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Job Description
Marketing Statement
Ride BART to a satisfying career that lets you both: 1) make a difference to Bay Area residents, and 2) enjoy excellent pay, benefits, and employment stability. BART is looking for people who like to be challenged, work in a fast-paced environment, and have a passion for connecting riders to work, school and other places they need to go. BART offers a competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, paid time off, and the CalPERS retirement program.
Job Summary
DEFINITION
Under general supervision, picks up, expedites, delivers and provides for the proper storage and disposition of materials, including hazardous materials and parts required for various maintenance activities; issues tools and repair parts for a specified shop; keeps inventory records; researches for vendors and tracks purchase orders, and performs related duties as assigned.
REPORTS TO
This position reports to the Manager of Automotive and Equipment Maintenance.
Current Assignment
This announcement will be used to establish a pool of eligible candidates for vacancies that may occur within the next 12 months.
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) is seeking a reliable, detail-oriented, and safety-conscious Tool Room Attendant to support the District’s mission of delivering safe, efficient, and high-quality transit service across the Bay Area. This is a critical support role within the Maintenance and Engineering (M&E) Department, helping ensure that front-line maintenance teams have timely access to the tools, parts, and equipment they need to keep BART’s fleet, facilities, and infrastructure running smoothly.
As BART continues to modernize its system through major capital improvement projects-including fleet upgrades, station modernization, and infrastructure reinvestment-Tool Room Attendants play a vital role in enabling efficient maintenance operations and minimizing equipment downtime. This position supports the operational readiness of maintenance crews by issuing, tracking, and inspecting a wide variety of hand tools, power tools, specialized diagnostic equipment, and safety gear. It also involves performing routine inventory checks, managing tool calibration schedules, and coordinating with vendors and internal departments to maintain stock levels and meet compliance standards.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to inventory management. Familiarity with automated inventory systems, warehouse operations, and safety protocols is essential. The role requires close collaboration with maintenance technicians, engineers, and procurement teams, as well as the ability to work independently in a fast-paced, safety-sensitive environment.
The most qualified candidates for this position will have highly developed competencies in the following areas, which will be reinforced with related work experience and will be clearly articulated during the selection process:- Inventory Control and Asset Management
- Tool and Equipment Inspection and Maintenance
- Safety Practices and Procedures in Industrial Environments
- Computerized Inventory and Work Order Systems
- Organization and Attention to Detail
- Communication and Customer Service within Operational Teams
Pay Rate
Step 1: $35.63 - Step 5: $46.58
*ALL External candidates will start at Step 1*
Selection Process
This is a SEIU Local 1021 Bargaining unit position. However, All SEIU members must follow the "Bid Form Process", failure to comply will invalidate an employee's application.
The selection process will include a screening for minimum qualifications as listed in this posting and may additionally involve a skills/performance test, written exam, and/or a panel interview. Outside applicants will not be considered until all employees who have applied have been considered first.
Application Process
This is a SEIU Local 1021 Bargaining unit position. However, all full-time SEIU District employees must follow the "Bid Form" process and deposit their bids in the bid box. Failure to comply may invalidate the employee's bid. As actual vacancies occur, District employees on the internal eligibility list will be considered before outside candidates.
External applicants may only apply online, at www.bart.gov/jobs. Applicants needing assistance with the online application process may receive additional information by calling (510) 464-6112.
The Employment Office will screen Bid form applications and resumes against the minimum qualifications. Those candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be referred to the hiring department for further consideration. The selection process may involve a skills/performance test, written exam, and/or a panel interview. Outside applicants will not be considered until all employees who have applied have been considered first.
All applicants are asked to complete the application in full, indicating dates of employment, all positions held, hours worked, and a full description of duties. Online applicants are invited to electronically attach a resume to the application form to provide supplemental information, but should not consider the resume a substitute for the application form itself.
Examples of Duties
Researches vendor manuals, specifications, material standards and related documents to locate and evaluate materials availability and characteristics.
Tracks in-state and out-of-state purchase orders along with pricing and vendor part availability, which involves monthly reconciliation to accounting records.
Reads and interprets diagrams, specifications and schematics.
Locates availability of material and vendor and picks up and delivers a variety of automotive and equipment parts and materials in support of shop maintenance and repair activities.
Inspects items received against packing lists and acknowledges receipt of parts and materials received; assists in maintaining the automotive tools and parts inventory. Evaluates user needs and requirements for tool, parts and equipment; assists in controlling and issuing maintenance parts and materials upon receipt of proper requisition.
Delivers items to predetermined destinations and obtains receipts and proper signatures for items delivered.
Loads, unloads and moves materials and parts using hand trucks, forklifts, and other material handling equipment.
Picks up and delivers parts for repair to repair shops; maintains logs of tools and equipment loaned to shop and field maintenance personnel.
Maintains basic computerized records relating to supplies, parts, materials, bulk fuel and equipment.
