Job Description
Exam No.: 3001
Filing Dates: November 4 â€" November 24, 2009
Starting Salary: $13.61 per hour for a 40-hour week increasing to $22.8125 per hour after 36 months.
Filing Fee: $30 Money Order
Multiple-Choice Expected Test Date: January 30, 2010
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE IN AUTOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE IS REQUIRED TO QUALIFY FOR THIS POSITION. CAREFULLY READ THE “HOW TO QUALIFY" SECTION BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION. THE APPLICATION FEE OF APPLICANTS WHO DO NOT MEET THE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE REFUNDED.
Job Description: Cleaner/Maintainer’s Helpers clean, sweep and wash buses, depots, garages, shops and other MaBSTOA or MTA Bus Company facilities; and perform related work. Maintainer’s Helpers assist in the maintenance and repair of bus and other electromechanical equipment; clean and lubricate bus parts; move bus parts and equipment using forklifts, hi-los, hoists, hand-trucks and conveyors.
Job Requirements
Education and Experience Requirements: By the last day of the application period you must have:
1. Two years of experience performing or assisting in the of inspection, installation, alteration, maintenance, testing or repair of bus, truck, aircraft or other automotive mechanical components including bodies, engines, transmissions, brakes, electrical systems, automotive air conditioning or other automotive accessories; or
2. Graduated from a vocational high school with a major course of study in automotive maintenance, or a closely related field. This school must be approved by a state’s Department of Education or comparable agency; or
3. Graduated from a recognized trade school or technical school with a major course of study in auto-mechanics, or a closely related field, totaling at least 600 hours. This school must be approved by a state’s Department of Education or comparable agency; or
4. An AAS degree or higher from an accredited college or university in auto-mechanics or a closely related field. Accreditation must be by a regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
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he Notice of Examination (NOE) and filing package for the MaBSTOA & MTA Bus Company Cleaner/Maintainer’s Helper are available during the filing period at:
www.mta.info/nyct OR
In person, Monday through Friday, from 9 am to 3 pm at:
MTA New York City Transit Authority
Department of Administration
180 Livingston Street (Lobby)
Brooklyn, NY
By mail, by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:
MTA NYC Transit/MTA Bus Company
c/o Cleaner/Maintainer’s Helper, Exam No. 3001
P.O. Box 24463
Brooklyn, NY 11202-4463
MTA Bus Company and MaBSTOA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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