Shuttle Bus Mechanic Helper

About Us

ABM (NYSE: ABM) is one of the world’s largest providers of integrated facility, engineering, and infrastructure solutions. Every day, our over 100,000 team members deliver essential services that make spaces cleaner, safer, and efficient, enhancing the overall occupant experience. ABM serves a wide range of market sectors including commercial real estate, aviation, education, mission critical, and manufacturing and distribution. With over $8 billion in annual revenue and a blue-chip client base, ABM delivers innovative technologies and sustainable solutions that enhance facilities and empower clients to achieve their goals.

About the Role

The Maintenance role involves troubleshooting, repairing, maintaining, and installing HVAC and related equipment. This position also includes day-to-day coordination of specific agreements or projects to ensure contractual commitments are met in a timely, cost-effective manner.

The Mechanic Helper assists the Lead Mechanic in performing a full range of skilled mechanical maintenance, diagnostic, inspection, and repair duties on passenger shuttle buses.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, diagnose, adjust, and repair diesel-powered buses.
• Perform general installation, repair, replacement, and adjustment of bearings, ignitions, transmissions, differentials, axles, steering mechanisms, drive shafts, fenders, radiators, and front-end and rear suspension systems.
• Perform a prescribed preventative maintenance program on the bus fleet and road test vehicles after work has been completed.
• Perform work in adherence to safe work practices and procedures and in compliance with applicable standards and specifications.
• Maintain inventory of parts and supplies on hand for the repair of vehicles.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area; maintain and repair shop facilities and equipment.
• Maintain records of technical knowledge regarding equipment and concepts.
• Handle a heavy workload of calls and manage workload and job scheduling.
• Inform customers when arriving at or leaving the job and when planning to return.
• Promptly and accurately complete all required paperwork.
• Obtain customer signature on all service reports (before work begins when performing spot jobs).
• Keep manager informed of customer feedback.
• Communicate effectively and promptly.
• Provide technical training and knowledge as needed to clients, customers, and team members.
• Collaborate with and across multiple departments and representatives within the company.
• When the Supervisor is present, direct smaller work groups and report team performance issues to the Supervisor.

Requirements

• Procedures of preventive maintenance related to automotive and shuttle buses.
• Laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to shuttle bus operations and pupil transportation, including DOT compliance.
• Procedures of recycling and disposing of hazardous waste from motorized vehicles and equipment.
• Safe driving principles and practices.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must possess a valid, unexpired driver's license.
• High School Diploma, GED, or suitable equivalent is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• One (1) year of prior mechanical experience is preferred.

Skills & Abilities:

• Patch and install seat covers and other accessories.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

This is a good job for someone just entering the workforce or returning to the workforce with limited experience and education.

ABM is a military and veteran-friendly employer. Veterans and candidates with military experience are encouraged to apply. Military Occupational Specialty Codes: 91C, UT, MK, 1161, 3E1X1.

Benefits

ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package. For information about ABM’s benefits, visit ABM Employee Benefits.

Pay

The pay listed is $25.00 per hour. Any specific offer will vary based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, and alignment with market data.