Maintains current inventory records and identifies materials for various projects and maintenance records. Identifies inventory levels, specifies minimums and reorder point. Recommends adjustment of inventory levels and/or addition of parts and supplies to stock.
Inspects tools and equipment and may perform minor repair, if required.
Maintains log of automotive parts and price information.
Maintains records of hazardous material inventory, alarm systems check of containers and pickup of material.
Provides liquid propane servicing (portable tank refilling).
Keeps stock area clear and in an orderly condition.
As provided by the District, maintains awareness of new developments and/or regulations for handling of hazardous materials.
Minimum Qualifications
Education :
Possession of a high school diploma, GED or recognized equivalent.
Experience :
One (1) year (full-time equivalent) experience in inventory control and record keeping of automotive and equipment, tools, parts and related equipment
Other Requirements :
Must possess a valid California driver's license and have a satisfactory driving record. Must be able to operate a 5,000-lb. forklift.
Must be physically able to stand, walk, bend, stoop twist, lift, carry and move parts and materials weighing up to 50 pounds and maneuver heavier weighing items with the proper material handling equipment.
Must be able to understand, read, and communicate in English.
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge of :- Methods and practices used in storing and issuing parts and tools. Principles of and the use of equipment related to material handling.
- Vendor manuals, specifications, material standards, and related documents to locate and evaluate materials availability and characteristics.
- Basic tracking of purchase order status. Diagrams, specifications and schematics.
- Safety procedures for lifting and moving heavy objects. Basic mathematical calculations.
- Basic inventory control and inventory record keeping principles and practices. Inventory computer software.
- California traffic laws and regulations.
- Approved methods and techniques for handling, storing and disposing of hazardous materials.
Skill in :- Understanding and carrying out oral and written directions.
- Reviewing automotive and equipment, parts and materials picked up, delivered and issued for conformance to packing lists and logs.
- Maintaining organized and accurate records and files. Making accurate mathematical calculations.
- Completing forms accurately and completely.
- Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work.
- Using a computerized inventory control record keeping system.
- Reading and interpreting diagrams, specifications, and schematics.
- Reading and interpreting street maps.
- Driving a motor vehicle skillfully and safely.
- Handling, storing and disposing of hazardous materials.
Equal Employment Opportunity GroupBox1
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 and above), religion, national origin (including language use restrictions), disability (mental and physical, including HIV and AIDS), ancestry, marital status, military status, veteran status, medical condition (cancer/genetic characteristics and information), or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.
The BART Human Resources Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination process to accommodate persons with disabilities or for religious reasons. Please advise the Human Resources Department of any special needs in advance of the examination by emailing at least 5 days before your examination date at employment@bart.gov .
Qualified veterans may be eligible to obtain additional veteran's credit in the selection process for this recruitment (effective Jan. 1, 2013). To obtain the credit, veterans must attach to the application a DD214 discharge document or proof of disability and complete/submit the Veteran's Preference Application no later than the closing date of the posting. For more information about this credit please go to the Veteran's Preference Policy and Application link at www.bart.gov/jobs .
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) prides itself in offering best in class benefits packages to employees of the District. Currently, the following benefits may be available to employees in this job classification.
Highlights- Medical Coverage (or $350/month if opted out)
- Dental Coverage
- Vision Insurance (Basic and Enhanced Plans Available)
- Retirement Plan through the CA Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)
- 2% @ 55 (Classic Members)
- 2% @ 62 (PEPRA Members)
- Reciprocity available for existing members of many other public retirement systems (see BART website and/or CalPERS website for details)
- Money Purchase Pension Plan (in-lieu of participating in Social Security tax)
- 6.65% employer contribution up to annual maximum of $1,868.65
- Deferred Compensation & Roth 457
- Sick Leave Accruals (12 days per year)
- Vacation Accruals (3-6 weeks based on time worked w/ the District)
- Holidays: 10 observed holidays and 3 floating holidays
- Life Insurance w/ ability to obtain additional coverage
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
- Survivor Benefits through BART
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts: Health and Dependent Care
- Commuter Benefits
- Free BART Passes for BART employees and eligible family members.
Closing Date/Time: 8/29/2025 11:59 PM Pacific - Inventory Control and Asset Management
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit)
Show moreThe BART story began in 1946. It began not by governmental fiat, but as a concept gradually evolving at informal gatherings of business and civic leaders on both sides of the San Francisco Bay. Facing a heavy post-war migration to the area and its consequent automobile boom, these people discussed ways of easing the mounting congestion that was clogging the bridges spanning the Bay. In 1947, a joint Army-Navy review Board concluded that another connecting link between San Francisco and Oakland would be needed in the years ahead to prevent intolerable congestion on the Bay Bridge. The link? An underwater tube devoted exclusively to high-speed electric trains.
