Automotive Fleet Supervisor

United Parcel Service, Inc.; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

United Parcel Service, Inc. in Omaha, NE, seeks a Fleet Maintenance Supervisor to lead the upkeep of UPS ground support and street vehicles. You will oversee scheduling, inspections, and cost controls within a large logistics network.

The role focuses on safety, regulatory compliance, and vendor relations, guiding a team of mechanics toward reliable service and cost-effective operations.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of mechanical fundamentals, maintenance, diagnosis, and repair to fleet operations.
• Ability to manage equipment repair and oversee problem corrections with standard tools.
• Experience in inspections and vendor relationship management.

Responsibilities

• Schedule preventive maintenance inspections and ensure safety/appearance standards.
• Analyze failures to determine root causes and coordinate repairs.
• Ensure adequate inventory levels to support processes.
• Adhere to cost controls, purchasing limits, and expense approvals.
• Review and approve automotive expenses.
• Identify training needs for team development.
• Conduct performance evaluations and address issues.

Skills

Mechanical fundamentals

Maintenance planning

Vendor management

Tools

Maintenance tools

Job description

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Job Description

This position maintains a safe, reliable, and cost-efficient fleet of vehicles, both ground support equipment and street vehicles. He/She ensures proper use and care of physical assets, helps prevent equipment failures, controls costs, manages external vendor relationships, works closely with auto mechanics and internal customers, and performs regular equipment and facility audits.

This position monitors fleet vehicle equipment maintenance. He/She maintains automotive cost effectiveness by identifying trends, monitoring key expense indices, and identifying and implementing cost‑saving strategies. This position supervises mechanics within the department.

Responsibilities

• Schedules preventative maintenance inspections and reviews the results, monitors repairs, and performs vehicle audits to ensure mechanics adhere to safety, regulatory and appearance standards.
• Analyzes equipment or vehicle system failures to determine root causes and resolve problems, and plans and coordinates equipment repairs with internal and external groups.
• Ensures adequate inventory levels (e.g., parts, tires, etc.) to support business processes.
• Adheres to purchasing limits, expense approval procedures, and equipment disposal guidelines to remain within cost plan.
• Reviews and approves automotive expenses.
• Determines employee training needs to produce continuous development plans.
• Conducts performance evaluations and resolves individual and group performance issues.

Requirements

• Must reside within the geographic area of the job or willing to relocate- relocation assistance not offered
• Must be able to work Monday-Friday but flexible based on business needs
• Must be able to work midafternoon shifts- start time roughly 2pm-3pm

Qualifications

• Knowledge of mechanical fundamentals, maintenance, diagnosis, and repair to vehicle or aircraft fleet operation
• Ability to manage equipment repair and oversee the correction of problems with tools, machinery, and other standard technical equipment
• Ability to manage inspections, physical assets, and working relationships with vendors

Grade Level 20E

Deadline to Apply: September 1st; 11:59pm - internal applicants only

Employee Type: Permanent

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Must be a U.S. Citizen or National of the U.S., an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. for this employer.

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