# Lead Mechanic

First Student is now hiring a Lead Diesel Technician for our shop serving Ketchikan! $5,000 Sign On Bonus! Hours/Schedule: Monday-Friday, Full-time day shift 5:45am-2:45pm As a Lead Diesel Technician, you will ensure every vehicle runs safely, efficiently, and reliably - keeping our communities moving with confidence. Why join First as a Lead Diesel Mechanic? Pay Details: Dependent on experience and qualifications. Hourly Rate: Per Union Contract, wage is set at $43.43 per hour (NOT flat rate). Bonus rate increase available for each ASE School Bus Series test passed and maintained (up to $2/hour more). Monday-Friday day shift schedule with consistent, year-round work. Company-paid ASE testing and training materials. Company-paid CDL Class B training and licensing. Career Advancement Opportunities: Advance into operational, maintenance, management, and leadership roles in over 540 locations across the U.S. & Canada! Excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, & 401(k). Paid holidays and vacation time. Annual allowances for boots and prescription safety glasses. State-of-the-art training programs. Discounts on cell phone plans, cars, and more through the Perk Spot program

- **Id**: 4209980
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/first-student-lead-mechanic-3>
- **Role**: Field & Service
- **Role family**: Field & Service
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Ketchikan, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-12T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-12
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T00:39:32Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4911
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Public Transport, Road Transport

## Company

- **Id**: 1861742
- **Name**: First Student
- **Domain**: firststudentinc.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/firststudentinc-com>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 83
- **Open postings**: 183
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.672
- **Repost share**: 0.011
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 33
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: Advanced (C1); Optional: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T00:39:32Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: green card filings: 1; Filings 12m: 0

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 33
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-13T02:23:26Z

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