OCS- Lead Vehicle Mechanic

OLDHAM COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION

Job Description

TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT LEAD INSPECTOR/MECANIC AR

• High school graduate.
• General supervisory skills.
• Experience in auto and bus mechanics.
• State Approved School Bus Inspector.
• Master ASE School Bus Certification.
• Commercial Driver's License Class B with Passenger Endorsement (May acquire after obtaining position)
• Must be able to lift, push or pull 40 pounds and also be able to bend at the waist, kneel and reach above your head.

REPORTS TO: Service Manager

JOB GOAL: To ensure the safest schools bus transportation possible and quality control. Set example of professionalism and leadership for other technicians to follow.

• Perform preventive maintenance safety inspections and re-inspections on district owned and contracted vehicles as assigned. Assist Service Manager in the following procedures:
  • Contact drivers whose buses are due for their scheduled monthly safety inspection.
  • Initiate work order on inspection buses as they are turned in for monthly inspections.
  • Place red out-of-service tags on steering wheels of buses that are turned in for inspection.
  • The assignment of spare buses, including accurately entering the assigned buses in the Sub-Bus Assignment spreadsheet.
• Assist Service Manager with supervising and working with vehicle maintenance technicians in the diagnosing and repair of the bus fleet and all other district vehicles.
• Assist Service Manager in verifying all vehicles maintained or inspected by transportation staff are in safe operating condition.
• Assist Service Manager in verifying all vehicle maintenance technicians follow manufacturers diagnostic and repair procedures.
• Support Service Manager in establishing an efficient and effective preventive maintenance program to include the bus fleet and all other district vehicles.
• Promotes high standards of safety and good housekeeping methods in all work-connected areas.
• Discuss with the bus drivers repairs and mechanical problems.
• Assist Service Manager in assuring all vehicle maintenance records are kept in compliance with state law and district policies.
• Promptly reports to the Service Manager and Office Manager any job-related injuries.
• Promptly reports to the Service Manager any unsafe conditions encountered in the garage working environment which would potentially endanger any of the transportation staff.
• Know the procedure involving:
  • Accidents
  • Break Downs
  • Emergency Sickness
  • Job Injury
  • Wrecker Service
  • Vendors
  • Bids
  • State and County Laws and Regulations
  • Route book
  • Office procedures
• Other duties as assigned by the Service Manager.
• Act as Service Manager in his/her absence.

Compensation will be determined based on 260 contract days on the board approved 112 salary schedule. This position requires an 8-hour workday.

Adopted August 1, 1984

Revised:
September 1991, June 30, 1998, July 1, 2006, January 13, 2014, October 30, 2014, July 1, 2021, July 1,2022