Operations Manager

MV Transportation; Santa Paula (CA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 81,681; Full time

Job summary

MV Transportation is seeking an Operations Manager in California to lead the assigned location, ensuring delivery of annual business plans and compliant daily operations of the transportation contract.

You will drive on-time performance, manage driver availability, oversee call center activities, and mentor staff while maintaining safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of management experience in a paratransit environment.
• Experience in scheduling, personnel management and training.
• Ability to work independently with strong written and verbal skills.
• Knowledge of contractual obligations and company policies.
• Experience in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage on-time performance and driver availability.
• Oversee call center functions.
• Maintain strong customer relations through direct contact and outreach.
• Identify, train and mentor location staff.
• Communicate with location staff and support teams.
• Oversee safety and training programs to ensure compliance.
• Maintain safety culture of the division.
• Engage with client contact to meet expectations.
• Assist with audits and review key operational metrics.
• Ensure adherence to policies and procedures.
• Participate in labor and employee relations activities.

Skills

Management experience

Scheduling

Personnel management

Training

Independent work

Contractual obligations knowledge

Company policy knowledge

Fast-paced environment

Tools

Trapeze

Job description

Overview

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Responsibilities

MV Transportation is seeking an Operations Manager who will provide support, leadership and direction to assigned operating location to ensure delivery of annual business plans. He/she will control the daily operation of our transportation contract, in compliance with the policies of the contracting agency and in conformance with company procedures. The Operations Manager is primarily responsible for but not limited to:

• Effectively manage on-time performance and driver availability.
• Effectively manage all call center functions.
• Effectively manage customer relations through both direct contact and outreach programs.
• Identify, select, train and mentor location staff.
• Effectively and frequently communicate with location staff and support team members.
• Assist in overseeing safety and training programs, plans and processes to ensure compliance with company, contract and regulatory requirements.
• Contributes to maintain the safety culture of the division.
• Maintain client contact routinely to meet or exceed expectations.
• Assist with conducting periodic departmental audits.
• Daily, weekly and monthly review of key operational metrics.
• Implement, promote and adhere to company policies and procedures.
• Participates in location labor and employee relations activities.

Qualifications

Talent Requirements:

• Must have one (1) to three (3) years of management experience in a similar sized paratransit environment.
• The ideal candidate would have experience in scheduling and personnel management and training.
• Must be able to work independently and have strong written and verbal skills.
• Knowledge of the contractual obligations is a must to perform this job correctly.
• Knowledge of company policy assures that the field operator is using consistent measures to assess a drivers’ activity.
• Trapeze experience preferred.
• Experience managing fast paced environment.

Starting salary range: $71,000 - $81,681.60

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