JOURNEY MECHANIC I - SWING (Department of Transportation)

About the Employer

Located in one of the most diverse areas of California, Elk Grove Unified is an award-winning district known for its commitment to academic excellence and learning for all students in its 68 schools in nine high school regions. It covers 320 square miles within the City of Elk Grove, the City of Sacramento, the City of Rancho Cordova, and the unincorporated area of Sacramento County. EGUSD integrates career-based learning and real-world workplace experiences with rigorous academics to prepare its students for college, career, and life, supporting them with the means to be creative problem solvers, self-aware, self-reliant, and self-disciplined; technically literate; effective communicators and collaborators; and engaged in the community as individuals with integrity.

Job Summary

Job Summary

The Transportation Department provides home-to-school transportation to traditional, year-round, and special education students who reside within the board-approved busing guidelines, as well as transportation for field trips. The district's buses travel more than 2.5 million miles a year and transports more than 10,000 students each day. Elk Grove Unified recognizes the important role buses play in saving lives, reducing traffic and improving air quality. The district operates one of the cleanest fleets in California. Thanks to grants from our local air quality district, Elk Grove Unified currently operates 20 buses that run on clean, compressed natural gas. In addition, the district received grant funding that enabled the placement of 58 particulate traps on buses - dramatically reducing emissions. Currently, Elk Grove Unified is pursuing other grant opportunities to test one of the first hybrid electric school buses when they become available.

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Requirements / Qualifications

Please complete our on-line application in full. Please scan required documents. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ANY REQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO BE SCANNED AND ATTACHED MUST BE IN .PDF FORMAT. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Any combination equivalent to: graduation from high school and three years journey-level automotive or diesel maintenance and repair. Possession of valid California Class B commercial driver's license with passenger and air brake endorsements.

• Driver's License Copy (Valid California Class B drivers license with passenger endorsement + air brake)
• Resume

Comments and Other Information

The Employee Entrance Evaluation requirement is available in the information/testing link above. Incumbents must obtain certification to wear a respirator withing probationary period. The Elk Grove Unified School District prohibits discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sexual harassment) or bullying based on a person's actual or perceived ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, immigration status, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For questions or complaints, contact Equity Compliance Officer: Amreek Singh, Chief Human Resources Officer, 9510 Elk Grove Florin Road, Elk Grove CA 95624 , 916 686 5085, Title IX Coordinator: Amreek Singh, Chief Human Resources Officer, 9510 Elk Grove Florin Road, Elk Grove CA 95624 , 916 686 5085 and Section 504 Coordinator: Keith Mims/Don Gordon, Hearing Coordinator, 9510 Elk Grove Florin Road, Elk Grove, CA 95624, 916 686 7568.

For more information about this position, go to the pdf file here MECHANIC I-20230523134518.pdf