Transit Mechanic

p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:10px;"strongspan style="font-size:14px;"spanspan style="color:#2b333a;"span style="font-family:OpenSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-style:normal;"spanspan style="font-weight:400;"span style="white-space:normal;"span style="background-color:#ffffff;"spanspanspanspan style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"Transit Mechanic/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/strong/pp class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:10px;"strongspan style="font-size:14px;"spanspan style="color:#2b333a;"span style="font-family:OpenSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-style:normal;"spanspan style="font-weight:400;"span style="white-space:normal;"span style="background-color:#ffffff;"spanspanspanspan style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"North Little Rock, AR./span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/strong/pp class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:10px;"strongspan style="font-size:14px;"spanspan style="color:#2b333a;"span style="font-family:OpenSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-style:normal;"spanspan style="font-weight:400;"span style="white-space:normal;"span style="background-color:#ffffff;"spanspanspanspan style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"Starting Pay $26.64 per hour/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/strong/pp class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:10px;"strongMust be able to work#160;evening/night shift starting at 4:00pm/strong/pp class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:10px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspan style="color:#2b333a;"span style="font-family:OpenSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-style:normal;"spanspan style="font-weight:400;"span style="white-space:normal;"span style="background-color:#ffffff;"spanspanspanspan style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"Rock Region METRO (METRO) is Arkansas#8217; largest public transit agency and serves the Little Rock metropolitan area. Come build your career with us and help to provide reliable service to your community. We offer competitive pay and great benefits./span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/pp class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:10px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspan style="color:#2b333a;"span style="font-family:OpenSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-style:normal;"spanspan style="font-weight:400;"span style="white-space:normal;"span style="background-color:#ffffff;"spanspanspanspan style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"b style="font-weight:700;"BENEFITS/b/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/pul style="margin-bottom:10px;color:#2b333a;font-family:OpenSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;white-space:normal;background-color:#ffffff;"li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"Company Advancement Opportunities/span/span/span/span/lili class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"Dental, Vision, and Employer Paid Health Insurance/span/span/span/span/lili class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"Employer Paid Disability amp; Life insurance/span/span/span/span/lili class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"457 (b) Deferred Compensation Retirement Plan/span/span/span/span/lili class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays amp; Paid Sick Leave/span/span/span/span/lili class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"In-house Training Opportunities/span/span/span/span/lili class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"Transit Passes for Employees amp; Eligible Dependents/span/span/span/span/lili class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"Shift Differential/span/span/span/span/lili class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"Bi-weekly Pay/span/span/span/span/lili class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"Overtime Eligibility/span/span/span/span/lili class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"Direct Deposit/span/span/span/span/lili class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"Credit Union Membership/span/span/span/span/lili class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"Minority Lead Workforce/span/span/span/span/lili class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"Tool Allowance/span/span/span/span/lili class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"Uniforms Provided/span/span/span/span/lili class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"Fulfilling Work/span/span/span/span/lili class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"Community Service/span/span/span/span/lili class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"Safety/Attendance Awards/span/span/span/span/lili class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"Work-Life Balance/span/span/span/span/lili class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"Post High School Education Not Required/span/span/span/span/li/ulp class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:10px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspan style="color:#2b333a;"span style="font-family:OpenSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-style:normal;"spanspan style="font-weight:400;"span style="white-space:normal;"span style="background-color:#ffffff;"spanspanspanspan style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"b style="font-weight:700;"spanspan style="color:#000000;"TRANSIT MECHANIC JOB DESCRIPTION/span/span/b/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/pp class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:10px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspan style="color:#2b333a;"span style="font-family:OpenSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-style:normal;"spanspan style="font-weight:400;"span style="white-space:normal;"span style="background-color:#ffffff;"spanspanspanspan style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"This position is responsible for preventative maintenance, maintenance repairs, and inspections on METRO buses and vehicles. This includes conducting detailed inspections as well as removing, repairing, and replacing parts and components as necessary, while using tools and equipment in a safe and professional manner. Also maintains a clean, efficient, and safe shop area. This is a safety sensitive position subject to the rules and regulations of the METRO Drug and Alcohol Policy/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/pp style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:11px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspan style="color:#2b333a;"span style="font-family:OpenSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-style:normal;"spanspan style="font-weight:400;"span style="white-space:normal;"span style="background-color:#ffffff;"spanspanspanspan style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"spanspan style="line-height:normal;"b style="font-weight:700;"KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES/b/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/pp style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:11px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspan style="color:#2b333a;"span style="font-family:OpenSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-style:normal;"spanspan style="font-weight:400;"span style="white-space:normal;"span style="background-color:#ffffff;"spanspanspanspan style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"spanspan style="line-height:normal;"A. Knowledge of:/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/pul style="margin-bottom:10px;color:#2b333a;font-family:OpenSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;white-space:normal;background-color:#ffffff;"li