Heavy Vehicle Maintenance Supervisor

About the role

Under direction, perform supervisory work ensuring documentation and completion of maintenance and repair work of heavy vehicles at one or more work sites.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prioritize, supervise, and review the work of staff involved in the repair of heavy vehicles and equipment.
• Directing repairs and communicating with staff on operational requirements.
• Implementing plans and schedules to determine the emphasis of objectives.
• Recommend or adjust work priorities, resources, and workplans.
• Prioritize technician workloads.
• Inspect, evaluate, and review system checks to ensure proper function and optimal operation within set parameters.
• Provide advice, instructions, and train mechanics on diagnosing problems, testing procedures, determining malfunctions, making repairs, and ensuring functionality and safety of equipment.
• Diagnose difficult equipment and/or vehicle problems and recommend repairs.
• Monitor technician task performance.
• Enforce rules, regulations, and performance goals.
• Supervise, monitor, and control fleet maintenance operations.
• Maintain records, review and/or approve estimates, and requisition parts and materials.
• Responsible for cleanliness, condition, and reporting of maintenance shop repairs.
• Monitor, guide, assist, and achieve shop productivity through technicians’ billable hour goals.
• Identify areas of improvement, review with appropriate management staff, and implement improvements.
• Develop and present reports.
• Ensure that all applicable Environmental Protection Agency guidelines are met.
• Determine and oversee compliance with safety, hazard, and related programs, policies, and procedures.
• Assume the temporary role of immediate supervisor and/or subordinate personnel to ensure the continuity of operations during absences.
• Supervise assigned personnel, including scheduling, assigning, and checking work, appraising employee performance, and providing training and development.

Requirements

• Graduation from a heavy/diesel equipment maintenance and repair program from an accredited college or university and four (4) years of experience in heavy/diesel maintenance in a lead or supervisory role.
• A High School Diploma, or GED, or higher, and six (6) years of journey-level diesel mechanic experience including four (4) years in a lead or supervisory capacity.
• Valid Texas Class "B" Commercial Driver's License (CDL) or equivalent from another state by the date of appointment.
• Must obtain and maintain a minimum of two (2) Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Medium/Heavy Vehicle Certifications [T1-T8] as specified in ASE's certification test series within six (6) months of appointment.
• Must obtain and maintain a Texas State Vehicle Inspector License Certification within six (6) months of appointment.
• May require an Underground Storage Tank Class A/B Operator's Certification within six (6) months of appointment.

Qualifications

Positions requiring a CDL or positions of a safety-sensitive nature are subject to drug and alcohol testing in accordance with federal regulations.

Skills

Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts, and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department.