North America Central School Bus - Technician Jobs in St. Louis, MO

Job Purpose 

• Maintains, repairs, and overhauls school buses and other company vehicles. 
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. 
• Performs a variety of maintenance tasks. 
• May direct the work of others. 
• Works under general supervision with some latitude for independent judgment. 
• May assist in training less experienced technicians or new employees. 

Major Responsibilities 

• Repairs and maintains school buses and other company vehicles while adhering to FMCSA guidelines. 
• Inspects and tests equipment at prescribed intervals of time and usage or upon malfunction or breakdown. 
• Inspects, tests, and aligns bus lights and wheels and maintains electrical systems and controls. 
• Balances wheels to minimize wear on tires and rotates wheels at prescribed mileage intervals. 
• Tunes up engine to maintain combustion control standards. 
• Adjusts equipment to standards set by state DOT for motor vehicle inspections and safety standards. 
• Disassembles, inspects, and replaces worn or broken parts. 
• Fixes and adjusts new or repaired parts. 
• Oils and greases vehicles; changes filters. 
• Test drives repaired equipment. 
• Performs limited bodywork and repainting on vehicles after a breakdown or accident, as needed or as skills allow. 
• Maintains part usage records and orders repair parts from designated suppliers. 
• May be required to maintain small parts storeroom. 
• Notifies supervisor of potentially dangerous equipment and corrective action taken. 
• May direct work on an as needed basis of less skilled technicians. 
• All other duties as assigned.