Lead Diesel Mechanic
Designer Fund is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage tech companies using design to improve health, sustainability, or prosperity for people. It backs founding teams, particularly those with design backgrounds, across sectors like fintech, healthcare, climate tech, and developer tools.
About Designer Fund
Designer Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in tech companies leveraging design to drive positive outcomes in health, sustainability, and financial prosperity. Its portfolio spans a wide range of sectors including financial infrastructure (Stripe), preventative health (Omada), collaborative tools (Notion), developer tools (Netlify), product management (Linear), payroll and benefits (Gusto), design tools (Framer), and healthcare infrastructure (Commure), among dozens of other companies across fintech, climate tech, healthcare, EdTech, and AI. The firm also runs 'Designer Founders,' a community and platform highlighting designers who have gone on to found and lead companies, reflecting its focus on backing design-driven founders and design-centric startups from early stages through growth and acquisition.
Skills
About the Role
You will perform preventative maintenance and minor repairs on buses, automotive equipment, and shop equipment. You'll direct highly varied and complex operations related to vehicle and equipment service, repair and replace subsystems on heavy, medium, and light duty coaches, collaborate with other maintenance workers, drivers, and transportation supervisors, and maintain relationships with suppliers and vendors.
Requirements
- 7-10+ years of mechanic experience
- Possess knowledge of the design, adjustment, operation, maintenance, and repair of systems and subsystems of SAM coaches and related shop equipment
- Able to work on their feet eight hours per day, lift 100 pounds, and carry parts, equipment, and supplies
- Class AA and ASE Certified
- Hold a valid SD driver's license
- Able to obtain a CDL permit
- Able to pass a pre-employment physical
- High school diploma or GED equivalent, including trade or vocational school
- Pass a drug screening and background check: no felonies, clean MVR, no DUI/DWI or reckless driving convictions, and no more than 2 speeding tickets
Responsibilities
- Direct highly varied and complex operations related to vehicle and equipment service
- Repair and/or replace any subsystem associated with heavy, medium, and/or light duty SAM coaches and automotive equipment
- Work with other maintenance workers, drivers, and transportation supervisors
- Maintain relationships with suppliers and vendors
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- 401K with up to 6% company match
- Holiday pay
- Vacation
- Tool allowance
- Bonus days