2025-2026 Vehicle Fleet Technician Transportation

VehicleFleet Technician

Transportation Department

SY 2025-2026

Montgomery County Public Schools in Virginia is accepting applications for a VehicleFleet Technician in the Transportation Department. TheTechnician assists the Shop Foreman in maintaining the school board fleet of school buses and other motor vehicles and equipment in a state of operating efficiency for the safety of our students and employees and to prevent interruptions to the educational programs to the extent possible. Special care is to be given to vehicle components that could produce a life-threatening situation if damaged and not repaired.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Knowledge and mechanical experience on diesel and gasoline engines necessary to maintain school buses trucks vans cars tractors and small engine equipment
• Virginia Commercial Drivers license (CDL) Class B with air brakes required. License must have S and P endorsements or technician must be able to obtain them immediately upon hire
• Valid Virginia State Inspector license or be eligible to obtain one immediately upon hire
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Satisfactory DMV driving record
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to quickly and calmly respond to emergency situations

Preferred Qualifications:

• ASE School Bus Technician certification
• Knowledge and ability to operate a tow truck for fleet vehicles preferred
• Technical school or diesel college degree preferred

FLSA: Exempt

SALARY: $52000.00 - $91182.31 with benefits commensurate with experience

BENEFITS:

Anthem Medical Plans - Multiple options available for comprehensive medical and prescription coverage

Ameritas Vision Plan - Coverage includes eye exams lenses frames and contact lenses

Delta Dental Plan - FREE Delta Dental coverage for employees spouses and families

Carilion EAP - FREE Confidential Employee Assistance Program providing support for mental health legal financial concerns and crisis support available to employees and their families

Generous Employee Leave Benefits - MCPS offers leave benefits for PT and FT employees including paid sick leave personal leave funeral leave and annual leave. Employees can also join a sick leave bank for extended medical absences and earn wellness leave.

Virginia Retirement System (VRS) - Full-time employees are eligible for the VRS and enrolled in Group Life Insurance at no cost. MCPS contributes a certain percentage to your individual retirement account.

Employee Sick Leave Bank - Employees earning sick leave may elect to join our Sick Leave Bank which allows employees to access days in the event of a catastrophic or long term illness when the employee has exhausted all other leave available.

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DATE: Open until filled

EEO Statement:

The Montgomery County School Board is an equal opportunity employer committed to nondiscrimination in recruitment selection hiring pay promotion retention or other personnel action affecting employees or candidates for employment. Therefore discrimination in employment against any person on the basis of race color religion ethnic or national origin sex pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions age marital status sexual orientation gender identity disability political affiliation status as a veteran and genetic information (including family medical history) is prohibited. Personnel decisions shall be based on merit and the ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation when necessary. The Montgomery County School Board shall provide facilities programs and activities that are accessible usable and available to qualified disabled persons. Further the Montgomery County School Board shall not discriminate against qualified disabled persons in the provision of health welfare and other social services

The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies:

Director of Human Resources and Assistant Director of Human Resources

750 Imperial Street SE Christiansburg VA 24073

Required Experience:

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