Utility Supervisor - MVTA

Keolis America•Burnsville, MN

About The Position

The Utility Supervisor oversees employees engaged in utility and fuel work, including Utility Workers, fuelers, and probers. The role maintains efficient operations in the yard and fuel island; coordinates work, staffing, and supplies; and monitors vehicle cleanliness, employee productivity, and compliance with company policies and safety procedures. The supervisor communicates with maintenance, operations, dispatch, parts, other supervisors, and outside service providers to coordinate vehicle and fuel-island needs, and reports operational issues, accidents, safety concerns, and emergencies to management. The position supports the Road Traffic Safety Management System (RTSMS) by ensuring its processes meet requirements and deliver intended outputs, reporting on performance and improvement needs, promoting customer focus, and maintaining system integrity during changes. The role requires working night shifts and weekends. It also involves physical activity and exposure to varied environmental conditions, including heat, cold, noise, fumes, and airborne particles.

Requirements

Two years of verifiable experience as a Utility Supervisor.
Experience supervising a large group of employees engaged in utility or fuel work.
Valid Minnesota driver's license.
Ability to analyze operating problems and develop effective courses of action.
Ability to supervise and train personnel and coordinate complex schedules and assignments.
Ability to read and write in English and follow written and oral instructions.
Ability to perform basic math related to chemical mixing, surface area calculations, and labor calculations.
Excellent attendance record and demonstrated good judgment.
Computer literacy and working knowledge of relevant computer tools.
Experience working with fleets and fueling vehicles.
Experience supervising employees.
Strong organizational and time-management skills.
Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.
Reliability, ability to work efficiently on a team, and a positive attitude.
Ability to stand for long periods and to kneel, push, and lift items weighing up to 50 pounds.
Ability to work night shifts and weekends.
Ability to meet the role's physical demands, which may include extended periods of walking, standing, sitting, bending, pushing, pulling, climbing, lifting, balancing, stooping, twisting, squatting, handling materials, repetitive hand-wrist motions, and traversing uneven surfaces.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not provided.
Employment is contingent on passing a pre-employment drug screen and physical examination and completing a background check.

Responsibilities

Maintain efficiency in the yard and fuel island by assisting and delegating workload to Utility Workers, fuelers, and probers.
Ensure vehicle interiors and exteriors are clean and presentable, including floors, ceilings, handrails, windows, driver areas, exteriors, and wheels.
Ensure vehicle interior cards are up to date.
Communicate with the parts department to order supplies.
Coordinate with maintenance and operations regarding vehicles for special events.
Communicate with dispatch to identify vehicles that entered service each day.
Coordinate with maintenance to identify out-of-service vehicles and vehicles expected to come out of the shop.
Communicate with other supervisors and lead mechanics.
Ensure the work area and utility-cart storage area are clean at the end of the shift.
Ensure adequate supplies are available for utility and fueler personnel.
Ensure fire lanes and emergency areas are coned off at the end of the shift.
Report yard issues, accidents, and safety concerns to the Maintenance Manager.
Report fuel-island, wash-bay, and vehicle-parking-lot issues; contact Clean Energy when fuel-island issues arise.
Ensure company policies and safety procedures are followed.
Monitor and maintain utility, fueler, and prober productivity levels.
Record and submit daily cleaning records, fuel logs, and probing sheets to the Maintenance Manager at the end of the shift.
Report emergencies and their severity to management as required.
Perform frequent quality-control inspections of vehicle cleanliness.
Conduct daily meetings with Utility Workers and fuelers.
Ensure employees take breaks and lunches at the correct times.
Ensure the Road Traffic Safety Management System conforms to requirements and its processes deliver intended outputs.
Report RTSMS performance, opportunities for improvement, and needs for change or innovation to management.
Promote customer focus throughout the organization and maintain RTSMS integrity when changes are planned and implemented.
Perform other duties as requested.