Training & Fleet Coordinator – Public Services

The City of Fayetteville Public Services Department is currently recruiting for a Training & Fleet Coordinator to perform a variety of complex professional and technical work involved in planning, developing, coordinating and conducting training programs to meet department safety and training needs; to develop, deliver and evaluate training programs; to recommend changes to policies and procedures affecting employee training; assist with safety inspections on vehicles, equipment, and public street maintenance facilities for preventive maintenance and repair; to coordinate and ensure repairs meet acceptable standards; to serve as the liaison for Public Services with the Fleet Maintenance department.; to inspect all vehicles and equipment involved in accidents, estimate repairs needed, work with appropriate parties to process repairs; to coordinate and ensure repairs meet acceptable standards.

1. Assess the department’s safety and training needs; coordinate, develop and monitor programs, evaluate effectiveness, develop, recommend and modify policies and procedures affecting the department’s training and development programs; develop and prepare lesson plans and training materials.
2. Conduct safety classes; train, demonstrate and test employees in the operation of vehicles and machinery; document progress of participants and make recommendations for improvements; enforce safety procedures, report safety violations. Coordinate with in-house and outside sources to provide and conduct training.
3. Monitor and manage Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) training Provider Registry for the CDL Training Program and create appropriate location(s) in the FMCSA Registry for employees to be entered that are working to obtain their CDL License; sign off for DMV testing.
4. Retain all CDL documentation and driving records and submit to be retained in personnel file and risk management. Coordinate employee CDL Theory training.
5. Assist in the inspection of vehicles, equipment, radios, and street maintenance facilities to determine repairs and maintenance required; perform in-process and final inspections of all repairs and work performed to ensure acceptable standards; perform random road tests of vehicles following mechanical repair; maintain records of repairs and maintenance performed.
6. Perform diagnostic review of vehicles, equipment, and public facilities involved in accidents; estimate damage and repairs needed; receive estimates from body shops for repair; process work orders and accident reports with Risk Management, inspect and ensure that maintenance and repairs meet acceptable standards.
7. Plan schedule for repairs and preventive maintenance; make recommendations for repair of vehicles, equipment, and public facilities to supervisory technical staff. Review requisitions for new equipment, inspect new equipment against documented specifications. 
8. Receive new vehicles, equipment, and public facilities from dealers; inspect vehicles and help process for readiness; maintain records of all inspections. Maintain records of warranty work performed; review warranties for vehicles and equipment to determine schedules for maintenance; ensure that maintenance and repairs meet warranty requirements.
9. Prepare a variety of reports related to operational activities and inventory. Initiate requisitions for replacement inventory to ensure appropriate levels to maintain operational effectiveness; generate surplus and transfer forms; maintain related records.
10. Train employees on the use of new equipment; prepare Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for equipment.

For a complete job description, click here. Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience:
Two years of increasingly responsible experience driving a commercial motor vehicle requiring a Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), along with one year of experience with safety or adult education training. Experience performing minor equipment repair duties including experience in the maintenance of both diesel and gas powered equipment preferred but not required.

Training:
Equivalent to an Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in safety, risk management, communications, business or public administration, education, or a related field.

LICENSING & CERTIFICATIONS:

Required:
Possession of a Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) and ability to maintain insurability. Possession of FMCSA training registration or ability to obtain within three (3) months of hire.

Preferred:
Successful completion of training in the areas of pneumatic systems, hydraulic systems, electrical systems, tire repair and replacement, engine repair and diagnostics, and related areas.

From the time of closing, the selection process is anticipated to last approximately 4 - 6 weeks. The process will consist of a panel interview with the selected candidate being subject to a pre-employment DOT drug screen, DOT physical, physical abilities test, background check and driving history check.

Salary : $52,488 - $57,740