Operations Supervisor

Ryder System, Inc.; Kitchener; On-site; CAD 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Operations Supervisor to oversee daily operations and ensure customer satisfaction in a dynamic environment. This role involves managing personnel, optimizing workflows, and maintaining quality standards while balancing financial objectives. With a commitment to employee growth and a collaborative culture, this position offers a chance to make a significant impact in a leading logistics and supply chain management company. Join a team that values diversity and innovation, and be part of a company recognized for its excellent work environment and employee satisfaction.

Benefits

Weekly pay

10 days of Paid Time Off

Deferred Profit Sharing

Retirement Savings Plans

Safe working environment

Recognized as one of Canada's Best Employers

Qualifications

• H.S. diploma/GED required; Associate's or Bachelor's preferred.
• 1-3 years experience in maintenance operations environment required.

Responsibilities

• Manage operations and personnel for a shift, ensuring customer needs are met.
• Responsible for work analysis, planning, and scheduling tasks.

Skills

Vehicle Diagnostics

Microsoft Office

Customer Relationship Management

Labor Management

Education

H.S. diploma/GED

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Shop Management System

Job description

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Job Description :

About Ryder
For almost 100 years, Ryder has provided customers around the world with integrated transportation, logistics, and supply chain management solutions that enhance the way they do business. Building and maintaining a fleet takes time, resources, and expertise few companies can spare. At Ryder, we have a long history of investing in our employees and providing a collaborative team-based culture that encourages growth across all levels and positions.
We are a Fortune 500 company with 800+ locations and over 40,000 employees across the US and Canada! Employee satisfaction is part of our culture.
About the Job:

Type: Full time/Permanent

Wage: 65,000$

Shifts: Days: 6:30 am to 3pm OR afternoons: 2:30 till 11 pm (swing shift)

Location: Kitchener
Why Ryder?

• Weekly pay
• 10 days of Paid Time Off upon hire
• Deferred Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plans
• A safe, friendly and respectful working environment
• Recognized by Forbes as one of Canada's Best Employers in 2025

Summary
The Operations Supervisor assists the Operations Manager I and II and/or Sr. Operations Manager I and II manage the operations and personnel for a shift of a particular location. The Operations Supervisor may have supervisory duties of employees on a shift, including but not limited to: Technicians-In· Charge, Customer Service Coordinators, Technicians, and Service Employees. The Operations Supervisor must be able to accomplish results and ensure business objectives and labor requirements are met. The Operations Supervisor is responsible for ensuring the customers' needs are being met while balancing financial, operating, quality, safety and asset targets against the requirements of the business. This position is responsible for the management of the location performance against metrics to meet and/or exceed assigned objectives. The Operations Supervisor should be cross functionally trained in order to be able to back up others within the shop. As with all FMS Shop positions, the SS is responsible for adhering to all Ryder Maintenance Operations policies and procedures. This may also be a development position to prepare incumbents for the Operations Manager role.

Essential Functions

Workflow Management:
Responsible for work analysis, planning and scheduling, scheduling and assigning work to technicians, productivity tracking and optimization, shift and shop meetings, and RO review and approval
Ensures all warranty policies and procedures are executed
Responsible for Triage of unscheduled customer drive-ins, and for communicating with customers and assigning work to technicians as appropriate
Responsible for conducting yard checks to ensure proper work scheduling and prioritization

Labor Management
Provides management, training and development of all personnel assigned
Responsible for Performance Management of all assigned personnel

Customer Management:
Responsible for customer relationship management to include issue resolutions, customer satisfaction and retention, as well as ensuring vehicle uptime
Responsible for customer communication protocol as it pertains to PM Scheduling & follow-up, breakdowns and vehicle status updates
Conduct customer visits as required by the Customer Care Plan

Asset Management:
Directs his/her direct reports in maintaining the appearance and maintenance of assigned location, including sustaining 65 standards in all relevant shop areas of responsibility
Evaluates needs and makes recommendation for shop tooling and equipment requirements
Assist in the management and oversight of vehicle specifications and vehicle in· service/out-service process
Assist in ensuring all vehicles have required specifications in SAM
Responsible for Parts Inventory management, policies and procedures

