Maintenance Shop Manager

First Student, Inc.; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company contribution

Paid time off

Job summary

First Student, Inc. is hiring a Shop Manager to oversee location maintenance operations, supervise shop staff, and ensure safe fleet conditions. The role reports to the Location Manager and focuses on efficient maintenance performance.

The ideal candidate has a high school diploma, 5+ years of hands-on mechanical supervisory experience, and a valid CDL with needed endorsements. Diesel engine and school bus equipment experience preferred. This on-site role offers competitive pay and benefits.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 5+ years of hands-on mechanical supervisory experience.
• Possess CDL Operator's license with required endorsements.
• Industry experience repairing and maintaining diesel engines and school bus equipment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Schedules and administers fleet maintenance and assists in troubleshooting problems with equipment.
• Directly supervises shop staff and manages performance reviews.
• Provides maintenance operational visibility to the Location Manager and budget requirements.
• Ensures safe working conditions and conformance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Completes special projects and may perform hands-on work activities.

Skills

Diesel mechanic experience

Supervisory experience

CDL license

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Now Hiring: Shop Manager

Pay Rate: Salary $90,000.00 USD per year Based on experience

Manages all location maintenance operations and provides shop staff oversight. Directly supervises shop staff. Provides maintenance operational visibility to the Location Manager. Assumes primary responsibility for managing efficient maintenance performance of the location. Ensures safe working condition of fleet.

Why Join First Student?

• Competitive Pay!
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company contribution
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Company-paid life insurance
• Stable employment with a well-established organization
• Opportunities for growth and internal advancement
• Employee discounts on cell phone plans, vehicles, electronics, and more through PerkSpot

Major Responsibilities:

• Schedules and administers fleet maintenance, assists in troubleshooting problems with equipment. Communicates availability of vehicles for service with dispatch and other operations personnel.
• In relation to subordinates, is responsible for hiring; firing; approving salary increases or decreases; training and employee development; planning and directing the work; disciplining; handling employee complaints or grievances; and handling performance reviews. While the Mgr Maintenance is required to make personnel-related recommendations, some actions require further approval.
• Works closely with the location manager and region maintenance management providing status of maintenance and budget requirements. May review financial and budget variances, review repair orders or code and approve account payable documents.
• Ensures compliance on a day-to-day basis with State, Federal and Company requirements. Ensures a safe environment exists and that all maintenance and related activities are in conformance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Reviews repair orders. May order fuel for vehicles, order parts, and subcontract repair work.
• Initiates and implements projects that improve efficiency and/or reduces operating costs.
• Ensures that maintenance technicians are trained on current operating procedures, are properly equipped, and motivated so that the maintenance program can be accomplished in a safe, timely and cost effective manner.
• Supervises bus fueling. May arrange services for building and ground keeping.
• Completes special projects as assigned. Required to perform hands-on work activities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Prior work experience as a Diesel Mechanic is required
• 5+ years of hands-on mechanical supervisory experience
• Possess CDL Operator's license with required endorsements
• May require lifting of 20 to 50 lbs
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Computer skills
• Industry experience repairing and maintaining diesel engines and school bus equipment is preferred

First for a reason:

At First Student, we are a family of 60,000+ employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. Our employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer.

In the state of Washington, all technician and driving positions, including but not limited to van drivers and any other position requiring employees to drive a company-owned vehicle, are considered safety-sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. First is also committed to providing a drug-free workplace. First will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other fair chance law. Philadelphia's Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance Poster is at this link or upon request https://www.phila.gov/media/20210423160847/Fair-Chance-Hiring-law-poster.pdf