Service Employee

First Student; Town of Vernon (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

First Student seeks a Service Employee to support fueling and maintenance of school, activity, and commercial buses. The role includes gate access, yard organization, and accurate recordkeeping, with a pay rate of $20/hr and English-language requirements for safety communications.

Key duties cover fuel deliveries, stick readings, fluid checks, light bus maintenance, and adherence to DOT testing rules. Career advancement opportunities and competitive wages are highlighted.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
• Knowledge of bus maintenance preferred.
• Ability to learn maintenance skills.

Responsibilities

• Opens the gates to the lot and checks bus parking areas to ensure all can be dispatched in a timely manner.
• Maintains accurate records and completes Bulk Fuel Receiving Report, Fuel Variance Report, Closing Month-end Report and Meter Calibration Report
• Notifies the Location Manager or designee when a fuel delivery is required and ensures that accurate stick readings are taken before and after delivery
• Checks and fills the oil, antifreeze, power steering, transmission fluid, brake fluid, windshield washer fluid and belts on buses being fueled
• Performs light interior and exterior maintenance on buses as required
• Performs any other management requests or directives as requested

Skills

Bus maintenance knowledge

Record keeping

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

The Service Employer maintains and fuels all school buses, activity, and commercial buses in conjunction with First Student's Maintenance Department: dispenses fuel, checks oil, maintains accurate stick and meter readings, stocks required supplies and equipment, and coordinates the flow of buses to ensure safe operation. Performs light maintenance as necessary to buildings and grounds.

$20/hr

As a Service Employee, your major responsibilities will be to:

• Opens the gates to the lot and checks bus parking areas to ensure all can be dispatched in a timely manner. Re-positions any buses that may impede the traffic in the yard
• Maintains accurate records and completes Bulk Fuel Receiving Report, Fuel Variance Report, Closing Month-end Report and Meter Calibration Report
• Notifies the Location Manager or designee when a fuel delivery is required and ensures that accurate stick readings are taken before and after delivery
• Checks and fills the oil, antifreeze, power steering, transmission fluid, brake fluid, windshield washer fluid and belts on buses being fueled
• Performs light interior and exterior maintenance on buses as required
• Performs any other management requests or directives as requested

At First Student, each individual plays an integral part of the communities they serve. We care as much about you as we do our students and that is why we are Proud & Excited to offer the following:

• Tremendous Career Advancement Opportunities
• Competitive Wages

Service Employee Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• Knowledge of bus maintenance
• Ability to learn maintenance skills.
• Subject to DOT drug testing and physical. DOT Regulation 49 CFR Part 40 does not authorize the use of Schedule I drugs, including marijuana, for any reason.

Language Requirement This role requires English proficiency. Federal, state, and local requirements, including U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, require training, safety communications, company policies, employment documents, and other job-related communications be conducted in English.

First for a reason: At First Student, we are a family of 60,000+ 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.

In 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.

All 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 https://www.phila.gov/media/20210423160847/Fair-Chance-Hiring-law-poster.pdf.