Automotive Fleet Supervisor

UPS Supply Chain Solutions•Salt Lake City, UT

About The Position

This position maintains a safe, reliable, and cost-efficient vehicle fleet in support of business operations. The employee oversees appropriate use and care of physical assets, controls costs, manages external vendor relationships, and works with automotive technicians and internal customers. The role includes regular equipment and facility audits across multiple shifts and locations; scheduling preventative maintenance inspections and reviewing results; monitoring repairs; and auditing vehicles to ensure mechanics meet safety, regulatory, and appearance standards. The employee analyzes vehicle and equipment system failures to identify root causes and resolve problems, coordinates repairs with internal and external groups, reviews failures and component replacements for trends, and monitors expense indices such as fuel, replacement parts, tires, labor hours, and equipment to identify and implement cost-saving strategies. The position may supervise others.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or International equivalent.
Must be a U.S. Citizen or National of the U.S., an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. for this employer.
Willingness to travel internationally up to 25%.
Ability to understand policies and procedures within business operations.
Ability to manage equipment repair and oversee correction of problems with tools, machinery, and other standard technical equipment.
Ability to manage inspections, physical assets, and vendor relationships.

Responsibilities

Maintain a safe, reliable, and cost-efficient fleet of vehicles.
Oversee the proper use and care of physical assets and control costs.
Manage external vendor relationships and work with automotive technicians and internal customers.
Conduct regular equipment and facility audits across multiple shifts and locations.
Schedule preventative maintenance inspections and review their results.
Monitor repairs and audit vehicles to ensure mechanics adhere to safety, regulatory, and appearance standards.
Analyze equipment or vehicle system failures to determine root causes and resolve problems.
Plan and coordinate equipment repairs with internal and external groups, including drivers and vendors.
Review equipment failures and component replacements to identify trends, and monitor expense indices to find and implement cost-saving strategies.
Support automotive safety and regulatory compliance by conducting facility audits and coordinating safety and regulatory training.
Ensure adequate inventory levels, including parts and tires, to support business processes.
Work with other groups to prevent, identify, and resolve equipment and service problems.
Follow purchasing limits, expense approval procedures, and equipment disposal guidelines.
Review and approve automotive expenses.
Determine employee training needs and develop continuous development plans.
Conduct performance evaluations and resolve individual and group performance issues.