TANK HOUSE SUPERVISOR

About the role

Supervises daily fleet servicing operations to ensure all buses are cleaned, fueled, serviced, and prepared for safe and reliable pull-out. Oversees employees responsible for tanking, cleaning, and service lane functions while ensuring compliance with maintenance standards, safety procedures, and operational readiness requirements. Department: Maintenance – Garage. FLSA Status: Exempt – Non-Represented.

Responsibilities

• Provides effective tank house supervision while maintaining a high level of service, cleaning standards, and production.
• Monitors timeliness and completion of all tank house or inside-wash functions.
• Ensures the completion and accuracy of all maintenance records and documents, including daily reports and accident reports.
• Provides training, advice, direction, and guidance to all maintenance staff with emphasis on new hires.
• Performs inspections to ensure all buses are clean, safe, reliable, and ready for their morning routes.
• Enforces company policies and procedures and issues discipline as needed.
• Ensures building and grounds are clean, tidy, and all vital functions are working properly; creates work orders as needed for building repairs.
• Material and inventory oversight: monitors supplies and maintains inventory levels for service operations.
• Tracks productivity and performance, schedules shifts, and assigns crews.
• Investigates accidents and enters reporting data.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Three (3) years of experience in fleet maintenance, servicing, or transit operations.
• Associate's Degree in Business Management, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
• Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with air brakes required.
• Two (2) years of supervisory experience preferred.
• Excellent attendance and punctuality required.

Skills

• Knowledge of DOT (Department of Transportation) and FTA (Federal Transit Administration) regulations preferred.
• Knowledge of diesel engines and other heavy-duty vehicle components and equipment preferred.
• Knowledge of company policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of union contract and policies.
• Knowledge of building construction and electrical fixtures.
• Skilled in computer operations, spreadsheets, word processing, presentations, and other related software.
• Ability to manage conflict and balance competing interests from multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to supervise/lead others.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective and appropriate working relationships.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work independently.

Physical requirements

Work is frequently conducted in an office, shop, construction, or warehouse site environment with frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic chemicals or substances, and loud noises.

• Light work: exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

Schedule

Shift: 8:00 PM – 4:30 AM

Pay

Salary range: $67,800 – $84,767