Supervisor Shop - Brooklyn, United States - First Student

First Student

Verified Company

Brooklyn, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

First for a reason

First Student is the largest school transportation provider in North America with more than a century of experience providing safe and reliable transportation.

We work with 1,250 school districts in 39 states and 8 Canadian provinces carrying approximately five million students in 21,000 schools daily.

First Student, the largest provider of student transportation in North America, is now hiring a Shop Supervisor

First Student is proud to offer:

Annual salary of $65,000 based on experience and qualifications:
Consistent fulltime, yearround work
An excellent benefits package with full medical and dental plans and RRSP Program with company contribution
Paid holidays & vacation
Ongoing company training on stateoftheart online system
Opportunities for career advancement
A great work environment

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.

Qualifications:

A valid CDL license is required at the time of hire.

High school diploma or equivalentMay require lifting of 20 to 50 lbs

Advanced problemsolving ability.

Industry experience repairing and maintaining diesel engines and school bus equipment is preferred.

Advanced computer skills.
Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
Ability to work assigned shift.3+ years of handson mechanical supervisory experienceGood written and oral communication skills