Fleet Maintenance Manager
Job Location:
Petaluma, CA - USA
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Job Summary
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MV Transportation is seeking a highly motivated and results-driven Fleet Maintenance Manager for proposed business operations. This individual will serve as a dynamic versatile leader responsible for overseeing all day-to-day maintenance functions for a fixed-route transit fleet. The Fleet Maintenance Manager will provide strategic leadership and direction to maintenance personnel including technicians utility workers and supervisors while fostering a culture of safety accountability teamwork and operational excellence.
Key responsibilities include developing and mentoring staff setting clear performance expectations promoting ongoing technical training and ASE certification and driving a culture of professionalism and continuous improvement. The successful candidate will lead efforts to maximize fleet reliability improve maintenance performance ensure regulatory compliance and support the delivery of safe and dependable transportation services.
Talent Requirements:
- Must have at least three (3) or more years of recent (within the last five (5) years) and relevant experience managing the maintenance functions of a transit bus maintenance shop similar in scope size and complexity and with the same or similar type of transit vehicles/equipment.
- Must have experience managing/directing 10 employees (fleet Technicians/Cleaners).
- Experience working with 30 buses within the last year.
- Must be able to track and control parts inventories vendors and suppliers.
- Must be able to properly prioritize implement and manage work schedules projects and assignments.
- Must be able to manage the financial/accounting aspects of a fleet maintenance operation.
- Must be able to communicate effectively with all levels of staff in writing and verbally.
- Must have computer skills including word processing spreadsheets and Microsoft Outlook.
- Must have technical competence in light/medium/heavy-duty vehicle repair and preventive maintenance.
- Must display initiative professionalism candor and tact at all times.
- ASE certifications are a plus or must be obtained within 6 months of being hired
- Technical experience with fixed route transit bus maintenance.
- Solid knowledge of managing audits and PM schedules.
- Attention to housekeeping and worksite organization.
- Experience with Diesel hybrid and EV buses.
- Must have a Class B CDL with passenger and air brake endorsements. Or must be obtained within 6 months of being hired
- Experience with digitized vehicle inspections (DVIs) and work orders is a plus.
- All other duties as assigned
Starting salary range: $104000 - $123000
MV Transportation is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race color religion creed national origin or ancestry sex physical or mental disability veteran or military status genetic information or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal state or local laws regulations or ordinances. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment verify identity and maintain employment statistics on applicants.
Where permissible under applicable state and local law applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug test and background check after receiving a conditional offer of employment.
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About Company
For more than 40 years, MV Transportation has provided safe, reliable, affordable transportation services to cities, counties, private corporations, non-profit agencies, and community organizations.
