Diesel Mechanic- $2,500 Hiring Bonus!

TriMet; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 86,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Rev up your career with a leading transit agency as a Diesel Mechanic! Join a dedicated Maintenance team responsible for ensuring bus performance and safety in Portland, Oregon. Enjoy competitive wages, a hiring bonus, and opportunities for career advancement in a critical role supporting community transportation.

Benefits

Hiring bonus of $2,500

Qualifications

• Eighteen months of training in diesel technology required.
• Two years of experience as a heavy-duty diesel mechanic necessary.
• Must have valid Oregon driver’s license and obtain Class 'A' CDL.

Responsibilities

• Perform repairs and maintenance on buses.
• Diagnose equipment system malfunctions.
• Maintain safety and performance standards.

Skills

Knowledge of maintenance and repair practices

Knowledge of engine rebuild procedures

Knowledge of welding

Ability to communicate effectively

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Eighteen months of training in diesel technology

Two years of experience as a heavy-duty diesel mechanic

Tools

Metal turning lathes

Welding equipment

Job description

Rev up your career with TriMet as a Diesel Mechanic!

Our Diesel Mechanics are experts in all things bus. They are forward-looking and experienced problem-solvers responsible for keeping our vehicles in top performance on the road. As an essential member of the Maintenance team, their skills in mechanical diagnosis, identification and repair ensure that our fleet of nearly 700 buses is safe for service for our valued riders, employees and the community. If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and join a world-class team dedicated to keeping Portland moving, we’re offering a $2,500 hiring bonus!

The Diesel Mechanic performs and supports a wide variety of bus repair and maintenance duties on our buses. Primary responsibilities include rebuilding, repairing and maintaining engines, transmissions, differentials, gear components and related component parts.

Other duties include repairing and maintaining passenger and operator seating and upholstery, completing repairs to the body and structure, preparing for painting and providing welding, metal fabrication and machining services as necessary. The Diesel Mechanic also performs similar duties on our transit support vehicles and will have opportunities to help power our all-electric bus fleet in support of our zero-emissions goal by 2040.

Ensure a commitment to safety through consistent and professional behaviors in performance of job requirements that demonstrate safety is a fundamental value that guides all aspects of our work. Perform related duties as required.

Serve as a good steward of TriMet by regularly utilizing our transit system to maintain a strong and current understanding of customers’ experiences and of TriMet’s product and service offerings.

• Diagnose equipment system malfunctions (i.e., electrical, air brakes, suspension, heating and cooling systems, transmission, engine, lift, etc.). Identify any defective component or components. Complete all necessary repairs and replace any defective components.
• Perform road call service on defective equipment when required. Identify the problem and take appropriate action to return vehicle to revenue service or to the garage.
• Perform preventive maintenance inspections as assigned and determine vehicle condition by conducting inspections and diagnostic tests; identifying worn and damaged parts.
• Diagnose engine, engine component malfunctions and transmission defects. Identify defective components and complete repairs. Accurately fill-out/complete, and submit to the supervisor, parts issue slips and repair order/time tickets.
• Use District equipment, parts, and supplies in a safe and efficient manner. Report any defects as needed.
• Perform battery charging and maintenance when required
• Repair and replace windshields, windows and mirrors as necessary.
• Repair and replace vehicle interior parts and accessories.
• Perform frame repairs and rubber flooring installation.
• Perform machining operations by using metal turning lathes, drill presses, shapers, power backsaws, grinders, welding equipment and related hand tools.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area.
• Tag defective parts in support of the maintenance warranty program.

A minimum of a High School Diploma/GED or equivalent is required.

Eighteen (18) months of training in diesel technology and power systems at an accredited school or training program are required. Two (2) years of experience working as a heavy-duty diesel mechanic are required. Transit agency and/or trucking fleet experience is preferred. Must have a valid Oregon driver’s license. Must possess, or can obtain, a valid Oregon Class "A" Commercial Driver License (CDL) with passenger endorsement, no air brake restrictions and a valid DOT medical card.

