Automotive Mechanic
Published Date: May 5, 2025
Location: US
Company: Los Angeles Unified School District
SALARY DETAILS
APPLICATION FILING DATES
May 5, 2025 - May 20, 2025
INFORMATION ABOUT LAUSD
We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education, focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to thrive in college, career and life. LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation, with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.
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DEPARTMENT OR SCHOOL SITE
LAUSD's Transportation Services Division transports approximately 41,000 students daily; it oversees approximately 1,700 bus routes during the traditional school year, and logged a total of 23 million miles transporting LAUSD students in the previous fiscal year. LAUSD's Transportation Services Division also operates five major garage facilities serving approximately 3,400 LAUSD-owned buses, trucks, autos, vans, and power equipment.
BENEFITS
Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).
Vacation: Full-time employees earn up to two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five years of year-round paid service.
Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
An Automotive Mechanic performs mechanical repairs on automobiles and other light duty gasoline powered, alternative-fueled, and electric-powered equipment and assists in repairing heavy-duty equipment.
Typical duties for this position include:
- Performing journey-level mechanic duties on passenger automobiles, small trucks and buses, and other alternative-fueled, electric-powered, hybrid-powered, and internal-combustion equipment, such as air compressors, forklifts, riding mowers, sweepers, and skiploaders, including:
- Diagnosing sources of trouble or failure in automotive equipment, including those with electronic components.
- Grinding valves, replacing piston rings, fitting bearings, aligning rods, repairing clutches, overhauling differentials, balancing wheels, repairing or replacing mufflers and other exhaust system parts, repairing or replacing electronic components, servicing and repairing pollution control devices, removing install engines, and adjusting and repairing transmissions.
- Adjusting and repairing carburetion, fuel injection and ignition systems, including tuning and timing engines and setting and adjusting voltage regulators, generators, and alternators.
- Adjusting and repairing steering and suspension systems, replacing brake shoes or pads, and servicing hydraulic brake systems.
- Lubricating engine and chassis, components, replacing hoses, and performing maintenance inspections.
- Replacing or repairing locks, seat-adjustment mechanisms, and other components items.
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Assisting in the mechanical repair of heavy-duty equipment, including diesel-powered trucks and buses, involving air brakes, hydraulic loading systems, and heavy-duty application transmissions.
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Operating garage equipment, including meters, analyzers, gauges, hydraulic lifts, jacks, grinders, etc.
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Performing simple electric arc and metal inert gas (MIG) acetylene welding.
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Road testing vehicles.
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Cleaning tools, equipment, and the work area.
Please Note: This is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities of this position. For a comprehensive list of duties performed, please refer to the class description via our website: Automotive Mechanic - Class Description
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
EDUCATION:
Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency.
EXPERIENCE:
Four years of experience in the repair of passenger automobiles, buses, or trucks, including at least three of the following: engine, transmission and differential, front suspension, brake, and electrical emission diagnostic equipment OR completion of a two-year program in automotive mechanics from an accredited college, trade, or technical school and two years of the aforementioned experience. Experience as a Power Equipment Mechanic with the Los Angeles Unified School District may substitute the required experience on a year-for-year basis.
SPECIAL:
A valid driver’s license to legally operate a motor vehicle in the State of California.
A Class A or B license is preferable.
Must furnish a rollaway tool box and hand tools of the trade up to 1-1/4 inch.
SPECIAL NOTE:
All employees in these classifications are subject to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) regulations for drug and alcohol testing as required by the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991.
PLEASE NOTE: All entrance requirements must be met by the end of the filing period in order to move forward with the assessment process. To verify the education requirement, transcripts, diplomas, and/or certifications, must be presented at the time applications are screened. As such, please be sure to upload your educational documents as an attachment to your candidate profile. Candidates who have completed college or university course work at an institution in a country other than the United States, must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts and degrees. Please be sure to request a DETAILED report. For a list of approved evaluation organizations visit: https://www.lausd.org/Page/7876
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate for the Automotive Mechanic position will have completed a formal apprenticeship program, or possess journey-level mechanical experience working on and diagnosing common issues and solutions to repair engines, transmissions and differentials, front suspensions, brakes, electrical, and emission diagnostic equipment for automobiles, light trucks, light buses, and other gasoline, diesel, alternative-fueled, hybrid-powered, electric vehicles. The ideal candidate will be very detail-oriented, with an emphasis on safety while performing mechanical repair and maintenance work. They will be a reliable contributor who can adapt to changes in work demands. Furthermore, they will work together with other garage staff and use effective communication strategies to keep them informed about what repairs have been made on which vehicles, as well as any pending maintenance/repair work that still needs to be completed.
EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS
We anticipate receiving a number of well qualified applicants for this position; therefore, there will be a competitive process. The hiring departments have requested that we proceed with the selection process in an expeditious and timely manner. To honor this request, we will be adhering to a pre-planned employment assessment schedule. If you are unable to attend the scheduled assessment dates, please note that we recruit for this position on a regular basis. We encourage you to visit our website, https://careers.lausd.org/pc periodically to check for the next recruitment and we encourage you to apply again. For more information about the LAUSD employment assessment process, visit the hiring process section of our website at https://careers.lausd.org/pc.
The assessment process for this position TENTATIVELY consists of a Written Test.
Application materials (your candidate profile, resume, and supplemental questionnaire) will be evaluated in relation to the background, experience, and competencies identified for successful performance in this job. For this reason, it is highly recommended that your application materials clearly show all of your relevant background and specialized skills, knowledge, and abilities.
The testing may be conducted remotely and/or in-person, and all applicants will be required to submit a Candidate Confidentiality Form prior to testing. Failure to submit these forms before the given deadline will result in the withdrawal of your application from the selection process. Candidates who receive a failing score on any test module will NOT be eligible to move forward in the selection process.
If you have questions regarding the employment selection process, please contact Andrew Nam at andrew.nam@lausd.net.
APPLICATION PROCESS
IMPORTANT NOTE: Once you submit your application, you should receive an email message confirming that you successfully submitted your application. If you DO NOT receive this message on the same day you apply, it is likely that you did not submit your application.
DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE APPLICATION?
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To find out whether the application deadline has been extended, visit the website at: https://careers.lausd.org/pc. The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion. Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing are available to individuals with disabilities. Please call (213) 241-3455 for more information.
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ADDITIONAL POSTING INFORMATION
The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying. The District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct or bullying based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, gender/sex (including gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/lactation status and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, religion, color, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability (including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart disease), medical condition (cancer related and genetic characteristics), military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or affiliation (unless union related), a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides significant assistance. For inquiries or complaints contact our Equal Opportunity Section, (213) 241-7685.
Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months. The hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open positions in related job classifications.
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