Description
First for a reason:
At First Student, we are a family of 60,000+ employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. Our employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer.
First Student is now hiring a Utility Worker serving the PUSD – Porterville Unified School District!
Our Utility Worker maintains and fuels all the white van fleet in conjunction with First Student's Maintenance Department: dispenses fuel, stocks required supplies and equipment and coordinates the flow of vans to ensure safe operation. Performs light maintenance as necessary to buildings and grounds.
At First Student, everyone plays an integral part of the communities they serve. We care as much about you as we do our students and that is why we are Proud & Excited to offer the following:
• $18 - $19 per hour, based on experience and qualifications
•Monday-Friday, full-time shift schedule and consistent, year-round work
• Tremendous Career Advancement Opportunities
• Competitive Wages
As a Utility Worker, your major responsibilities will be to:
· Checks van parking areas to ensure all can be dispatched in a timely manner. Re-positioning any vans that may impede the traffic in the yard.
· Ensures that adequate supplies to perform checks are maintained at the fuel island.
· Inspects all vans during fueling or on a regularly scheduled basis for physical damage. Any damage will be reported immediately to the Location Manager or designee.
· Performs maintenance of buildings and grounds to include yard cleanliness, empty trash cans, or any other yard projects that are assigned, as necessary.
· Maintaining the appropriate credentials to drive a regular route as required to cover the day's activities.
· Assists with reserving rental vans/dropping off rental vans.
· Performing any other management requests or directives as requested.
· Keeping vans fueled/washed and ready for use
· Fixing and repairing seats and similar items
· Performing minor repairs and other general maintenance duties
Utility Worker Requirements:
• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• Knowledge of bus maintenance
• Ability to learn maintenance skills.
• Subject to DOT drug testing and physical. DOT Regulation 49 CFR Part 40 does not authorize the use of Schedule I drugs, including marijuana, for any reason.
In the state of Washington, all technician and driving positions, including but not limited to van drivers and any other position requiring employees to drive a company-owned vehicle, are considered safety-sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. First is also committed to providing a drug-free workplace. First will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other fair chance law. Philadelphia's Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance Poster is at this link or upon request https://www.phila.gov/media/20210423160847/Fair-Chance-Hiring-law-poster.pdf.
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