Paratransit Parts Clerk
First Student
Paratransit Parts Clerk
First Student
Provides student transportation services for districts
Pay: $18.00/hour
First Student is hiring a Paratransit Parts Clerk to support our maintenance operation. This role is responsible for keeping the Parts Room organized, accurate, and stocked so our technicians have the parts and supplies they need to keep our paratransit fleet safe and ready for service.
As a Parts Clerk, you’ll manage the day-to-day flow of parts and supplies within the maintenance facility. You’ll receive and verify shipments, maintain inventory records, assist technicians at the parts counter, order needed components, and help ensure parts information is accurately documented within our systems.
This is a strong fit for someone who is organized, detail-oriented, comfortable working with computers, and experienced in an automotive, fleet, transportation, or similar parts environment.
Receive, verify, label, stock, and properly store incoming parts and supplies
Provide parts counter support to technicians and maintenance staff
Monitor inventory levels and reorder stock as needed
Order special and non-stock parts needed for vehicle repairs
Manage parts returns, cores, and related documentation
Maintain accurate parts, inventory, repair order, and sales records
Enter and verify information within computerized parts and repair-order systems
Conduct price and quality comparisons when sourcing parts
Maintain files, reports, and other Parts Room records
Keep shelves, bins, racks, and the overall Parts Room clean and organized
Communicate with vendors, maintenance employees, and other departments by phone and in person
Help ensure parts are available when needed to support safe and efficient fleet maintenance
High school diploma or equivalent
1–3 years of parts room experience strongly preferred
Automotive, diesel, fleet, heavy-duty, or transportation parts experience is a plus
Comfortable using computers and computerized inventory or parts systems
Strong attention to detail and commitment to accurate recordkeeping
Excellent communication and customer-service skills
Ability to build effective working relationships with technicians, supervisors, coworkers, and vendors
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
Our technicians rely on an accurate and well-managed Parts Room to complete repairs efficiently and keep vehicles in service. As a Parts Clerk, you’ll play an important role behind the scenes by making sure the right parts are available, properly documented, and ready when they’re needed.
If you have parts experience, enjoy staying organized, and want to support a professional fleet maintenance operation, we want to hear from you.
Apply today to join First Student as a Paratransit Parts Clerk.
Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions and does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
Language Requirement
This role requires English proficiency. Federal, state, and local requirements, including U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, require training, safety communications, company policies, employment documents, and other job-related communications be conducted in English.
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.
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.
Provides student transportation services for districts
First Student provides school bus transportation services across North America, operating a large fleet and handling millions of daily student rides. Its core offering is safe, reliable bus transportation for school districts, delivered through close partnerships with districts and highly trained drivers. The product works by coordinating scheduling, routing, and operations across a network of more than 48,000 vehicles in 42 U.S. states and 8 Canadian provinces/territories to ensure students get to and from school each day. The company differentiates itself through strong district partnerships, responsiveness to changing district needs, a focus on safety and trained staff, and a scalable, organized operations model that can serve many districts efficiently. The goal is to support education by providing a dependable transportation solution that starts and ends each school day safely for every student.
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