Supervisor Shop

First Student Inc • Brooklyn, NY

48d • Onsite

About The Position

At First Student, we are a family of 60,000+ employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. Our employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer. Major Responsibilities Schedules and administers fleet maintenance, assists in troubleshooting problems with equipment. Communicates availability of vehicles for service with dispatch, maintenance manager and/or other operations personnel. Repairs and maintains diesel engines and bus equipment. Supervises maintenance operations. Plans and distributes the work. Delegates responsibilities as appropriate and monitors performance. While involved in reviewing personnel actions (e.g., hiring, promotions and discipline), all such actions are further reviewed and approved by higher management. Ensures compliance on a day-to-day basis with State, Federal and Company requirements. Works closely with location manager providing status of maintenance and budget requirements. Reviews repair orders. May order fuel for all vehicles, order parts, and subcontract repair work. Supervises bus fueling. May arrange services for building and ground keeping. Identifies and recommends actions to improve operating efficiency. Completes special projects as assigned. Required to perform hands-on work activities.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Possess CDL Operator's license with required endorsements
• 3+ years of hands-on mechanical supervisory experience
• May require lifting of 20 to 50 lbs
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Computer skills

Nice To Haves

• Technical training preferred
• Industry experience repairing and maintaining diesel engines and school bus equipment is preferred

Responsibilities

• Schedules and administers fleet maintenance, assists in troubleshooting problems with equipment. Communicates availability of vehicles for service with dispatch, maintenance manager and/or other operations personnel.
• Repairs and maintains diesel engines and bus equipment.
• Supervises maintenance operations. Plans and distributes the work. Delegates responsibilities as appropriate and monitors performance. While involved in reviewing personnel actions (e.g., hiring, promotions and discipline), all such actions are further reviewed and approved by higher management.
• Ensures compliance on a day-to-day basis with State, Federal and Company requirements.
• Works closely with location manager providing status of maintenance and budget requirements. Reviews repair orders.
• May order fuel for all vehicles, order parts, and subcontract repair work.
• Supervises bus fueling. May arrange services for building and ground keeping.
• Identifies and recommends actions to improve operating efficiency.
• Completes special projects as assigned. Required to perform hands-on work activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees