What are the responsibilities and job description for the Shop Foreman position at CHEMAS TRUCKING LLC?
Area of Responsibility / Área de Responsabilidad:
- Supervisor de Mantenimiento // Shop Foreman
General / Generalidades:
2.1 Location / Locación: Brownsville Texas, USA
- 2.2 Superior / jefe Inmediato: Gerente de Mantenimiento // Shop Manager
- 2.3 Positions in charge / Puestos a cargo: Mechanic Levels I, II, III, and IV.
- 2.4 Temporary Replacement / Reemplazo temporal: Shop Manager
Main Objectives / Objetivos principales:
Coordinate and assign daily tasks to the mechanics according to the repair priorities.
- Ensure that the work orders are completed within the established timeframes.
- Monitor the progress of repairs and provide technical support when needed.Perform and revise final tests and checks on the units before they return to operation, accompanied by a mechanic.
Main Challenges / Retos Principales:
- Have the trucks ready on time
- Have the trailers ready on time
- Tire control (inventory and condition)
- Diesel tank control (diesel consumption)
Important External Contacts / Contactos externos importantes:
- Diesel and DEF suppliers
Duties / Responsabilidades:
- Revise the Quick-lane inspection form submitted by Mechanic level II.
- Coordinate with dispatch for truck assignments and establish priorities for the work orders, ensuring the efficient departure of vehicles.
- Collect the “Driver Vehicle Inspection Report” with the guard daily.
- Coordinate and assign daily tasks according to the repair priorities.
- Ensure that the work orders are completed within the established timeframes.
- Monitor the progress of repairs and provide technical support when necessary.
- Conduct final tests and inspections on the units before they return to operation.
- Review the mileage for upcoming preventive maintenance tasks.
- Manage truck and trailer inspections to renew the annual inspection with Yvan.
- Maintain an updated diesel inventory for restocking with suppliers.
- Assign trucks that need preventive or corrective maintenance.
- Review the diesel indicator of each truck to ensure it’s below ¼ when arriving at the CHEMAS yard.
- Verify that all trucks have DEF/diesel before departure.
- Monitor the diesel and DEF tanks for weekly replenishment verification.
- Coordinate with handling of trucks during maintenance, washing, and release processes.
- Manage the inventory of new and retreaded tires.
- Ensure that all repairs and maintenance meet quality standards.
- Supervise the proper use of tools and diagnostic equipment.
- Ensure that mechanics follow safety procedures in the workshop.
Authority / Autoridad:
- Stop any process that may jeopardize safety or service quality.
- Authorize tire changes.
Competence profile / Perfil de Competencia:
- 8.1 Education / Educación: University and/or College level degree or equivalent.
- 8.2 Language / Idioma: English and Spanish required
- 8.3 Training / Formación:
- Mechanic
- Administration
- Know OSHA regulations
- 8.4 Experience / Experiencia:
- Work experience in the transportation industry or equivalent
- 2-3 years of experience in the position
- Experience in leading a team of 5 individuals.
- Be familiar with TPM and 5S training.
- 8.5 Leadership skills / Habilidades de liderazgo:
- Flexibility and adaptability to change
- Tolerance and respect
- Teamwork
- Ethics and honesty
- Communication skills
- Negotiation
- Leadership
- Motivation
- Problem-solving ability
- Achievement of results
- Development of others
The job descriptions will be reviewed once a year by the Area Manager and the Training Supervisor to comply with the company’s quality, environmental, safety, and health management system requirements. In case no modifications are required, no notification to the employee is necessary.
All job descriptions are available on the company’s drive for employee consultation.
