What are the responsibilities and job description for the ASSISTANT DIRECTOR position at Horry County Government?
Status :
Open
Close Date :
03/08/2025
Salary :
DOQ
Type :
FULL TIME
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General Job Description
Under limited supervision, assist in the management and planning of the daily activities of the Fleet Maintenance Department. This position is responsible for ensuring proper supervision, delivery, and administration of the maintenance and repair of County-owned and operated automotive and heavy equipment. Additionally, it ensures all work is conducted within budgetary constraints and in accordance with County policies, industry codes, and quality standards. The role also includes responsibility for customer relations, process improvements, personnel management, and Fleet Maintenance support for emergency and disaster response.
Duties for this Position
- Oversee Shop Operations: Direct the operation and repair of all vehicles and equipment across all shops, including light-duty, heavy-duty, and technical vehicle repairs. Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and safety regulations.
- Repair and Work Order Oversight: Review completed work for accuracy and completeness, offering guidance and making recommendations for improvements as necessary.
- Equipment and Product Procurement: Obtain price quotes on shop equipment and supplies, meeting with sales representatives to discuss and assess product needs. Manage the purchasing process for tools and equipment.
- Staff Management: Supervise, direct, and evaluate assigned staff, addressing employee concerns and issues, directing work, providing counseling, and completing performance appraisals. Lead the team in resolving any technical challenges and maintaining high-quality service.
- Cost Allocation & Budget Management: Assist with department budget oversight and make recommendations for cost-saving strategies to the Director.
- Professional Development & Industry Knowledge: Attend meetings, seminars, and workshops to stay current on industry trends, standards, and best practices. Apply new knowledge to improve department operations and service delivery.
- Emergency Response: Be available to respond to emergency repair calls or service needs as required, ensuring fleet readiness during critical situations.
- Operational Equipment Use: Operate a variety of equipment including vehicles, machinery, and other shop-related equipment (e.g., radios, copiers, computers, calculators, and telephones).
- Continuous Improvement: Demonstrate a commitment to improving operations, reducing turnaround times, increasing productivity, and streamlining work processes. Foster a collaborative work environment that enhances department performance and customer service.
- Other Duties as Required: Perform other related duties as assigned to support the department’s operations.
- Act as Director in Absence: In the Director’s absence, act as the lead in managing departmental operations, making high-level decisions, and representing the department.
Position Minimum Requirements
- Requires a high school diploma or GED, supplemented by vocational/technical training in equipment operation and repair supplemented by six (6) years of previous experience in and/or training involving heavy equipment operation and repair; or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the necessary skills, knowledge, and abilities. Must possess and maintain a valid SC driver’s license.
- Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, sit for long periods, stand for long periods, manual dexterity, and ambulate independently. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
- Work Environment: Works near or around potentially dangerous or violent persons. May work in inclement weather conditions. Works indoors in crowded work space with adequate temperatures, ventilation and lighting. Normal exposure to noise and disruptions but moderate degree of stress. Normal indoor exposure to dust/dirt. May risk exposure to violence and disease/pathogens. Periodically work beyond normal work hours or works on-call or on an as-needed basis. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
- Reads routine sentences, instructions, regulations, procedures, or work orders; writes routine sentences and completes routine job forms and incident reports, speaks routine sentences using proper grammar. Performs manual and technical tasks requiring a wide range of procedures and requiring intensive understanding of a restricted field or complete familiarity with the functions of a unit or small division of an operating agency; requires normal attention with short periods of concentration for accurate results or occasional exposure to unusual pressure. Guides others, making frequent decisions, affecting the individual, coworkers, and others who depend on the service or product. Ability to maintain physical conditions necessary to perform official duties and day-to-day operations.
