Qualifications

• Grade 12 Diploma or academic equivalent
• Valid B.C. Provincial/Interprovincial Red Seal Trades Certificate as a Heavy Duty Mechanic or Commercial Vehicle Mechanic
• Current Commercial Vehicle Inspection Certificate
• Valid B.C. Class 1 or 2 Driver’s License with an Air Brake Endorsement and clean driver’s abstract
• Minimum of two years related experience at the journeyperson level
  WHMIS training
• Physically capable of performing the job duties.

Description/Duties

Cowichan Valley School District 79

Applications are being accepted for the position of:

FULL-TIME JOURNEYPERSON MECHANIC / BUS DRIVER

The Journeyperson Mechanic/Bus Driver performs mechanical work to all school district and Cowichan Tribes vehicles and equipment as directed as well as professional bus driving services to the Transportation Department following established methods and procedures.

DUTIES: 

• This position includes all duties of the Regular Bus Driver job description #12
• Diagnoses problems, maintains and repairs school buses and other district vehicles, such as trucks, vans, tractors, lifts as well as grounds equipment, such as lawn mowers, weed-eaters, chainsaws, etc.
• Uses independent judgment as to the method of performing the work after receiving verbal or written instructions.
• Conducts regular inspections and maintenance of school buses and commercial vehicles; maintains records as part of a preventative maintenance program.
• Schedules required repairs appropriately.
• On occasion, prepares purchase requisitions and orders required parts as per Transportation Department guidelines.
• Assists in the assessment, design and estimating of projects.  Reads and interprets drawings and specifications, determines material requirements, lays out projects and reports on work in progress as required.
• Assists other employees as appropriate.
• Utilizes Fleet Maintenance software and other software related to the trade.
• May, on occasion, be required to perform other job-related duties as assigned.

This is a unionized position.  Job description for position #14 can be found at www.sd79.bc.ca.

For additional information regarding this position, please contact Selena Hayes, Transportation Manager, at 250-748-0321 (ext. 275) or email [email protected].

Applications must include a cover letter, resume, copies of required certificates along with three work-related references with permission to contact.  Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until filled and can be dropped off at the School Board Office, emailed or faxed to:

Jen Christenson, Staffing Officer and Systems Analyst

Cowichan Valley School District

2557 Beverly Street, Duncan, BC V9L 2X3

Email:  [email protected]   Ph:  250-748-0321 (ext. 282)   Fax: 250-748-6591

To view the original posting, please visit Make a Future at: https://bit.ly/3PDm4Ok.

Thank you for your interest in this position.  Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.