Student Employment Opportunities

Transportation Services seeks service-oriented students to join our Sales & Service team. We are passionate about making the campus commute faster, easier and more flexible for every individual. You’ll receive paid training on all policies so you’ll be able to provide the best service to the campus community from our virtual office.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail and strong work ethic
• Advanced communication skills in person, on the phone and in writing
• Effective problem-solving skills, including decision-making, time management and immediate prioritization of tasks as assigned
• Good writing skills; ability to compose a grammatically correct, concise and accurate written response
• Good comprehension skills; ability to clearly understand and state the issues that customers present in order to resolve problems
• Ability to work efficiently as part of a team and individually
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build customer rapport
• Proven track record of meeting and exceeding expectations
• Proficiency in MS Office

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Questions before Applying?

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The Transportation Services Field Services division is responsible for helping to ensure that faculty, staff, students and UC San Diego visitors have a wonderful experience. A Field Services Representative typically assists customers on-site in our many parking structures and lots. They help customers understand our parking rules and regulations, direct them to available parking and explain payment options. They help setup/breakdown event signage and provide customers with information, direction and guidance on event parking. They patrol and enforce parking regulations and report on activity or customer safety concerns. Field Services representatives are often the customer’s first point of contact so we perform every task to ensure that first impression of UC San Diego a great one.

Daily duties include setting up and taking down events, directing traffic, welcoming campus visitors, answering questions, providing walking directions and valet parking cars.

Qualifications

Required

• Must be:
  • Able and willing to work on weekends
  • Able to drive an automatic transmission
  • Able and willing to work in inclement weather
• Able to lift 50 pounds
• Must work a minimum of 10 hours per week

Preferred

• Availability during both summer quarter and the regular academic year
• Ability to drive a manual transmission

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Assist in the maintenance of university vehicles: wash exteriors, clean interiors, check tires, report mileage and add gasoline. Complete visual and manual vehicle inspections prior to ensure driving safety, including  but not limited to headlights, signal indicator lights, breaks, tires, etc. Report damage, defective equipment and material shortages. Assist Fleet team with administrative duties, such as answering office phones, filing invoices and stocking parts. Coordinate with office staff accurate vehicle dispatching information to provide sufficient customer service. Other duties include driving in and around the Central Garage yard area, shuttling vehicles to and from vendors, washing vehicle exteriors, vacuuming and cleaning interiors, checking tire pressure, assisting with parts acquisition, occasional waxing exteriors and detailing interiors, servicing vehicles with gas, checking automotive equipment for defects, maintaining basic records and assisting with stocking inventory parts and annual inventory audit.

Qualifications

• Basic automotive acumen, such as knowledge of basic maintenance (replacing wipers, bulbs and fluids, etc.) is preferred.
• Requires dexterity to reach all areas of vehicle for cleaning.
• Must have a valid CA driver's license.

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Questions before Applying?

Email [email protected].