Quality Management:
Responsible for Quality Inspections of PM & repairs, as well as performing In Process Reviews of non-PM work
Perform breakdown root cause analysis, implement corrective actions locally, and when necessary, communicate issues to Technical Assistance Center
Ensure Cleanliness and quality of repair for all maintained vehicles
Work with Service Manager to ensure all technicians are properly trained and qualified, and TOPS plan is prioritized based upon Breakdown, Rework and Running Cost trends
Maintain control/visibility over shop floor activities to ensure proper root cause diagnosis by technicians and that the yield on all parts/components is optimized
Assist in the development and ensure implementation of Quality Assurance Audit Corrective Action plans and Continuous Improvement programs
Accountable for maintenance of all relevant documentation required to meet and/or exceed local, state, federal, as well as customer requirements
Ensure Employee compliance with Safety and EPA regulations and requirements

Financial Management:
Responsible for ensuring shift/shop delivers against Net Maintenance Cost per Unit objectives without sacrificing quality, safety or customer satisfaction
Responsible for cost control measures related to maintenance operations budget and location P&L statement to meet financial objectives
Responsible for successful execution of Maintenance Initiatives to attain or exceed specified financial targets
Responsible for Payroll, Purchase Order approval, as warranted, and invoice reconciliation, and fuel reconciliation
Responsible for the customer bill back process to include identification, review and approval of bill back opportunities
Responsible for ensuring proper documentation and explanation/ reporting of re·billable activity
Ensure data integrity in the Shop Management Online system

Additional Responsibilities

Performs other duties as assigned

Skills and Abilities

Ability to professionally represent Ryder and competently interact with customer management

Strong vehicle diagnostics/repair knowledge (preferred)

Microsoft Office intermediate preferred

Qualifications

H.S. diploma/GED required

Associate's degree preferred or 1-3 years or more experience in a maintenance operations environment required. Demonstrated success in a Ryder role may be substituted for this requirement

Bachelor's degree preferred or 1-3 years or more experience in a maintenance operations environment required. Demonstrated success in a Ryder role may be substituted for this requirement

Maintenance and Technical experience in a shop environment required

Supervisory experience preferred

Experience with a Shop Management System preferred

Microsoft Office intermediate preferred

DOT Regulated
No

Job Category

Maintenance

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Job Description :

About Ryder
For almost 100 years, Ryder has provided customers around the world with integrated transportation, logistics, and supply chain management solutions that enhance the way they do business. Building and maintaining a fleet takes time, resources, and expertise few companies can spare. At Ryder, we have a long history of investing in our employees and providing a collaborative team-based culture that encourages growth across all levels and positions.
We are a Fortune 500 company with 800+ locations and over 40,000 employees across the US and Canada! Employee satisfaction is part of our culture.
About the Job:

Type: Full time/Permanent

Wage: 65,000$

Shifts: Days: 6:30 am to 3pm OR afternoons: 2:30 till 11 pm (swing shift)

Location: Kitchener
Why Ryder?

• Weekly pay
• Excellent benefits package after 30 days
• 10 days of Paid Time Off upon hire
• Deferred Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plans
• A safe, friendly and respectful working environment
• Recognized by Forbes as one of Canada's Best Employers in 2025

Summary
The Operations Supervisor assists the Operations Manager I and II and/or Sr. Operations Manager I and II manage the operations and personnel for a shift of a particular location. The Operations Supervisor may have supervisory duties of employees on a shift, including but not limited to: Technicians-In· Charge, Customer Service Coordinators, Technicians, and Service Employees. The Operations Supervisor must be able to accomplish results and ensure business objectives and labor requirements are met. The Operations Supervisor is responsible for ensuring the customers' needs are being met while balancing financial, operating, quality, safety and asset targets against the requirements of the business. This position is responsible for the management of the location performance against metrics to meet and/or exceed assigned objectives. The Operations Supervisor should be cross functionally trained in order to be able to back up others within the shop. As with all FMS Shop positions, the SS is responsible for adhering to all Ryder Maintenance Operations policies and procedures. This may also be a development position to prepare incumbents for the Operations Manager role.

Essential Functions

• Workflow Management:
  Responsible for work analysis, planning and scheduling, scheduling and assigning work to technicians, productivity tracking and optimization, shift and shop meetings, and RO review and approval
  Ensures all warranty policies and procedures are executed
  Responsible for Triage of unscheduled customer drive-ins, and for communicating with customers and assigning work to technicians as appropriate
  Responsible for conducting yard checks to ensure proper work scheduling and prioritization

• Labor Management
  Provides management, training and development of all personnel assigned
  Responsible for Performance Management of all assigned personnel

• Customer Management:
  Responsible for customer relationship management to include issue resolutions, customer satisfaction and retention, as well as ensuring vehicle uptime
  Responsible for customer communication protocol as it pertains to PM Scheduling & follow-up, breakdowns and vehicle status updates
  Conduct customer visits as required by the Customer Care Plan

