Fleet Maintenance Shop Supervisor - Internal Only

About the role

The City of Richmond Department of General Services is seeking highly qualified candidates to fill the position of Fleet Maintenance Shop Supervisor in the Division of Fleet Services.

Responsibilities

• Directing, repairing, servicing and maintaining a variety of gasoline and diesel powered automobiles, trucks and heavy equipment to include motors, transmissions, differentials, hydraulic systems, electrical systems, and body components
• Diagnosing defects in automotive equipment and remedying the defects with approved methods
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with representatives of other departments regarding repair and maintenance of vehicles
• Scheduling preventive maintenance inspections, preparing work orders, verifying mileage for next service interval
• Inspecting shop equipment periodically to ensure compliance with shop safety standards and cleanliness
• Maintaining accurate vehicle data records and preparing written reports
• Inspecting new vehicles for proper equipment and optimal functioning
• Reviewing accident and abuse reports
• Overseeing employee training and development, evaluating performance and recording vacation, leave and daily clock-in actions
• Performing other related duties as assigned by the Operations Manager

Requirements

This class supervises the work of assigned Fleet Maintenance crews, and performs the most advanced work of those supervised. Incumbents supervise paraprofessional and support staff including conducting performance evaluations, coordinating training, and implementing hiring, discipline, and termination procedures.

Qualifications, Special Certifications And Licenses

• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Six (6) years of automotive maintenance experience
• An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification

Special Certifications And Licenses

• Valid driver's license with a satisfactory driving record and a valid Commonwealth of Virginia driver's license within 30 days of hire
• Some assignments may require a valid Commonwealth of Virginia Commercial driver's license

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Typical knowledge, skills, and abilities include automotive and mechanical principles and theory, familiarity with heavy and off-road equipment, light vehicles, hydraulics, diagnostic tools and equipment, computer proficiency, customer service, organizational and time management abilities, and identifying and understanding automotive terminology.

Environmental Hazards

Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.

Physical Requirements And Working Environment

• Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint.
• While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach extending hands and arms in any direction, stand, push, pull, lift, finger (picking, pinching or otherwise working primarily with fingers), grasp applying pressure to an object with fingers or palms, talk, see, and hear.
• The employee is frequently required to climb, balance, stoop, crouch, crawl, walk, feel and use substantial repetitive motions of the wrists, hands and/or fingers.
• In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be sedentary work, exerting up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects including the human body.