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Job Description
Definition & Distinguishing Characteristics
Do you take pride in diagnosing and repairing vehicles that keep a community moving? Colusa County Public Works - Transit Division is seeking a dedicated Equipment Mechanic to join our team! In this role, you’ll help ensure our transit buses, trucks, and vehicles operate safely and efficiently. If you enjoy hands-on mechanical work and want to make a meaningful impact, we encourage you to apply. To learn more, check out the job description page HERE .
Please Note:- Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The first review of applications will occur on: December 19, 2025. It is to your advantage to submit an application as soon as possible as the recruitment may close at any time following the first review.
- The tentative anticipated start date for this position is February 2, 2026.
- This recruitment will be used to fill current vacancies and establish an eligibility list to fill other openings without reposting.
What's this Job All About?
As an Equipment Mechanic, you’ll take on a variety of tasks, including troubleshooting, repairing, and servicing vehicles and equipment, performing preventive maintenance, and ensuring everything operates safely and efficiently.
How do we make a difference?
At Colusa County Transit, we provide vital transportation services that connect residents to work, school, medical care, and essential resources. Your work as an Equipment Mechanic directly supports the safety and reliability of these services.
By keeping our fleet well-maintained and road-ready, you help ensure passengers receive dependable, secure transportation every day. You’ll be part of a team that values professionalism, service, and a shared commitment to keeping our community moving.
Do our values speak to you?- Deliver excellent Customer Service to Others & Our Community
- Embrace and Drive Change
- Be Adventurous, Creative, Open-Minded
- Pursue Growth and Learning
- Build Open and Honest Relationships with Communication
- Foster a Positive Team and Family Spirit
- Be Passionate and Determined
- Be Humble and Kind
What are the benefits?- A beautiful, safe community in which to work and serve.
- A caring, empathetic, & fun work family that you will be welcomed into.
- A job with WORK-LIFE BALANCE
- Competitive salary commensurate with education & experience
- A LIFETIME PAYCHECK(3% @ 60 for Classic Members and 2% @ 62 for New Members) - As long as you work for 5 years and vest in the CalPERS system, you will receive a retirement paycheck for the rest of your life.
- Amazing health care BENEFITS at NO COST to you - Unless you choose a premium health care plan.
- Authentically kind and engaged leadership who truly enjoy developing staff.
- 457 Deferred Compensation.
- PAID vacation, PAID holidays (15), and PAID leave if you get sick.
- Vacation Parity - Previous service with a public agency counts towards vacation accrual at Colusa County. A public agency includes cities, counties, districts, the military, and similar entities. To learn more about vacation parity, please see our benefit summary.
COME WORK FOR THE COUNTY OF COLUSA: WE’RE WAITING FOR YOU!
Supervision & Examples of Duties
Receives general supervision from higher-level staff.
Qualifications
Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Experience:
Two years of increasingly responsible experience performing automotive servicing and maintenance work.
Training:
Formal or informal education or training which ensures the ability to read and write at a level necessary for successful job performance supplemented by specialized training in automotive repair.
License or Certificate
Possession of valid class B driver’s license.
Possession of valid DOT Medical Certificate.
Supplemental Information
The salary range above consists of 15 steps. Steps 1-6 are annual merit steps with approximately 5% difference between each step, based on successful performance. Steps 7-15 are additional merit steps, requiring 2 years of satisfactory performance at the previous step. Steps 7-14 provide 2.5% increases, while Step 15 offers a 5% increase. The final salary offered will depend on the applicant's experience and qualifications, ranging from steps 1 to 15.
Colusa County offers an excellent benefit package. For a summary of benefits, please click here: 2025 Benefit Summary -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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County of Colusa
Show moreThe County of Colusa, nestled in the heart of the Sacramento Valley approximately 60 miles north of Sacramento and 100 miles northeast of the San Francisco Bay Area, is a vibrant community rich in history and tradition and, offering a wonderful environment in which to live, work and play. The County, with approximately 22,000 residents, includes two incorporated cities; Colusa, which is the county seat, and Williams. The local economy is largely agriculturally based producing crops valued at more than $900 million each year and exporting farm commodities throughout the United States and to about seventy countries worldwide.
County government business is still conducted within the antebellum court house which was built in 1861 and has operated continuously ever since. The County’s annual General Fund budget is roughly $28 million; the total budget is about $78 million. The workforce is comprised of approximately 350 full-time equivalent positions that are assigned to five represented bargaining units.
Colusa County also offers many diverse outdoor recreational opportunities and is considered to be a sportsman’s paradise. The Sacramento River meanders through the County. Portions of five national protected areas are located within the county: Butte Sink Wildlife Refuge; Colusa National Wildlife Refuge; Delevan National Wildlife Refuge; Mendocino National Forest and; Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. Recreational opportunities such as hiking, bird watching, camping and water sports abound. The Sacramento River and local lakes, offer world class fishing
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