Fleet Maintenance Supervisor- Brooklyn

Interstate Waste Services; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings benefits

Paid vacation and holidays

Bonus eligible

Job summary

Interstate Waste Services is looking for a Fleet Maintenance Supervisor in Brooklyn, NY, responsible for overseeing a team of technicians and ensuring all maintenance activities are performed safely and efficiently. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing vehicle maintenance, knowledge of DOT rules, and skills in software used for fleet management.

This role involves various responsibilities including staff supervision, quality control inspections, and managing administrative tasks. The position offers a competitive salary and is bonus eligible, along with numerous health and retirement benefits.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience as a supervisor or foreman/team lead.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; bilingual in Spanish preferred.
• Advanced experience with fleet management and onboard computing software.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of technicians and welders to ensure maintenance work is completed.
• Conduct inspections and report on performance to improve processes.
• Manage administrative matters for the team, including payroll and records.

Skills

Electrical systems

Air Brakes

Medium and Heavy-Duty Diesel engines

Fleet management software

Computer aided diagnostics

Education

2+ years as supervisor or foreman/team lead

Tools

CAT ET

Cummins Insite

Premium Tech Tool

Job description

Overview

Fleet Maintenance Supervisor- Brooklyn

Interstate Waste Services is the most progressive and innovative provider of solid waste and recycling services in the country! We primarily service Northern New Jersey, Southern New York State, New York City, with a landfill located in Ohio, where we also own and operate a state-of-the-art rail-served landfill. We cater to a diverse range of residential, industrial, and commercial customers. Our mission has always been to provide our customers with the highest quality waste, recycling, and environmental services, while keeping focus on employee, customer, and environmental safety.

What makes our company culture unique is we have mastered the ability to balance the standards of a large corporate company while maintaining our small business family style culture.

Essential Job Summary

The Fleet Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for supervising a team of technicians and welders aimed at maintaining the location equipment/fleet in peak operating conditions with the collaboration and guidance of the Fleet Maintenance Manager. They provide direction to technicians, welders, and administrative personnel to ensure that all repair/ maintenance work is performed in a safe, efficient, and in a timely manner. The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for preventative maintenance, and repair of company equipment, as well as administrative duties such as parts procurement, inventory management, asset tracking and cost control. The Maintenance Supervisor utilizes fleet management and onboard computing software to monitor vehicle performance and cost.

Essential Job Functions

• Provide direction to A, B, C level, and lead technicians assigned to work group to ensure that all repair and maintenance work is performed in a safe, efficient and timely manner.
• Report to management on performance; make recommendations for process/programmatic changes for improvement or efficiencies.
• Supervise technicians in maintenance shop, including such responsibilities as conducting daily shop huddles; yard checks; coaching/counseling/ training lead technician and all technician levels on performance/corrective action, when necessary; make hiring/termination decisions in concert with Human Resources and appropriate management; conduct employee training and performance evaluations; evaluate and make recommendations for merit increase, promotion and job changes, as appropriate.
• Perform inspections of outside repairs to ensure all work was properly completed in accordance with Company’s safety and compliance procedures and federal and state regulations.
• Identify training opportunities and document issues and constructively discuss corrective action, as needed, with technician.
• Conduct Quality Control Inspections, track issues and resolution to ensure all work is properly completed in accordance with Company’s safety and compliance procedures and federal and state regulations.
• Oversee repair diagnostics on more complex matters and provide coaching, when necessary; may be required to road test vehicles to determine necessary repairs.
• Maintain advanced knowledge of engine, emission systems, transmission, brake, hydraulic and electrical systems to perform advanced preventive and repair maintenance functions on equipment and vehicles used by Company, on site and on the road, including: engine chassis repair and maintenance; knowledge of vehicle body control systems, including hydraulics and electrical systems to maintain and repair vehicles in a timely and safe manner; knowledge of heating and air conditioning systems to effectively diagnose and repair complex heating and cooling systems in vehicles in a timely and safe manner; and knowledge of welding tools to fix heavy equipment in a safe and efficient manner to ensure equipment is back in an operable condition as quickly and as safely as possible.
• Manage related administrative matters for team, including payroll, maintenance of employee records, records of all preventive and corrective maintenance performed, recording of all information into TMT Maintenance Software.

Requirements and Qualifications

• 2+ year experience as a supervisor or foreman/team lead.
• Must have experience with Electrical, Air Brakes, Medium and Heavy-Duty Diesel engines and computer aided diagnostics (CAT ET, Cummins Insite, Premium Tech Tool, etc.).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, Spanish bilingual strongly preferred.
• Advanced experience working with fleet management and onboard computing software.
• Strong knowledge of DOT CMV rules, OSHA, and other federal and local regulations and requirement.
• Valid driver’s license required, CDL preferred.

Additional Information

IWS’s base pay actually offered takes into account a range of factors including, but not limited to, internal equity, the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, qualifications, and other business and organizational needs.

Bonus: This role is bonus eligible as part of the compensation package.

Benefits: IWS employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should an employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance, retirement savings benefits, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

This job description is intended to be an accurate representation of the general functions of the job, rather than exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or experience. Other duties may be assigned, requested, or required. Aspects of the job may be altered without notice.

Interstate Waste Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Salary Range Minimum

USD $75,000.00/Yr.

Salary Range Maximum

USD $95,000.00/Yr.