Transportation Manager

Transportation Manager

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The Transportation Manager is responsible for the overall management of the transportation area for the facility including ensuring that all transportation activities are coordinated and scheduled on a timely basis, sufficient staff is available and ready to transport detainees to various locations, and all operations are in compliance with federal, state, and organization laws, rules, and regulations.

Primary duties and responsibilities include:

• Ensuring that the Transportation staffing plan is maintained according to contract guidelines. Making final recommendations of new candidates to the Facility Administrator for approval. Reviewing all employment forms to ensure accuracy and thoroughness.
• Ensuring and implementing the policies and procedures related to transportation of detainees throughout the area. Developing training and mentoring opportunities to assist staff in carrying out their work in a safe and efficient manner.
• Providing overall supervisory duties of the Transportation Supervisors and indirect supervision to the Transportation Officers assigned to the facility. Approving scheduling of Transportation Officers. Approving performance improvement plans for staff as needed. Approving disciplinary recommendations when Transportation Officers do not follow the strict policies and procedures for transporting detainees. Recommending additional disciplinary action up to and including termination if Transportation Officers' performance has not improved.
• Ensuring the continual improvement of the Transportation Officer's knowledge and skills by facilitating training classes and material. Approving refresher defensive driving courses to ensure Transportation Officers are knowledgeable on current policies and procedures.
• Promoting the Transportation area within and outside of the facility to attract new employees and retain existing ones.
• Managing the Transportation budget for the facility. Providing analyses and recommendations for improvements of the area. Working with and locating vehicle contractors in the area to ensure mechanical needs are available for the facility. Managing maintenance costs without jeopardizing safety components.
• Reviewing maintenance service schedules and repairs of all assigned vehicles. Ensuring that all defects identified by the Transportation Officer or an inspector are promptly repaired. Ensuring effective recordkeeping and scheduling of vehicle service and inspection dates. Ensuring that all roadside assistance is provided in a timely basis including coordinating with federal, state, and local law enforcement as required for assistance with transport and security issues until additional transport units arrive.
• Ensuring that all reports and investigations of accidents are conducted and thoroughly written in a timely basis. Providing additional investigations if necessary. Maintaining a facility accident report record of all vehicle incidents no matter how minor.
• Participating in the facility's safety committee, and GTI safety reviews of vehicle incidents.
• Ensuring compliance with federal, state, and organization laws, rules, and regulations. Providing subject matter expert knowledge on the Department of Transportation's (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and regulation issues.
• Attending outside meetings with organizational, federal, or state representatives.
• Maintaining regulatory knowledge by attending at least eight hours per year of transportation or regulatory topics related to transportation activities. Creating networks with transportation authorities to ensure the facility is knowledgeable on transportation activities.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Minimum requirements include:

• High school diploma or GED certification required.
• One (1) year experience in detainee and…