procedures and current contractual agreements.

Staff member shall serve as a role model for students in how to conduct themselves as citizens and as responsible, intelligent human beings in order to help instill in students the belief and practice of ethical principles and democratic values.

Salary : $24