Operations Manager - Barstow - VVTA

Job Title

Salary: $91k - $95k / yr

Why Work For Us:

• Day 1 Benefit Eligibility
• Competitive Medical, Dental and Vision Health Insurance
• 401K with company match

Knowledge and

Experience:

• Ability to quickly become an expert in the operating contract, collective bargaining agreement, and P&L. Intimate understanding of how operational ratios/performance indicators translate into safety excellence, financial performance, contract compliance, and customer satisfaction.
• Bachelor's Degree preferable or any combination of education and experience.
• Minimum four (4) years of operations experience in a public transportation environment.
• Experience in operations, CDL Preferred
• Comprehensive knowledge of public management and organization theories, principles, practices and techniques
• Ability to understand sound fiscal financial principles
• Thorough knowledge of ADA, DMV & DOT requirements and other basic laws, ordinances and regulations underlying the transit operation
• Ability to administer a Drug and Alcohol program
• Must be familiar with Worker's Compensation Law
• Computer literate and data driven
• Ability to communicate effectively with state and local government
• Ability to manage cost control and financial/budget experience
• Strong written and oral communication skills; excellent presentation skills; ability to influence people at all levels of the organization
• Ability to work positively and effectively with all levels of the transit and customer organizations
• Positive labor relation skills and knowledge; including administration of employee discipline and labor grievances
• Experience with fixed route, commuter service and paratransit scheduling software, run-cutting, and maintenance software desirable
• Must pass a pre-employment drug test and background check

Core Competencies / Responsibilities:

• Supervises day-to-day operations and administrative activities; providing liaison between client and company and facilitates problem solving between departments
• Ensures safety practices and applicable regulations are obeyed by all employees
• Coordinates routinely with the Maintenance and Safety Managers ensuring facilities and buses are maintained to KTA safety and environmental standards
• Ensures positive employee / labor relations, fosters employee engagement / recognition, administers department discipline, and resolves employee grievances
• Coordinates the scheduling for operators, dispatchers and supervisors in the operations department
• Understands, interprets, and applies related laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and labor/management agreements
• Has shared responsibility for scheduling, employee performance evaluation, run-cutting, rostering, the driver bidding process and staffing responsibilities for the staff of the facility
• Focuses intently on operational KPIs in order to manage service quality, operational expenses and explain budget variances
• Supports Safety Department in the management of injury and collision claims
• Sets accurate schedules for routes
• Minimizes route drive times and mileage while adhering to contractual and regulatory mandates
• Provides accurate and timely operational and financial reporting as requested by management
• Ensures purchases follow company processes and policies
• Analyzes situations, identifies problems, implements solutions, and evaluates outcomes.
• Prepares reports and correspondence
• Interacts with the union representing the employees with the goal of positive interaction.
• Monitors operations and coordinates the delivery of service with the Assistant General Manager

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be requested to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

All roles may entail, to varying extents, the following physical demands:

• Long periods (potentially exceeding 8 hours per day) of walking, standing, sitting, bending, pushing, pulling, climbing, lifting, balancing, stooping, twisting, squatting, handling materials, repetitive hand-wrist motions, and traversing uneven surfaces;
• Exposure to both extreme heat and cold;
• Exposure to loud noises, fumes, and airborne particles;

In addition to the above demands inherent in every role, the following roles may entail unique physical demands, including:

• Operators/Drivers may work inside or outside vehicles and may operate vehicles for over 8 hours per day.
• Operations Supervisors and Managers may split their work between an office setting looking at a computer screen/electronic device and active transit field locations driving in a vehicle.
• Maintenance Employees may be exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals in a ventilated maintenance shop and may work with personal computers, laptops, electronic hand-held devices, complex electrical schematics, diagnostic software and testing devices, and other heavy machinery.
• Office Staff may work indoors in…