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Fleet Tech in Charge – Senior Diesel Technician/Working Shop Lead

Location: Middle Island, NY Pay: $39.70 per hour Position Type: Full-Time

This Is a Hands-On Senior Technician Position First Student is hiring an experienced Fleet Tech in Charge to serve as the working lead for our Middle Island maintenance shop. This is not a desk-only management position, and it is not an entry-level technician role. The Fleet Tech in Charge works alongside the maintenance team, performs advanced diagnostics and repairs, handles the shop’s most difficult mechanical issues, and provides day-to-day direction to other technicians. Candidates must have at least three years of professional or military automotive, diesel, commercial-fleet, or heavy-equipment repair experience. Candidates must also have previous experience serving as a lead technician, shop lead, foreperson, supervisor, or in a comparable role directing the work of other technicians.

Your application or résumé should clearly identify: • Your total years of hands-on repair experience

• The types of vehicles and equipment you have maintained

• The mechanical and electrical systems you have diagnosed and repaired

• Any lead technician or supervisory responsibilities you have held

• Your current CDL and ASE certification status

What We Offer • $39.70 per hour

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, prescription, and hospitalization coverage

• 401(k) enrollment

• Company-provided life insurance

• Paid sick time, vacation, and holidays

• Stable, full-time employment

• Ongoing technical training and professional development

• Opportunities to earn and maintain ASE certifications

What You Will Do As the Fleet Tech in Charge, you will divide your time between advanced hands-on repair work and coordinating the daily activities of the maintenance shop. Your responsibilities will include: • Performing advanced diagnostics, maintenance, and repairs on school buses and other fleet vehicles

• Diagnosing complex engine, emissions, transmission, brake, hydraulic, HVAC, electrical, and vehicle-control system problems

• Working directly on vehicles in the shop and responding to roadside or emergency repair needs

• Road-testing vehicles when necessary to diagnose concerns or verify completed repairs

• Assigning repair work based on technician experience, shop priorities, and fleet-service needs

• Reviewing technicians’ progress, repair quality, productivity, and completed work orders

• Providing technical guidance and hands-on assistance when technicians encounter difficult repairs

• Conducting quality-control inspections and vehicle audits

• Ensuring repairs meet company standards and applicable federal and state safety requirements

• Conducting daily shop huddles and fleet-readiness walks

• Coaching, training, and developing technicians at multiple experience levels

• Helping address technician performance or corrective-action concerns in coordination with management and Human Resources

• Scheduling preventive maintenance and coordinating vehicle availability with dispatch and operations

• Reviewing repair orders, parts usage, labor hours, and maintenance records

• Monitoring inventory and helping ensure necessary parts, tools, and equipment are available

• Identifying repeat equipment failures, repair trends, and opportunities to improve fleet reliability

• Communicating shop status, vehicle availability, major repairs, and budget needs to location and maintenance leadership

• Assisting with hiring, employee evaluations, training recommendations, and other shop-lead responsibilities

• Performing other hands-on maintenance or shop duties as operational needs require

Minimum Qualifications Candidates must have: • At least three years of professional or military hands-on automotive, diesel, commercial-fleet, bus, truck, or heavy-equipment maintenance and repair experience

• Advanced experience diagnosing and repairing multiple vehicle systems, including engines, brakes, transmissions, emissions, electrical systems, hydraulics, HVAC, and related components

• At least one year of experience as a lead technician, shop lead, foreperson, maintenance supervisor, or in another role responsible for directing or reviewing technicians’ work

• A demonstrated ability to perform advanced repairs personally—not only assign or oversee work

• Experience planning and scheduling daily, weekly, and monthly fleet-maintenance activities

• A valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving record

• A current Class B CDL with passenger endorsement, or the ability and willingness to obtain the required CDL and endorsement within three months of hire

• The ability to meet New York State eligibility requirements to operate a school bus, including being at least 21 years of age

• Knowledge of safe shop practices and applicable DOT, OSHA, federal, state, and company requirements

• Experience using computerized diagnostic equipment, web-based maintenance systems, and standard computer applications

• The ability to document repairs, review work orders, and communicate shop priorities clearly

• The ability to provide technical direction, coaching, and constructive feedback to other technicians

• The ability to supply and maintain the personal mechanic tools required for the position

• The ability to lift at least 50 pounds

• The ability to work beneath vehicles and in crouched, kneeling, standing, or prone positions

• The ability to work in a maintenance-shop environment and under varying weather conditions

Preferred Qualifications Preference may be given to candidates with: • School bus, transit bus, truck, commercial-fleet, or heavy-equipment repair experience

• Experience working in a unionized maintenance environment

• Vocational or technical training in automotive or diesel technology

• Current ASE certifications

• ASE Master Technician status

• New York State vehicle-inspection certification

• Experience conducting DOT or quality

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