Mechanic Automotive Transmission

Metro Nashville Public Schools; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Metro Nashville Public Schools is seeking a Mechanic for Automotive Transmission to provide repair and maintenance of gas and diesel engines. The role involves adhering to safety regulations and maintaining a safe work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years’ experience in maintaining and repairing gas and diesel vehicles.
• Graduation from an accredited automotive training program in lieu of experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance and repair work adhering to regulations.
• Conduct inspections and preventative maintenance.
• Repair and replace broken or worn parts.

Skills

Automotive Repair

Preventative Maintenance

Safety Compliance

Education

High School or GED

Job description

Mechanic Automotive Transmission-(22006980)

Description

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Job Title :

Mechanic – Automotive Transmission

FLSA : Non-exempt

Job Code & Family

86471; Maintenance

Revision Date : 06.13.2014

Salary Plan & Pay Grade :

Support; TR002-H

Revised By : Taffy Marsh

EEO Code : 517 : skilled crafts

Grant Funded?

No=Local

of months; # of days :

12 mos; 260 days

WSC 001

JOB SUMMARY & PRIMARY JOB FUNCTIONS

REPORTS TO : Assist Foreman - Shop

DEPARTMENT NAME : Transportation

JOB SUMMARY (2-3 sentences) : Provides repair and maintenance of gas and diesel engines. Hiring rate of pay for this job has been set at SCH008, step 9.

PRIMARY JOB FUNCTIONS : List, in the order of time spent, the essential tasks performed by the position. Employees may be assigned additional duties by management as required.

Job Responsibility 1 :

Job Responsibility 2 :

Perform maintenance and repair work while adhering to federal, state and local regulations.

Job Responsibility 3 :

Conducts the inspections and performance preventative maintenance.

Job Responsibility 4 :

Repairs and replaces broken or worn parts; knowledge of automotive air conditioning systems.

Job Responsibility 5 :

Writes and submits work orders.

Job Responsibility 6 :

Maintains a safe and orderly work environment.

Job Responsibility 7 :

Keeps work area free of discarded parts, coolants and lubricants to ensure a safe working area, and to adheres to OSHA and shop regulations.

Job Responsibility 8 :

Operates service trucks, wreckers, and road tests school buses.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES, REQUIREMENTS, AND IMPACTS

DATA RESPONSIBILITY : “ Data Responsibility” refers to information, knowledge, and conceptions obtained by observation, investigation, interpretation, visualization, and mental creation. Data are intangible and include numbers, words, symbols, ideas, concepts, and oral verbalizations.

Compares or inspects data, people, or things against a standard.

PEOPLE RESPONSIBILITY : “ People Responsibility” refers to individuals who have contact with or are influenced by the position.

Follows instructions of supervisor.

ASSETS RESPONSIBILITY : “ Assets Responsibility” refers to the responsibility for achieving economies or preventing loss within the organization.

Requires responsibility and opportunity for achieving moderate economies and / or preventing moderate losses through the management or handling of supplies of high value or moderate amounts of money.

MATHEMATICAL REQUIREMENTS : “ Mathematics” deals with quantities, magnitudes, and forms and their relationships and attributes by the use of numbers and symbols.

Uses addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; may compute ratios, rates, and percentages.

COMMUNICATIONS REQUIREMENTS : “ Communications” involves the ability to read, write, and speak.

Reads technical instructions, charts, and / or procedures manuals; composes routine reports and completes job forms; speaks compound sentences using standard grammar.

COMPLEXITY OF WORK : “ Complexity of Work” addresses the analysis, initiative, ingenuity, creativity, and concentration required by the position and the presence of any unusual pressures.

Performs semi-routine work involving set procedures and rules, but with frequent problems; requires normal attention with short periods of concentration for accurate results or occasional exposure to unusual pressure.

IMPACT OF DECISIONS : “ Impact of Decisions” refers to consequences such as damage to property, loss of data or property, exposure of the organization to legal liability, or injury or death to individuals.

Makes decisions with moderately serious impact - affects work unit and may affect other units or citizens.

EQUIPMENT USAGE : “Equipment Usage” refers to inanimate objects such as substances, materials, machines, tools, equipment, work aids, or products. A thing is tangible and has shape, form, and other physical characteristics.

Handles machines, tools, equipment, or work aids involving moderate latitude for judgment regarding attainment of standard or in selecting appropriate items.

SAFETY OF OTHERS : “ Safety of Others” refers to the responsibility for other people’s safety, either inherent in the job or to assure the safety of the general public.

Requires considerable responsibility for the safety and health of others and / or continuous enforcement of the laws and standards of public health and safety.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS : “ Education Requirements” refers to job specific training and education required for entry into the position.

High School or GED.

LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, AND REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED : “ Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations” refers to professional, state, or federal licenses, certifications, or registrations required to enter the position.

Current Tennessee Driver’s License required.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS : “ Experience Requirements” refers to the amount of work experience that is required for entry into the position that would result in reasonable expectation that the person can perform the tasks required by the position.

Minimum of two years’ applicable experience in maintaining, diagnosing, and repairing gas and diesel vehicles. Graduation from an accredited automotive training program in lieu of experience.

More specific degree, certification, and experience requirements will be included in the position announcement as vacancies occur.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES REQUIREMENTS

PHYSICAL DEMANDS : “ Physical Demands” refers to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.

Requires heavy work involving exerting up to 100 pounds of force on a frequent basis and exceptional dexterity and skill in operating machinery, tools, or equipment.

UNAVOIDABLE HAZARDS : “ Unavoidable Hazards” refers to unusual conditions in the work environment that may cause illness or injury.

The position is exposed to extreme heat / cold, wet or humid conditions, bright / dim lights, intense noise levels, vibration, fumes or noxious odors, moving mechanical parts, electrical shock, traffic, and toxic or caustic chemicals.

SENSORY (ADA) REQUIREMENTS : “ Sensory Requirements” refers to hearing, sight, touch, taste, and smell necessary to perform the tasks required by the position efficiently.

The position requires normal visual acuity and field of vision, hearing, speaking, color perception, sense of smell, and texture perception.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT COMPLIANCE

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires MNPS to provide adequate accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.