Since 1911, visionaries had periodically brought up this Jules Verne concept. But now, pressure for a traffic solution increased with the population. In 1951, the State Legislature created the 26-member San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit Commission, comprised of representatives from each of the nine counties which touch the Bay. The Commission's charge was to study the Bay Area's long range transportation needs in the context of environmental problems and then recommend the best solution.
The Commission advised, in its final report in 1957, that any transportation plan must be coordinated with the area's total plan for future development. Since no development plan existed, the Commission prepared one itself. The result of their thoroughness is a master plan which did much to bring about coordinated planning in the Bay Area, and which was adopted a decade later by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG).
The BART Concept is Born
The Commission's least-cost solution to traffic tie-ups was to recommend forming a five-county rapid transit district, whose mandate would be to build and operate a high-speed rapid rail network linking major commercial centers with suburban sub-centers.The Commission stated that, "If the Bay Area is to be preserved as a fine place to live and work, a regional rapid transit system is essential to prevent total dependence on automobiles and freeways."
Thus was born the environmental concept underlying BART. Acting on the Commission's recommendations, in 1957, the Legislature formed the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, comprising the five counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo. At this time, the District was granted a taxing power of five cents per $100 of assessed valuation. It also had authority to levy property taxes to support a general obligation bond issue, if approved by District voters. The State Legislature lowered the requirement for voter approval from 66 percent to 60 percent.
Between 1957 and 1962, engineering plans were developed for a system that would usher in a new era in rapid transit. Electric trains would run on grade-separated right-of-ways, reaching maximum speeds of 75-80 mph, averaging perhaps 45 mph, including station stops. Advanced transit cars, with sophisticated suspensions, braking and propulsion systems, and luxurious interiors, would be strong competition to "King Car " in the Bay Area. Stations would be pleasant, conveniently located, and striking architectural enhancements to their respective on-line communities.
BART employees in the 1970s.
Hundreds of meetings were held in the District communities to encourage local citizen participation in the development of routes and station locations. By midsummer, 1961, the final plan was submitted to the supervisors of the five District counties for approval. San Mateo County Supervisors were cool to the plan. Citing the high costs of a new system-plus adequate existing service from Southern Pacific commuter trains - they voted to withdraw their county from the District in December 1961.
With the District-wide tax base thus weakened by the withdrawal of San Mateo County, Marin County was forced to withdraw in early 1962 because its marginal tax base could not adequately absorb its share of BART's projected cost. Another important factor in Marin's withdrawal was an engineering controversy over the feasibility of carrying trains across the Golden Gate Bridge.
BART had started with a 16-member governing Board of Directors apportioned on county population size: four from Alameda and San Francisco Counties, three from Contra Costa and San Mateo, and two from Marin. When the District was reduced to three counties, the Board was reduced to 11 members: four from San Francisco and Alameda, and three from Contra Costa. Subsequently, in 1965, the District's enabling legislation was changed to apportion the BART Board with four Directors from each county, thus giving Contra Costa its fourth member on a 12-person Board. Two directors from each county, hence forth, were appointed by the County Board of Supervisors. The other two directors were appointed by committees of mayors of each county (with the exception of the City and County of San Francisco, whose sole mayor made these appointments).
The five-county plan was quickly revised to a three-county plan emphasizing rapid transit between San Francisco and the East Bay cities and suburbs of Contra Costa and Alameda counties. The new plan, elaborately detailed and presented as the "BART Composite Report, " was approved by supervisors of the three counties in July 1962, and placed on the ballot for the following November general election.
The plan required approval of 60 percent of the District's voters. It narrowly passed with a 61.2 percent vote District-wide, much to the surprise of many political experts who were confident it would fail. Indeed, one influential executive was reported to have said: "If I'd known the damn thing would have passed, I'd never have supported it. "
The voters approved a $792 million bond issue to finance a 71.5 mile high-speed transit system, consisting of 33 stations serving 17 communities in the three counties. The proposal also included another needed transit project: rebuilding 3.5 miles of the San Francisco Municipal Railway. The new line would link muni streetcar lines directly with BART and Market Street stations, and four new Muni stations would be built.
The additional cost of the transbay tube -- estimated at $133 million -- was to come from bonds issued by the California Toll Bridge Authority and secured by future Bay Area Bridge revenues. The additional cost of rolling stock, estimated at $71 million, was to be funded primarily from bonds issued against future operating revenues. Thus, the total cost of the system, as of 1962, was projected at $996 million. It would be the largest single public works project ever undertaken in the U.S. by the local citizenry.
After the election, engineers immediately started work on the final system designs, only to be halted by a taxpayer's suit filed against the District a month later. The validity of the bond election, and the legality of the District itself, were challenged. While the court ruled in favor of the District on both counts, six months of litigation cost $12 million in construction delays. This would be the first of many delays from litigation and time-consuming negotiations involving 166 separate agreements reached with on-line cities, counties, and other special districts. The democratic processes of building a new transit system would prove to be major cost factors that, however necessary, were not foreseen.
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