Are you interested in joining a team of highly skilled and technical individuals? VTA is seeking Transit Mechanics responsible for maintaining, repairing, and restoring VTA buses and related equipment to serviceable conditions. Don't wait and apply today!
Definition
Under general supervision, the Transit Mechanic performs skilled mechanical work as required, diagnoses, maintains, repairs, services, inspects and tests VTA buses and support vehicles.
Distinguishing Characteristics
Transit Mechanic is a journey-level classification. It is distinguished from the Service Mechanic class in that positions in the latter class perform minor repair, inspection, and lubrication of VTA buses and assist Transit Mechanics in more difficult mechanical work. Transit Mechanic positions are distinguished from positions in the Overhaul and Repair Mechanic class in that the latter performs major disassembly, rebuilding, and assembly duties in overhauling VTA buses or their components.
Qualified applicants will be invited to take a written exam scheduled for Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at 1:30 PM in San Jose.
Applicants who pass the written exam will be invited to participate in a performance exam in the following weeks.
Bus Maintenance
VTA buses are maintained at three bus operating divisions - Chaboya, North, and Cerone. The Cerone Overhaul and Repair department provides heavy repair, component rebuild, an electronics shop, upholstery, and additional maintenance services. Bus Maintenance includes timely and reliable maintenance, preventive maintenance, inspections, and transit bus and service equipment servicing.
After a bus returns from revenue service at the end of each day, Maintenance pulls the cash vault, analyzes the driver defect card, fuels the bus, cleans the interior and exterior, cleans and/or replaces seats and windows, and removes and repairs any vandalism or graffiti. Regular preventive maintenance is performed at prescheduled cycles every 2,000, 6,000, 12,000, and 24,000 miles, as well as in preparation for winter and summer driving conditions, to ensure optimal performance, efficiency, safety, and reliability.
The Overhaul and Repair department provides paint and body repair, upholstery, farebox repair, electronics repair, component overhaul, and the heavy repair/rebuild of engines, transmissions, and other components. The Road Call Maintenance unit is part of Running Repair/Corrective Maintenance and performs diagnostic and minor field repairs to VTA buses in revenue service. Cerone Chaboya North Yard.
Classification Bargaining Unit: ATU
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