Transit Service Worker

City of Billings; Billings (MT); On-site; USD 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Billings seeks a Transit Service Worker to perform semi-skilled tasks inspecting, servicing, and maintaining transit vehicles, buildings, and grounds on MET property. The role includes preventive maintenance, minor repairs, and custodial duties in a full-time schedule with variable hours.

Requirements include a high school diploma, two years of facility maintenance, and licenses/certifications to be obtained within 90 days. Equal opportunity employer and opportunity for career growth.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Minimum of two years' facility maintenance experience.
• Boiler license or must obtain within 90 days of employment.
• Underground Storage Tank Certification process to be completed within 90 days.
• Must pass pre-employment drug test and background/ driving record checks.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, service, and maintain transit vehicles, buildings, and grounds.
• Assist with facility preventive maintenance and minor repairs.
• Perform custodial duties and maintain safety compliance.
• Notify management of needs and maintain fuel/lubricant inventories.
• Open/close facilities and secure premises at end of day.

Skills

Facility maintenance experience

Pre-employment drug test

Background check

Driving record check

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Low-Pressure Boiler License

Underground Storage Tank Certification

Job description

The City of Billings is seeking a Transit Service Worker to perform a variety of semi-skilled work involved in inspecting, servicing, and maintaining transit system vehicles, buildings, and grounds.

Salary Range: $21.8623 - $24.1118 per hour. Salary reflects Step 1 and Step 3 of a 7-step pay scale. Salary at hiring will be dependent upon the applicant's education, experience, and training.

Work Schedule: Full time. Schedule varies Monday through Friday.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Check and service automobiles, buses, trucks, and groundskeeping equipment and other equipment as assigned with fuel, lubricants, and other fluids.
• Wash and clean of interiors and exteriors of vehicles including steaming engines and other mechanical areas.
• Assist mechanics as needed during both in facility and on road services.
• Move vehicles and equipment as needed on MET property.
• Notify fleet and facilities management of needed resources, including fuel and lubricants and order as assigned; monitor tank management system and report on any abnormalities.
• Carry out facility preventive maintenance programs for applicable equipment.
• Inspect and make minor repairs on boilers, compressors, hot water heaters, air conditioners and other related equipment.
• Perform electrical work including changing ballasts and fixtures and repairing outlets and electric motors.
• Maintain heating and plumbing systems including changing filters, setting valves, and changing motors.
• Maintain drive through commercial bus wash building including pump, electrical system, and brushes.
• Maintain on site grounds systems including fencing, gates, sprinkler systems and other items.
• Perform annual fire extinguisher inventory and inspection for all fleet and facilities; maintain and inspect fire extinguishers regularly.
• Perform custodial duties, cleaning, and maintenance of facilities including dust and polish furniture and woodwork, wash windows and walls, clean rest rooms, assist in moving and arranging furniture and equipment, sweep, scrub/strip/wax floors, etc.
• Schedule carpet cleanings.
• Perform building maintenance duties in and around MET building including pouring concrete pads for bus shelters, painting, landscaping, grounds upkeep, and other duties.
• Perform and assist in snow removal procedures; direct snow removal procedures as assigned.
• Order and maintain facility inventory of routine parts and supplies as directed.
• Open for daily operations and secure building and facilities at end of day as assigned; disarm/secure alarm system and report on alarm functions.
• Assemble, maintain, clean, and repair advertising benches, bus shelters, and other transit amenities.
• Install and remove advertising graphics on fleet vehicles.
• Assist with orientation and training of new personnel.
• Complete required task tracking and reporting in electronic fleet and facility management systems; prepare maintenance reports as assigned.
• Assist with facility and fleet inventory services as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualification & Skills

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of two (2) years' facility maintenance experience, or equivalent.
• Possession of a Low-Pressure Boiler License or one must be obtained within ninety (90) days of employment.
• Completion of State of Montana Underground Storage Tank Certification process within ninety (90) days of employment.
• Must successfully pass a pre-employment drug test, Federal and State criminal background check and a driving record check.

Equal Opportunity Employer.