Diesel Technician III - Full-time

pFirst for a reason:/ppbAt First Student, we are a family of 60,000#43; employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. Our employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer. /b/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/ppbuspanFirst Student is hiring immediately for a Mechanic for our shop!/span/u/b/pp/ph2spanAs a Technician at First Student, you will play an integral role in ensuring the safety of the children who count on us for a ride to and from school in those classic yellow buses./span/h2h2/h2pbWhy join First as a Mechanic? /b/pp/ppIn addition to a health benefits package, 401k with company matching, paid vacations, paid holidays, and tremendous growth opportunities, we are also proud to offer our technicians:/pp/pullib$30. 50 /bper hour, based on experience and qualifications (NOT flat-rate)/liliASE incentive of $0.25/hour for each relevant ASE obtained (we pay for the training materials and exams!)/liliMonday-Friday b7:30/bb AM to 4:30 PM/b full-time shift/liliAnnual allowances for boots and prescription safety glasses/liliState-of-the-art training programs/liliDiscounts on cell phone plans, cars, and more through the Perk Spot program!/li/ulpbr /bAbout First Student’s Mechanic Position/b/pp/ppAt First Student, our technicians perform maintenance to ensure our fleet of newer vehicles is safe for road travel. They also use their diagnostic skills to troubleshoot issues needing repair work. As a technician at First Student, your day will include the tasks mentioned above and the following:/pp/pulliPerforming maintenance on brakes, suspensions, drivetrains, amp; transmissions/liliCompleting work orders/liliAssisting with mobile emergency services/li/ulp/ppMechanics and technicians are subject to DOT drug testing as a safety-sensitive employee. DOT Regulation 49 CFR Part 40 does not authorize the use of Schedule I drugs, including marijuana, for any reason. This is a ATU local 1560 shop./pp/ppbYou might be a fit for our Mechanic role if: /b/pp/pulliYou want to work in a position that meaningfully impacts your community/liliYou havespan class="emphasis" /span3-5 of experience working with diesel, electric, or CNG vehicles/liliYou have a valid driver’s license and a willingness to obtain a CDL (don’t worry, we will train you for this!)/liliYou have a mechanic’s tool set/liliYou want to grow, learn, and develop your skillset through ASE testing/li/ulp/ppbspanFor our Mechanic roles, First Student encourages applications from candidates who: /span/b/pulliDo not have a college degree/liliHave military experience/liliAre returning to the workforce/liliAre looking for hourly (not flat-rate) jobs/li/ulpbr /bGet your career on the road with First Student!/b/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"spanispanIn the state of Washington, all technician and driving positions, including but not limited to van drivers and any other position requiring employees to drive a company-owned vehicle, are considered safety-sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis./span/i/span/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"iAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. First is also committed to providing a drug-free workplace. First will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other fair chance law. Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance Poster is at this link or upon request a target="_blank" href="https://www.phila.gov/media/20210423160847/Fair-Chance-Hiring-law-poster.pdf"spanspanspanspan class="WDH1"https://www.phila.gov/media/20210423160847/Fair-Chance-Hiring-law-poster.pdf/span/span/span/span/a./i/p