Bus Maintenance Supervisor — Fleet Reliability & Safety

Bi-State Development; Illinois; On-site; USD 85,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, prescription, dental, and vis

4 weeks PTO per year

10 paid holidays + birthday floating

401(k) retirement plan

PSLF program eligibility

Gym access discounts

Free MetroLink/MetroBus access

Job summary

Bi-State Development Supervisor Bus Maintenance in Illinois leads the fleet maintenance team to ensure safe, reliable service. The role focuses on supervision, planning, and preventive maintenance to maximize vehicle availability and efficiency.

Ideal candidate has 5+ years in auto/diesel tech, CDL readiness, and strong leadership in a union environment. On-site position with comprehensive benefits and a salary within the stated range.

Qualifications

• Requires strong mechanical knowledge and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with diesel technology and transit systems preferred.
• Ability to obtain CDL license and DOT medical certification.

Responsibilities

• Supervision of union staff, to ensure bus fleet is available for service by inspecting, planning, scheduling, and following up on maintenance and repairs.
• Develop and maintain a vehicle specific preventive and predictive maintenance program.
• Highly trained and motivated work force.
• Maximize resource utilization.
• Maximize equipment availability.
• Assure equipment safety.
• Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, and project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of goals.
• Develops and maintains positive public relations with emphasis on customer service. Committed to staff development and cooperative management practices.
• Supervision of union staff, to ensure the daily fueling, cleaning and parking of bus fleet.
• Ensure materials are available for maintenance and repairs by ordering parts and out of stock items as needed.

Skills

Organizational

Written communication

Oral communication

Troubleshooting

Mechanical

Complex problem solving

Personal computer

Education

Two-year college/technical

Auto or Diesel Technology or related field

Job description

Bi-State Development Supervisor Bus Maintenance in Illinois leads the fleet maintenance team to ensure safe, reliable service. The role focuses on supervision, planning, and preventive maintenance to maximize vehicle availability and efficiency.

Ideal candidate has 5+ years in auto/diesel tech, CDL readiness, and strong leadership in a union environment. On-site position with comprehensive benefits and a salary within the stated range.