Service Worker



Job Details

Service Worker
Employer

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

Salary

$40,996.80 - $58,552.00 Annually

Location

CA, CA

Job Type

Full-time

Department

Maintenance

Division

Bus Maintenance

Opening Date

09/02/2008

Closing Date

Continuous

Description

Under close supervision, the Service Worker performs unskilled and semi-skilled work in servicing and cleaning light rail cars, VTA vehicles, and related equipment.

Examples of Duties

• Cleans interior and exterior of rail cars or VTA vehicles by washing and steam cleaning, using a variety of solvents, soaps, and cleaning chemicals;
•Checks general condition of rail cars or VTA vehicles while performing duties to detect and report to supervisor defects, such as tires, defective lights, body damage, interior damage, and operating defects, fluid leaks, battery odor, defective running gear; i.e., engines, transmissions, and other problems as may be directed in work instructions;
• Services pantographs, wheels, axles, connectors, and other parts of the rail cars;
• Checks quantity of and dispenses fuel, lubricants, coolant, and water to a variety of automotive equipment;
• Posts, adds, and subtracts the amounts of commodities used;
• Moves rail cars around the yard;
• Moves VTA vehicles around yard for fueling and related servicing; may take coach exchanges in the field as directed;
• Removes debris from the rail cars or buses;
• Checks and replenishes consumables;
• Replaces accessories, such as light bulbs, mirrors, wiper blades, etc;
• Couples and uncouples rail cars;
• Maintains shop facilities as instructed;
• Cleans and services shop equipment;
• Makes deliveries or picks up materials;
• Operates computer for related data input and retrieval;
• Performs related duties as required.

Typical Qualifications

Possession of a valid California driver’s license and the ability to qualify for a Class B license and LRV operator certification.
Willingness to work weekends, holidays, and odd and unusual hours.

Supplemental Information

Ability to:
• Work safely in areas powered by high voltage electricity;
• Perform physical labor;
• Follow written and oral instructions;
• Make simple arithmetical calculations;


• Learn to operate light rail and other VTA vehicles in a safe manner;
• Perform computer-related functions that allow for data input and retrieval;
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relations with those contacted in the course of business;
• Work under established deadlines.

VTA offers a generous benefit package including: vision care, a choice of health plans, dental coverage, an employee assistance program, life insurance, and liberal holiday, vacation, and sick leave. Employees are vested in a pension plan upon attaining ten years of paid service. A credit union, deferred compensation, and income protection are also available to employees at their option.

Social Security taxes will be deducted from each employee’s bi-weekly salary.

As a condition of employment, each employee in this class must sign a payroll deduction authorization form providing for deduction of union membership dues.

Employer
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Address
3331 North First Street, Bldg. B-1

San Jose, California, 95134-1927
Phone
(408)321-5575
(408)546-7952

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