• Asset Management:
  Directs his/her direct reports in maintaining the appearance and maintenance of assigned location, including sustaining 65 standards in all relevant shop areas of responsibility
  Evaluates needs and makes recommendation for shop tooling and equipment requirements
  Assist in the management and oversight of vehicle specifications and vehicle in· service/out-service process
  Assist in ensuring all vehicles have required specifications in SAM
  Responsible for Parts Inventory management, policies and procedures

• Quality Management:
  Responsible for Quality Inspections of PM & repairs, as well as performing In Process Reviews of non-PM work
  Perform breakdown root cause analysis, implement corrective actions locally, and when necessary, communicate issues to Technical Assistance Center
  Ensure Cleanliness and quality of repair for all maintained vehicles
  Work with Service Manager to ensure all technicians are properly trained and qualified, and TOPS plan is prioritized based upon Breakdown, Rework and Running Cost trends
  Maintain control/visibility over shop floor activities to ensure proper root cause diagnosis by technicians and that the yield on all parts/components is optimized
  Assist in the development and ensure implementation of Quality Assurance Audit Corrective Action plans and Continuous Improvement programs
  Accountable for maintenance of all relevant documentation required to meet and/or exceed local, state, federal, as well as customer requirements
  Ensure Employee compliance with Safety and EPA regulations and requirements

• Financial Management:
  Responsible for ensuring shift/shop delivers against Net Maintenance Cost per Unit objectives without sacrificing quality, safety or customer satisfaction
  Responsible for cost control measures related to maintenance operations budget and location P&L statement to meet financial objectives
  Responsible for successful execution of Maintenance Initiatives to attain or exceed specified financial targets
  Responsible for Payroll, Purchase Order approval, as warranted, and invoice reconciliation, and fuel reconciliation
  Responsible for the customer bill back process to include identification, review and approval of bill back opportunities
  Responsible for ensuring proper documentation and explanation/ reporting of re·billable activity
  Ensure data integrity in the Shop Management Online system

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to professionally represent Ryder and competently interact with customer management

• Strong vehicle diagnostics/repair knowledge (preferred)

• Microsoft Office intermediate preferred

Qualifications

• H.S. diploma/GED required

• Associate's degree preferred or 1-3 years or more experience in a maintenance operations environment required. Demonstrated success in a Ryder role may be substituted for this requirement

• Bachelor's degree preferred or 1-3 years or more experience in a maintenance operations environment required. Demonstrated success in a Ryder role may be substituted for this requirement

• Maintenance and Technical experience in a shop environment required

• Supervisory experience preferred

• Experience with a Shop Management System preferred

• Microsoft Office intermediate preferred

DOT Regulated
No

Job Category

Maintenance

Compensation Information :

Thecompensationofferedto a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s relevant experience; education, including relevant degrees or certifications; work location; market data/ranges; internal equity; internal salary ranges; etc.The position may also be eligible to receive an annual bonus, commission, and/or long-term incentive plan based on the level and/or type.Compensation ranges for the position are below:

Pay Type :

Salaried

Minimum Pay Range :

65000

Maximum Pay Range :

65000

Ryder is an Equal Opportunity Employer :

We value Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace and encourage all qualified candidates to apply including women,visible minorities, aboriginals and persons with disabilities.

In accordance with our commitment to diversity and inclusion, Ryder welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment, selection, and assessment process. Should you require an accommodation, please inform the Human Resources representative of the nature of the accommodation requested so that we may discuss your needs with you. If you require assistance in order to apply please contact us at 226-213-4040.

Security Notice for Applicants :

Ryder will only communicate with an applicant directly from a [@ryder.com] email address and will never conduct an interview online through a chat type forum, messaging app (such as WhatsApp or Telegram), or via an onlinequestionnaire.Duringan interview, Ryder will never ask for any form of payment or banking details and will never solicit personal information outside of the formal submitted application through http://www.ryder.com/en-ca/careers .

Should you have any questions regarding the application process or to verify the legitimacy of an interview or Ryder representative, please contact Ryder [e-mail] or800-793-3754.

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About Us

Ryder operates behind the scenes, managing critical fleet, transportation and supply chain functions for over 50,000 customers, many of which make the products that consumers use every day. When you choose Ryder, you get access to industry-leading technology, one of North America’s largest fleet of trucks, an expansive infrastructure of maintenance facilities and warehouses, and some of the most talented people in the industry.