Job Description:

Location: West Fargo Public Schools
Department: Transportation
Reports To: Director of Transportation
Term: Year-round Position. See Summary for more information.
Schedule: Mon-Fri Full-time

SUMMARY: The Mechanic position with West Fargo Public Schools is responsible for the service, repair, and safe operation of district transportation and maintenance vehicles. The Mechanic is responsible for ensuring the fleet meets state inspections and all safety standards.

The position's start date is intended for late March or April.
 
To Apply: Please complete the application and include three references.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and requirement satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
 
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (Other duties may be assigned)
Collaboration:
Develops positive, effective working relationships with learners and staff.
Communication:
Connect with the Director of Transportation to discuss any needed parts to complete repairs/services.
Connects and shares ideas through appropriate/applicable formats to express thoughts and ideas with integrity.
Compassion:
Understands the complexities of cultural and global issues and how they relate to employee and learners’ experiences.
Partners with others to resolve potential controversy and conflict through respectful discussion.
Proactively seeks to understand the ideas, opinions, and skills of others.
Creativity:
Connects with team members and shares ideas in an effort to improve the overall learner and employee experience.
Critical Thinking:
Inspects vehicles that encounter mechanical problems while on the road by determining the nature of the problem and if the vehicle requires towing.
Reasons, interprets, and analyzes information to generate new knowledge and understanding.
Reflection:
Maintains communication with supervisor and director regarding general feedback, career advancement opportunities, and areas of growth opportunities.
Resilience:
Maintains composure while dealing with stressful situations.
Proactively seeks out resolutions and takes initiative to resolve knowledge gaps.
Responsibility:
Conducts maintenance checks and handles routine maintenance of vehicles by inspecting fluid levels, hoses, brakes, exhaust, transmission, and electrical systems.
Cleans the shop area and bus parking area as needed.
Completes documentation of repairs and services for each vehicle.
Maintains and cleans shop tools and resources.
Handles major and minor repairs of vehicles.
Transports learners to and from school or special events when additional drivers are needed.
 
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT: The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the essential duties and responsibilities of this role, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms.
While performing the essential duties and responsibilities of this role, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, bend, talk, and hear.
The specific vision abilities required for this role include close and peripheral vision.
The employee needs to be able to discern where a sound is coming from and hear in a noisy environment.
The employee may be required to lift up to ~ 50 pounds.
The employee must frequently push or pull up to ~ 100 pounds.
The employee must work with the public and various WFPS staff while simultaneously managing several competing demands.
The employee will work in an environment that has a quiet to loud noise level.
The employee will likely come into contact with standard automotive fluids.
The employee may come in contact with bloodborne pathogens or other bodily fluids on rare occasions.
Education and/or Experience:
A High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) is required.
A Diesel Technician Degree or equivalent professional work experience is required.
Must possess a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).
Must pass a Department of Transportation (DOT) physical exam and standard drug/alcohol testing prior to employment.
Random drug/alcohol testing of transportation employees is performed periodically.
Previous experience as a mechanic is preferred.
Must obtain and maintain all applicable DOT licenses and medical certificates required to operate all buses and maintenance vehicles in the fleet.
 
Language Skills:
Ability to read, write, and comprehend simple instructions and short correspondences in the English language.
Ability to communicate effectively verbally, expressively, and reactively.
 
Other Skills and Abilities:
Exercise confidentiality, discretion, and good judgment.
Adhere to the assigned work schedule by maintaining regular and punctual attendance.
Passing of random, periodic drug/alcohol testing of transportation employees.
 
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervises assistant mechanics.

Salary: Position follows the  2024-2025 Classified Salary Schedule at B235. Starting salary begins at $23.30-$25.55/hour, based on experience: https://www.west-fargo.k12.nd.us/departments/human-resources/salary