{"id":1983273,"url":"https://alion.io/job/first-student-technician-in-charge-comox-bc","title":"Technician in Charge – Comox, BC","company":{"id":1861742,"name":"First Student","domain":"firststudentinc.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/firststudentinc-com","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":82,"open_postings":110,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.918,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":11,"computed_at":"2026-10-19T05:45:15Z"}},"role":"Field & Service","role_family":"Field & Service","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Comox, Canada"],"countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":44,"max":null,"currency":"CAD","period":"hour","gross":null,"usd_annual":62000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-06T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-06","last_verified_at":"2026-10-18T11:45:24Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":14,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":14},"description":"Join our First Student team in the Comox Valley!\nWe’re hiring a Technician in Charge to lead our maintenance shop serving Comox, B.C. If you’re an experienced technician who takes pride in quality work, enjoys helping a team succeed, and wants a steady Monday-Friday schedule close to home, this could be a great fit.\nAs Technician in Charge, you’ll play an important role in keeping our fleet safe, reliable, and ready to serve the local community every day.\nWhy Join Us?\n$44.00/hour - hourly rate, not flat rate\nAdditional up to $2.00/hour available for ASE School Bus Series tests passed and maintained\nFull-time, Monday-Friday day shift\nConsistent, year-round work\nCompany-paid ASE testing and training materials\nExcellent medical, dental, vision, and RRSP benefits\nPaid holidays and vacation time\nAnnual allowances for work boots and prescription safety glasses\nOngoing, state-of-the-art training and professional development\nOpportunities to grow into maintenance, operations, management, and leadership roles\nEmployee discounts on cell phone plans, vehicles, and more through Perk Spot\n Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with counseling and support for personal and work-related needs\nAbout the Role\nAs Technician in Charge, you’ll help lead the shop’s maintenance operation while remaining hands-on with the work. You’ll oversee preventive maintenance, diagnostics, repairs, technician development, and day-to-day shop operations.\nYour responsibilities will include:\nOverseeing complex vehicle diagnostics and repairs and performing road tests as required\nMaintaining advanced knowledge of engines, emissions, transmissions, brakes, hydraulics, electrical, and HVAC systems\nLeading and supporting shop technicians through daily huddles, training, performance evaluations, and hiring support\nManaging inventory, approving expenses within your scope, and scheduling fleet maintenance\nConducting inspections and ensuring vehicles and maintenance practices meet applicable safety and regulatory requirements\nWorking closely with management on fleet status, budgets, and special projects\nParticipating in the ASE certification program\nPerforming hands-on maintenance and repair work when needed\nWhat We’re Looking For\n5+ years of diesel or automotive maintenance and repair experience, or technical school education\nPrevious experience as a lead technician, supervisor, or manager is preferred\nValid driver’s licence\nStrong computer skills\nOwn mechanic’s tool set\nAbility to successfully complete a background check\nBuild Your Career Close to Home\nIf you’re an experienced technician looking for steady weekday work, strong benefits, opportunities to grow, and a chance to make a difference in the Comox Valley, we’d love to hear from you.\nApply today and bring your skills to a team that helps keep the community moving.\nFirst for a reason:\nAt 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.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3286,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Professional development"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Artificial Intelligence","Public Transport","EV Charging"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-07T00:50:38Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":20,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.368,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":13,"expected_fill_days":11,"reasons":["conf:17","stale_co","urgency","win:tail","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-19T05:45:15Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":62000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/first-student-technician-in-charge-comox-bc","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/first-student-technician-in-charge-comox-bc.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-20T00:50:45Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1189,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-21T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1861742},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1861742"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Ffirst-student-technician-in-charge-comox-bc"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Ffirst-student-technician-in-charge-comox-bc"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Ffirst-student-technician-in-charge-comox-bc"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/first-student-technician-in-charge-comox-bc\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Ffirst-student-technician-in-charge-comox-bc"}]}