Licensed 310T Shop Foreman/woman

Student Transportation of Canada; Northeastern Ontario; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Student Transportation of Canada is seeking a Shop Foreman to oversee a multi-bay maintenance facility. You will supervise licensed and non-licensed mechanics, apprentices and shop staff, planning daily preventive and post-incident repairs for a large fleet of school buses and civilian vehicles.

The role requires leading a team, coordinating repairs, ensuring health and safety compliance, and maintaining vehicle inspections and shop operations with strong communication to drivers, dispatchers

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years within a fast-paced shop environment.
• 3 years leading a team or serving as a Foreman
• Possess and maintain in good standing a valid 310T license
• Valid Driver’s License
• Thorough working knowledge of Municipal, Provincial and Federal safety provisions
• Practical experience in preventative maintenance practices, within the School Bus industry an asset
• Excellent troubleshooting and diagnosis skills
• Ability to work in a team-based, collaborative work environment

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of skilled trade professionals
• Maintain an organized and clean shop
• Monitor activities; mentor and train developing mechanics
• Co-ordinate repairs and rentals
• Supervise workers and projects
• Co-ordinate and schedule activities
• Ensure health and safety regulations are followed
• Requisition or order materials, equipment, supplies and parts through our established vendor network
• Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve work methods
• Ensure all vehicle inspections are completed in a timely fashion each month
• Perform service calls and cold starts as required
• Adhere to compliance-based regulations from a Company, Federal, Provincial and Municipal perspective
• Complete reports to record problems and work performed
• Inspect and test mechanical units to locate faults and malfunctions
• Maintain parts inventory as required and process warranty claims and assist warranty department
• Review and validate work orders and close in a timely manner
• Ensure compliance for all company and other required SOPs
• Direct and support facility maintenance activities as required to maintain shop safety, organization and shop readiness

Skills

Team leadership

310T license

Valid driver’s license

Safety knowledge

Troubleshooting

Teamwork

Job description

Reporting jointly to the Branch Manager and theArea Managerof Maintenance, the Shop Foremanis responsible forthe safe and systematic operation of a multi-bay maintenance facility. The incumbent will supervise 310T and 310S Licensed Mechanics, non-licensed mechanics,apprenticesand other shop employees.The Foremanis responsible forplanning the day-to-day preventative and post incident repairs of a large fleet of commercial vehicles, diagnosing and assigning all repairs for mechanical issues and problems discovered in various commercial School Buses and civilian class vehicles. The Foreman will be an expert within their trade, a strong communicator and willpossessthe ability to lead. They will provide superior customer service while interacting with various stakeholders including, School Bus Drivers, Dispatchers, Managers, Peer Mechanics, Apprentices and Governmental Agencies.

Job Duties

• Lead a team of skilled trade professionals


• Maintain an organized and clean shop


• Monitor activities; mentor and train developing mechanics


• Co-ordinate repairs and rentals


• Supervise workers and projects


• Co-ordinate and schedule activities


• Ensure health and safety regulations are followed


• Requisition or order materials, equipment,suppliesand parts through our established vendor network


• Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve work methods


• Ensure all vehicle inspections are completed ina timelyfashion each month


• Perform service calls and cold starts asrequired


• Adhere to compliance-based regulations from a Company, Federal, Provincial and Municipal perspective


• Complete reports to record problems and work performed


• Inspect and test mechanical units tolocatefaults and malfunctions


• Maintain parts inventory asrequiredandprocess warranty claims andassistwarranty department


• Review andvalidatework orders and closein a timely manner


• Ensure compliance for all companyand other requiredSOP’s


• Direct and support facilitymaintenance activities asrequiredtomaintainshopsafety,organizationand shopreadiness

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years within a fast-paced shop environment


• 3 years leading a team or serving as a Foremen


• Possess andmaintainin good standing a valid 310TLicense


• Valid Driver’s License


• Thorough working knowledge of Municipal, Provincial and Federal safety provisions


• Practical experience in preventative maintenance practices,within the School Bus industry an asset


• Excellent trouble shooting and diagnosis skills


• Ability to work in a team-based, collaborative workenvironment

Student Transportation of Canada is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. If you require a disability related accommodation to participate in our selection process, please reach out to a member of aRecruitment team to coordinate an alternate evaluation methodology.

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