Driver Supervisor

Durham School Services; Trumbull (CT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Durham School Services in Trumbull, Connecticut, is seeking a transportation supervisor to oversee drivers and monitors. The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma, with preference given to candidates holding some college education. Responsibilities include ensuring safety compliance, guiding drivers, evaluating performance, and managing employee relations. The role requires at least 5 years of work experience, preferably in the transportation industry. We offer a robust benefits package, including medical, dental, and retirement savings plan.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of work experience, 3 in the ground transportation industry preferred.
• Knowledge of policies and practices to manage drivers/monitors effectively.
• Proven knowledge of supervisory methods and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Supervises day-to-day activities of drivers and monitors.
• Provides support and guidance to drivers on various issues.
• Evaluates the performance of all direct-report personnel regularly.

Skills

Supervisory expertise

Interpersonal skills

Computer literacy in word processing and spreadsheets

Multi-tasking and time management

Strong oral and written communication

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Some college preferred

Job description

Summit School Services companies share a strong commitment to provide the highest level of transportation safety, quality transportation, outstanding customer service and positive employee relations. Our corporate headquarters, located in Warrenville, Illinois, houses the administrative and corporate support functions for the organization. Our 250+ local customer service centers (CSCs) are supported by regional operations teams located throughout North America.

Responsibilities

• Supervises day-to-day activities of drivers and monitors to ensure compliance with operational requirements for safe bus operations including compliance with corporate safety training processes and practices.
• Provides support, advice and guidance to drivers and monitors in responding to a variety of issues (e.g. customer complaints, bus and/or worker safety, time-off requests), assesses situations and determines appropriate course of action (e.g. additional training, counseling), to prevent further occurrences in the future.
• Work collaboratively with Driver Recruitment in the hiring process for drivers by providing information to attract qualified candidates, arranging interview facilities, and interviewing.
• Ensures a positive work environment for drivers and monitors by providing coaching, mentoring and non-safety related training to promote high employee motivation and morale and commitment to company values and excellence in customer service.
• Collect and audit employees' time sheets.
• Monitor on-time performance.
• Prepare and submit required reports in a timely manner.
• Supervise compliance with Company policies and/or processes by action and speech. Discuss any breech of policy and procedure noted with General Manager.
• Evaluate the performance of all direct-report personnel on a regular basis according to company policy.
• Administer appropriate employee discipline as necessary.
• Exhibits the highest ethical best practices and personal integrity; Shares concerns about suspicious or inappropriate behavior with their supervisor or manager
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent. Some college preferred.
• 5+ years’ work experience required, with 3 years in ground transportation industry preferred; this can be waived with a minimum of 1-year supervisory experience. College education can be substituted for up to 2 years required work experience.
• Knowledge of service promise, services, capabilities, policies, procedures and practices to effectively manage drivers/monitors in various locations.
• Proven supervisory expertise and knowledge of related methods, practices and techniques.
• Computer literacy, preferably in word processing and spreadsheets, excellent interpersonal skills, well developed written and verbal communication skills.
• Relationship building skills to provide support and advice to maintain effective working relationships and work collaboratively to develop strategies/solutions to satisfactorily resolve issues.
• Oral and written communication skills to effectively communicate, coach and mentor.
• Well-developed multi-tasking and time and priority management skills to balance conflicting demands related to customer care and routing.

Summit School Services has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with its policies and values, including sexual exploitation and abuse, harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. Summit School Services is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children and passengers.

We offer medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance coverage, holiday pay, and PTO accrual. Additionally, employees are able to enroll in a retirement savings plan.

At Summit School Services our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Summit School Services LLC’s independent subsidiaries and affiliates are an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer.

The pay rate range, along with most all of the other terms and conditions of employment, vary between different sites, geographical markets, customer/ contractual terms and positions.