Fleet Maintenance Supervisor

All applicants must apply online at www.bjwsa.org/jobs.

SUMMARY: Under limited supervision, is responsible for the daily operation and supervision of the Fleet Maintenance department that repairs all light and heavy-duty vehicles and equipment including tractors, trailers, generators, excavators, pumps, and over 150 fleet vehicles as well as stationary equipment in the water and wastewater collection system. Maintains all required records and data of maintenance work, repairs, fueling information, etc. Plans, supervises and schedules work of subordinates. Assists in specifications for purchase of new vehicles and equipment and prepares old vehicles and equipment for disposal. Assures new vehicles are correct upon delivery from dealer and receipts for vehicle and equipment are recorded in MUNIS. Installs GPS units and ensures that they are working and operational. Reports to the Director of Procurement & Risk Management.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Supervises the Fleet Maintenance Department that repairs all BJWSA vehicles and equipment used by BJWSA employees. Coordinating equipment downtime with employees, troubleshooting problems and determining appropriate course of action, ordering parts and ensures correct coding of receipts, evaluating outsourcing repairs, re-issuing repaired equipment for service, and maintaining related records.
• Performs numerous supervisory duties for the Fleet Maintenance Department to include mentoring, training, instructing, assigning and reviewing work, allocating personnel appropriately, managing time and attendance and performing other personnel related functions such as providing recommendations for hiring, transfers, promotions, disciplinary actions, and discharge.
• Ensures safety and security policies are followed and recommends changes when needed.

• Plans, schedules, supervises and performs preventive and corrective maintenance on fleet vehicles which involves coordinating downtime with employees; troubleshooting repairs and determining appropriate course of action; scheduling outsourcing for major repairs; inspecting repaired vehicles to be re-issued to service; managing out-source contracts; maintaining spare keys for temporary issue; and maintaining required records.
• Initiates, receives, reviews, processes and transmits a variety of information and reports on a daily, weekly and monthly and annual basis such as work orders, vehicle maintenance schedules, personnel evaluations, time cards and fuel reports.
• Responsible for inventory ordering and control of spare parts.
• Approves all expenditures and manages equipment and vehicle maintenance budget.
• Maintains computerized and hard files of all related record keeping requirements for the operation to include repair & work order information, fueling reports, daily activity log, weekly vehicle inspection information, vehicle mileage, maintenance schedules, inventory information, etc.
• Completes purchase requisitions for all purchases made or orders requested.
• Assembles various mechanical devices as needed such as diesel driven pump units, from parts and subassemblies.
• Assists purchasing with specifications of new fleet vehicles and ensure they are correct upon delivery from the dealer. Up fit vehicles and install GPS units in new vehicles and prep for service in the BJWSA fleet. Make sure all records are updated.
• Assures old vehicles and equipment are stripped, clean and ready to sell and provide photos and information to purchasing for auction.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Requires a high school diploma or equivalent and prefer additional vocational/technical school training in auto/truck mechanics, diesel engines, hydraulics, high-pressure pumps, etc. Minimum 5 years’ experience dealing with small engines, welding, operating heavy equipment and hydraulics. Must have the ability to read and write and perform basic arithmetic calculations. Must possess ability to communicate, both orally and in writing and requires computer experience in Microsoft Office Products with the ability to use software used by the Authority. Minimum 3 years’ experience at the supervisory level (primary or assistant supervisor capacity).

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Must be an ASE Certified Master Technician or obtain within 2 years of date of hire. Must possess and maintain a valid class A Commercial driver's license with tanker endorsement or obtain within 1 year of date of hire.

Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.

Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving instructions, work assignments and/or directions from immediate supervisor.

Language Ability: Requires the ability to read and comprehend a variety of information such as billing invoices, maintenance reports, repair and part manuals, fuel reports, parts logs, grease reports, service agreements, etc. Requires the ability to prepare related reports and information, using prescribed format and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction and style.

Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form; to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions.

Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract totals; to multiply and divide; to determine percentages and decimals.

Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.

Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using mechanic tools, etc.; to operate motor vehicles.

Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items, control knobs, switches, etc. Must have strong levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.

Color Discrimination: Requires the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.

Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under minimal levels of stress when confronted with an emergency.

Physical Communication: Requires the ability to talk and/or hear: (talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words; hearing - perceiving nature of sounds by ear).

All applicants must apply online at www.bjwsa.org/jobs.