Department/Division

Maintenance / Vehicle Maintenance

Paygrade

D62

FLSA Status

Exempt

Supervision Received From

Fleet & Facilities Maintenance Director

Supervision Exercised Over

Advanced Technology and Training Coordinator, Fleet Maintenance Supervisor, Senior Fleet Business Analyst

Compensation

Annual: $119,849.60-$161,782.40

Summary:

Plans, leads, and manages the daily operations of the Agency’s Fleet Maintenance division. Responsible for all aspects of fleet maintenance, fleet replacement, and human capital. Manages functions related to regulatory compliance, contracts, and budgeting to support a safe efficient maintenance operation. Supports the Agency’s strategic and business goals and objectives.
 

Distinguishing Characteristics:

Manages the daily operations of the Fleet division, responsible and accountable for all vehicle maintenance and repair activities to ensure operational readiness of the fleet of the agency’s revenue and non-revenue vehicles and required specialized support functions. Responsible for the achievement of vehicle maintenance performance and operational goals, and establishes the systems and processes required to fulfill those goals with a mindset of continuous improvement. Work is performed independently under the general supervision of the department director. As a manager, supervises Fleet Maintenance Supervisors.

Essential Duties:

Duty No. Description Frequency
1

Establishes operating plan that includes objectives, priorities, performance standards, staff development and staffing resource modeling; conducts varied analyses of performance metrics and reports on progress achieved toward expected operating outcomes and performance improvement goals; ensures optimization of all available resources.
2

Supervises, leads, and mentors Fleet Maintenance Supervisors, directing the work of personnel engaged in preventative maintenance, repair and support of the transit base fleet and equipment; hires staff consistent with assigned hiring authority; makes disciplinary decisions and recommendations; creates harmonious working relationship with staff and the collective bargaining unit and ensures consistent application of labor policies, contract provisions and hiring guidelines.
3

Provides supporting data and recommendations to management in the formulation of the Vehicle Maintenance operating and capital improvement budgets; manages and administers the vehicle maintenance budget; authorizes expenditures within designated authority level; monitors budget and maintains expenditures within approved levels; manages and administers vendor service, supply and other related contracts as required.
4

Conducts and directs a variety of special studies, product evaluations and failure, cost/benefit, repair/replace and similar analyses; provides technical support in the development of specifications for coaches and equipment.
5

Participates and represents Vehicle Maintenance in a wide variety of internal and external work groups, project teams, committees and task forces. Makes presentations at board meetings, conferences, or other events. Serves as a member of the Maintenance Department leadership team.
6

Coordinates warranty administration processes.
7

Performs other duties as assigned.
8

Must meet regular time and attendance standards.

Knowledge:

  • Fleet maintenance principles, practices, techniques and equipment;
  • Design, major components, subassemblies and auxiliary equipment of coaches used in mass transit operations;
  • Operations, policies and procedures of a transit division;
  • Project management principles;
  • Regulatory and statutory requirements that govern the maintenance and operation of mass transit vehicles;
  • Hybrid technology, alternative fuels and green fleet alternatives;
  • Human resources management, supervisory principles and federal, state and local laws related to employment;
  • Principles, practices and techniques of labor relations that include interest-based or collaborative labor negotiations as well as grievance and arbitration processes;
  • Workforce planning and budget administration;
  • Vehicle maintenance and management information systems.

Skills:

  • Effectively monitoring and evaluating staff;
  • Planning and delegating work assignments;
  • Conflict resolution, problem solving and negotiation;
  • Statistical and operational analysis;
  • Writing plans and procedures, preparing reports and correspondence;
  • Handling multiple competing priorities;
  • Working with a variety of individuals from diverse backgrounds;
  • Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships and team building;
  • Staff development and training;
  • Use of automated vehicle maintenance systems, personal computers, word processing, spreadsheet, database management, presentations and similar applications;
  • Defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts, and drawing valid conclusions;
  • Communication, collaboration, and strong interpersonal skills.

Licensing Requirements:

  • Washington State Driver License
  • Must submit to a criminal background check, the results of which must meet hiring criteria for the role.
  • Work requires reporting for duty and directing vehicle maintenance operations during adverse weather events and other emergencies.

Physical Requirements:

Positions in this class typically require talking, hearing, and seeing.
Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Training and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in related field;
  • Five years of increasingly responsible experience;
  • Experience with collective bargaining units preferred;
  • Or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.

Note:

The above job description is intended to represent only the key areas of responsibilities; specific position assignments will vary depending on the business needs of the department.