Vehicle/Equipment Repair Technician II (Body Specialist) - 60025921

Job Responsibilities

The person in this position will rebuild/repair damaged vehicles (buses, trucks, cars, etc.) and restore these vehicles to original equipment manufacturer (OEM) requirements as needed. This will include component repair, panel and section repairs, and section and overall refinishing.

Evaluate and diagnose special damage problems. Prepare estimates of accident damages to department-owned vehicles. Perform complete inspection of vehicles to ensure estimate includes all repairs necessary to return vehicles to pre-accident operational status.

Notify supervisor of any unusual or significant damages. Assist Shop Clerk in the ordering, maintenance, and inventory of parts and supplies for Body Shop. Provide other services in support of the school bus maintenance mission or the Office of Transportation mission as instructed by the supervisor.

This position is located in the Division of District Operations, Office of Transportation/Chester Bus Shop.

Please direct all inquiries to:

Brian West, County Supervisor

Chester School Bus Maintenance Shop

553 Wilson Street

Chester, South Carolina 29706-2138

(803) 581-6131

Minimum and Additional Requirements

Work experience involving the independent performance of job duties directly related to the area of employment.

Preferred Qualifications

Four (4) years of mechanical experience in automotive or related repair; or any combination of training and experience that would enable an applicant to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities. Required to lift objects weighing 50 pounds and to move objects weighing 125 pounds 30 feet.

Must be able to operate power, hydraulic, and electronic equipment. Must possess or acquire within 120 calendar days a valid Class A or B CDL with Tank Vehicle, Passenger and Air Brake endorsements, and criminal background check. Successful candidates will be extended an offer of conditional probationary employment, at which time they will be required to submit to and pass a drug screening for illegal drugs and must pass the SDE/USDOT medical exam.

Additional Comments

ONLY THOSE APPLICANTS CHOSEN FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE NOTIFIED BY LETTER THAT THE POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED.

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