Location 234 Logan Street Brooklyn, New York 11208 US
Phone Number (267) 745-0839
Categories Maintenance Management & Supervisory
Req ID JR2887 Supervisor Shop (Open)
First for a reason
First Student is the largest school transportation provider in North America with more than a century of experience providing safe and reliable transportation. We work with 1,250 school districts in 39 states and 8 Canadian provinces carrying approximately five million students in 21,000 schools daily.
First Student, the largest provider of student transportation in North America, is now hiring a Shop Supervisor!
First Student is proud to offer:

• Annual salary of $65,000 based on experience and qualifications!
• Consistent full-time, year-round work
• An excellent benefits package with full medical and dental plans and RRSP Program with company contribution
• Paid holidays & vacation
• Ongoing company training on state-of-the-art online system
• Opportunities for career advancement
• A great work environment!

Major Responsibilities:​​

• ​ Schedules and administers fleet maintenance, assists in troubleshooting problems with equipment. Communicates availability of vehicles for service with dispatch, maintenance manager and/or other operations personnel.
• Repairs and maintains diesel engines and bus equipment.
• Supervises maintenance operations. Plans and distributes the work. Delegates responsibilities as
  appropriate and monitors performance. While involved in reviewing personnel actions (e.g., hiring, promotions and discipline), all such actions are further reviewed and approved by higher management.
• Ensures compliance on a day-to-day basis with State, Federal and Company requirements.
• Works closely with location manager providing status of maintenance and budget requirements. Reviews
  repair orders.
• May order fuel for all vehicles, order parts, and subcontract repair work.
• Supervises bus fueling. May arrange services for building and ground keeping.
• Identifies and recommends actions to improve operating efficiency.
• Completes special projects as assigned. Required to perform hands-on work activities.

Qualifications:

• A valid CDL license is required at the time of hire.
• High school diploma or equivalent
• May require lifting of 20 to 50 lbs
• Advanced problem-solving ability.
• Industry experience repairing and maintaining diesel engines and school bus equipment is preferred.
• Advanced computer skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Ability to work assigned shift.
• 3 years of hands-on mechanical supervisory experience
• Good written and oral communication skills

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 .