style="text-align:justify;margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"spanspan style="line-height:normal;"Mechanical principles for diesel and gas engines, fluid systems, electrical, power train, chassis, and preventative maintenance inspections./span/span/span/span/span/span/lili style="text-align:justify;margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"spanspan style="line-height:normal;"Braking, heating, air conditioning, hydraulic systems, and transmissions./span/span/span/span/span/span/lili style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:11px;margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"spanspan style="line-height:normal;"Safe driving practices./span/span/span/span/span/span/li/ulp style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:11px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspan style="color:#2b333a;"span style="font-family:OpenSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-style:normal;"spanspan style="font-weight:400;"span style="white-space:normal;"span style="background-color:#ffffff;"spanspanspanspan style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"spanspan style="line-height:normal;"B. Ability to:/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/pul style="margin-bottom:10px;color:#2b333a;font-family:OpenSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;white-space:normal;background-color:#ffffff;"li style="text-align:justify;margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"spanspan style="line-height:normal;"Learn METRO#8217;s policies and procedures./span/span/span/span/span/span/lili style="text-align:justify;margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"spanspan style="line-height:normal;"Read, write, and make basic mathematic calculations./span/span/span/span/span/span/lili style="text-align:justify;margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"spanspan style="line-height:normal;"Work varied hours to cover scheduled operations./span/span/span/span/span/span/lili style="text-align:justify;margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"spanspan style="line-height:normal;"Exercise good judgment and problem-solving skills./span/span/span/span/span/span/lili style="text-align:justify;margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"spanspan style="line-height:normal;"Understand and follow oral and written instructions spoken or written in English./span/span/span/span/span/span/lili style="text-align:justify;margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"spanspan style="line-height:normal;"Efficiently manage time and workload, which includes prioritizing, organizing, and following-through on a variety of tasks, assignments, and projects to meet deadlines./span/span/span/span/span/span/lili style="text-align:justify;margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"spanspan style="line-height:normal;"Bend, stoop, reach, twist, and push/pull and lift up to 85 pounds in a proper safe manner./span/span/span/span/span/span/lili style="text-align:justify;margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"spanspan style="line-height:normal;"Take initiative and be a productive, contributing member of a team./span/span/span/span/span/span/lili style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:11px;margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"spanspan style="line-height:normal;"Operate vehicles safely and efficiently./span/span/span/span/span/span/li/ulp style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:11px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspan style="color:#2b333a;"span style="font-family:OpenSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-style:normal;"spanspan style="font-weight:400;"span style="white-space:normal;"span style="background-color:#ffffff;"spanspanspanspan style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"spanspan style="line-height:normal;"b style="font-weight:700;"MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/b/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/pp style="margin-bottom:11px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspan style="color:#2b333a;"span style="font-family:OpenSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-style:normal;"spanspan style="font-weight:400;"span style="white-space:normal;"span style="background-color:#ffffff;"spanspanspanspan style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"spanspan style="line-height:normal;"Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be to meet the following:/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/pp style="text-align:justify;margin-top:3px;margin-bottom:11px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspan style="color:#2b333a;"span style="font-family:OpenSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-style:normal;"spanspan style="font-weight:400;"span style="white-space:normal;"span style="background-color:#ffffff;"spanspanspanspan style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"spanspan style="line-height:normal;"A. Required Education:/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/pul style="margin-bottom:10px;color:#2b333a;font-family:OpenSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;white-space:normal;background-color:#ffffff;"li style="margin-left:16px;text-align:justify;margin-bottom:11px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"spanspan style="line-height:normal;"Graduation from high school or equivalent./span/span/span/span/span/span/li/ulp style="text-align:justify;margin-top:3px;margin-bottom:11px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspan style="color:#2b333a;"span style="font-family:OpenSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-style:normal;"spanspan style="font-weight:400;"span style="white-space:normal;"span style="background-color:#ffffff;"spanspanspanspan style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"spanspan style="line-height:normal;"B. Required Prior Experience:/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/pul style="margin-bottom:10px;color:#2b333a;font-family:OpenSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;white-space:normal;background-color:#ffffff;"li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age,/span/span/span/span/lili class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"Three (3) years of verifiable mechanical experience. Heavy-duty equipment repair experiences a major plus./span/span/span/span/li/ulp class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:10px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspan style="color:#2b333a;"span style="font-family:OpenSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-style:normal;"spanspan style="font-weight:400;"span style="white-space:normal;"span style="background-color:#ffffff;"spanspanspanspan style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"C. Special Requirements, including Licenses and/or Certifications:/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/pul style="margin-bottom:10px;color:#2b333a;font-family:OpenSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;white-space:normal;background-color:#ffffff;"li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"strong style="font-weight:700;"Must possess a valid Driver#8217;s License and have the ability to obtain and maintain a valid Class B CDL with Passenger endorsement, issued by the Arkansas Department of Motor Vehicles or Commercial Learners Permit (CLP)/strong/span/span/span/span/lili class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"Must have a good driving record as defined by METRO./span/span/span/span/lili class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:8px;"span style="font-size:14px;"spanspanspan style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"Must have the ability to pass a pre-employment background check, a DOT medical examination, and drug screen./span/span/span/span/li/ul