• Ability to operate District revenue and service vehicles.
• Knowledge of maintenance and repair practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of engine rebuild procedures.
• Knowledge of maintenance and repair of transmissions and their components.
• Knowledge of welding.
• Knowledge of machine practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of maintenance and repair of differentials and gear components, including steering gears and flexible coupling transmissions.
• Knowledge of vehicle upholstering procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in written form.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, management, and the general public.
• Ability to work weekend, graveyard, swing, or day shifts and attend work on a regular basis.
• Ability to successfully complete certification and recertification training as appropriate.
• Must pass required physical examination with drug screen, and meet the physical activity requirements of the job, including the ability to safely lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to perform all essential functions, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Ability to operate District revenue and service vehicles.

Knowledge of maintenance and repair practices and procedures.

Knowledge of engine rebuild procedures.

Knowledge of maintenance and repair of transmissions and their components.

Knowledge of welding.

Knowledge of machine practices and procedures.

Knowledge of maintenance and repair of differentials and gear components, including steering gears and flexible coupling transmissions.

Knowledge of vehicle upholstering procedures.

Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in written form.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, management, and the general public.

Ability to work weekend, graveyard, swing, or day shifts and attend work on a regular basis.

Ability to successfully complete certification and recertification training as appropriate.

Must pass required physical examination with drug screen, and meet the physical activity requirements of the job, including the ability to safely lift up to 50 pounds.

Ability to perform all essential functions, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Union, Non-Exempt, Regular, Full-Time. Wage: $41.39 hourly. Wage will be in accordance with the current Working and Wage Agreement . See the hiring bonus information below.

Selection Process

If selected for the next step, candidates can expect to receive a reply from [e-mail] within one business week of submitting their application. Please add the email address to your approved senders list so it doesn’t go to spam.

Candidates will be selected based at a minimum on the result of:

Application Review/Work Record Review

Driving Record Review - Upon submitting your application, you are required to submit a DMV report from every state (except Oregon) where you have held a driver's license in the past ten (10) years. Refer to online instructions to download and attach documents to your application or email documents to [e-mail] .

Supplemental Electrical/Mechanical Systems Test

Criminal Background Check

Drug Screening

Medical Examination

Supplemental Information

Make sure you describe in detail how your education, training and work experience fit with this role. You are encouraged to attach a resume, cover letter, training certificates and/or letters of recommendation with your application. You are permitted five attachments of less than 5MB each.

Mechanics must acquire or possess the hand tools necessary to perform the duties of the position.

If you are a qualified veteran and would like to apply for veterans' preference points, you will need to reflect your status on the application and attach supporting documentation at the time of application submission.

If you need accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act for any part of the application process, contact our Human Resources staff at [phone], or the TTY line at 7-1-1. Note that we require a minimum of two work days' notice before the need for accommodation.

TriMet is an equal-opportunity employer committed to developing an organization that is reflective of and sensitive to the needs of the diverse community we serve, including veterans, older persons, and people with disabilities.

ADA Statement

As applied to the workplace, applicants and employees must be qualified to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. Essential functions may include required job functions performed infrequently as well as production standards related to the quality and quantity of work.

If a person with a disability could meet job qualifications with reasonable accommodation, TriMet will work with the employee to accommodate the need. If TriMet's accommodation is effective in allowing the employee to perform the essential functions of the job, it need not be the employee's preferred accommodation.

Hiring Bonus

For eligible employees hired into eligible non-trainee positions after the date that this Memorandum of Agreement is fully executed:

i. $500.00 to be paid with the first paycheck after hire in an eligible position.

ii. $1,000.00 to be paid with the eligible employee’s first paycheck following the 6-month anniversary of hire in an eligible position.

iii. $1,000.00 to be paid with the eligible employee’s first paycheck following the 1-year anniversary of hire in an eligible position.

For eligible employees hired into eligible non-trainee positions who were employed with TriMet as of the date that this MOA is fully executed:

i. $500.00 to be paid with the first paycheck that occurs 20 or more days after this MOA is fully executed.

ii. $1,000.00 to be paid with the eligible employee’s first paycheck following the 6 month anniversary of the date that this MOA was fully executed.

iii. $1,000.00 to be paid with the eligible employee’s first paycheck following the 1-year anniversary of the date that this MOA was fully executed.

About the company

TriMet, formally known as the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, is a public agency that operates mass transit in a region that spans most of the Portland metropolitan area in the US state of Oregon.

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