Vehicle Maintenance Facility Manager

United States Postal Service; Walnut Creek (CA); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

United States Postal Service in Walnut Creek, CA seeks a Manager, Vehicle Operations to oversee vehicle maintenance for a network of small VMFs and post offices within a designated area. You will supervise technicians and clerks, administer contracts, monitor costs and safety, and ensure compliance with USPS policies.

You’ll coordinate training, reporting, and vendor management, with occasional travel and night/weekend work as needed to support nationwide facilities.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of postal policies, procedures and standards regarding vehicle acquisition, deployment and maintenance.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing to prepare reports, coordinate with other units, resolve vendor issues, and guide managers.
• Knowledge of fleet maintenance and safety, including inventory control, work scheduling, and accident investigation.
• Knowledge of the current collective bargaining agreement, including overtime, corrective action, and grievance resolution.
• Ability to administer contracts for vehicle maintenance repairs and services, including coordinating, monitoring, evaluating, and enforcing contracted work.
• Ability to manage and control operating costs within budget allocations.
• Ability to review and report on vehicle maintenance efficiencies, including fleet utilization and improvement opportunities using data analysis.
• Ability to plan, organize, direct and monitor programs and staff to meet organizational goals.
• SPECIAL CONDITION: Willingness to travel and work nights/weekends as needed.

Responsabilités

• Manages vehicle maintenance within an assigned geographic area, including oversight of contracts and auxiliary garages.
• Supervises a small team of vehicle maintenance technicians and clerks in line with the current collective bargaining agreement.
• Provides guidance to managers on maintenance requirements and coordinates training with HR staff.
• Administers contracts for maintenance repairs and services; monitors and evaluates contracted work; enforces warranty provisions.
• Manages operating costs within the budget allocated for vehicle maintenance.
• Ensures safety policies are followed and vehicle safety standards are maintained.
• Oversees environmental and recycling programs and maintains required reports and records.
• Oversees maintenance of a small vehicle fleet and related equipment, stock of parts.
• Provides national-level support to nationwide facilities; travel and odd hours may be required.

Connaissances

Postal policies

Contract management

Budget control

Staff supervision

Vendor coordination

Data analysis

Communication

Travel readiness

Description du poste

Manages the vehicle maintenance activities for a small Vehicle Maintenance Facility (VMF), including auxiliary garages, overseeing vehicle maintenance activities for post offices within an assigned geographical area.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

This job is authorized at small Vehicle Maintenance Facilities only. The authorization is based on workload factors and determined by Headquarters.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Manages, the maintenance of vehicles within an assigned geographic area including oversight of contract maintenance and auxiliary garages located within the area.

2. Manages a small group of vehicle maintenance technicians and clerks, in compliance with the current collective bargaining agreement.

3. Provides guidance to managers and employees on vehicle maintenance requirements and coordinates training requirements and activities with human resources staff.

4. Administers contracts for vehicle maintenance repairs and services; coordinates, monitors, and evaluates contracted work; and supervises the enforcement of all provisions of new vehicle warranty claims and the rework of unsatisfactory contractor repairs.

5. Manages and controls operating costs within and allocated budget for vehicle maintenance operations for the geographic area served.

6. Exercises a normal regard for the safety of self and others; ensures employee compliance with established safety policies and procedures; ensures vehicle safety standards are maintained.

7. Supervises, conducts, and administers environmental and recycling programs to ensure compliance with local and national regulations and standards; maintains required federal, state and local reports and records.

8. Exercises managerial oversight for the proper maintenance of a small vehicle fleet and direct managerial responsibility for a small vehicle maintenance facility, related equipment, and a limited stock of supplies and parts on-hand.

9. Provides national level of support to nationwide facilities which may include travel and working nights and/or weekends.

SUPERVISION:

Manager, Vehicle Operations

REQUIREMENTS:

• Knowledge of postal policies, procedures and standards regarding vehicle acquisition, deployment and maintenance.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing sufficient to prepare reports and proposals, coordinate activities with representatives of other units and functional areas, resolve problems with vendors and contractors, and provide guidance to managers and others.
• Knowledge of fleet maintenance and safety, including inventory control, work scheduling, and accident investigation.
• Knowledge of provisions in the current collective bargaining agreement, including those related to overtime, corrective action, and grievance resolution.
• Ability to administer contracts for vehicle maintenance repairs and services, including coordinating, monitoring, evaluating, and enforcing contracted work.
• Ability to manage and control operating costs within budget allocations.
• Ability to review and report on vehicle maintenance operational efficiencies, including fleet utilization, and identify areas for improvement using data analysis.
• Ability to manage, including planning, organizing, directing and monitoring programs, projects, and the work of contractors and staff to meet organizational goals.
• SPECIAL CONDITION: Willingness to travel and work nights and weekends as needed.