Vehicle & Equipment Maintenance Supervisor

Job Title:

Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance Supervisor

The purpose of this job is to ensure the safety of Gila County citizens and employees by supervising the repairs and maintenance of vehicles and equipment. This position supervises and trains employees, checks timesheets and equipment sheets, diagnoses vehicle problems, makes repairs and performs maintenance tasks, orders parts and supplies, schedules servicing, liaises with vendors on costs, and maintains documentation. Position ensures all safety policies and procedures are followed.

Supervisory responsibilities include regularly assigning work to other employees and supervising related activities. Provides recommendations on employee coaching and counseling; scheduling work hours of employees; evaluating performance of employees; employee training and granting time off.

Essential duties and responsibilities include training employees in safe procedures; overseeing and supervising the maintenance and repair of County vehicles and equipment, fabrication projects, and completion of vehicle/equipment records; managing flow of work in/out of shop; organizing, prioritizing, and scheduling workload; determining cost-effectiveness of conducting repairs in-house or contracting to outside service providers; supervising and training assigned personnel; providing instructions and monitoring work;

coordinating employee time reporting and leave requests; assessing the performance of assigned personnel; ensuring compliance with departmental policies, procedures and safety regulations.

Participates in shop and field repairs on vehicles and equipment; provides assistance with troubleshooting and repairs. Provides on-call emergency assistance for vehicles and equipment with mechanical failure.

Checks timesheets and equipment inspection sheets; delivers vehicles to and picks up from County departments and vendors.

Obtains parts or service quotes in order to prepare purchase orders; researches and orders parts and supplies; and tracks deliveries and maintains invoices; conducts research, orders and purchases parts for maintenance, repair and fabrication projects; picks up maintenance parts and supplies from UPS and supply vendors.

Schedules vehicles and equipment for service or repairs.

Liaises with vendors to ensure most economical approach to repairs.

Maintains SDS books and shop equipment inspections.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Budget responsibilities include research support on department level and project level budgets.

Project responsibilities do not apply to this position.

Oral communication duties include training colleagues, explaining County procedures or processes, participating and presenting in meetings. Liaises with other department's personnel on interdepartmental vehicle and equipment problems.

Written communication duties include creating or editing documents, internal memos, emails and reports.

Interactions with the general public include regular contact with internal coworkers and other departmental personnel over the telephone, by email, and/or in person. Incidental contact with the public may occur as part of the work location.

Interactions specifically with customers occur frequently (more than 25% but less than 40% in a year).

Minimum education required includes an Associates Degree, certification, license, or Vocational School training in a professional, specialized trades or general field. Completion of Automotive/Heavy Equipment Technology vocational/trade school or combination of education, training and experience.

Minimum years of directly related experience required include five (5) years' automotive/heavy equipment repair and maintenance experience, including lead/supervisory experience; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Professional credentials required include a valid Driver's License. A valid Arizona Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with Tanker Endorsement is required. A Class A CDL with Tanker Endorsement must be obtained within six (6) months of employment; welding experience and Hazmat Endorsement preferred. Incumbents in this position are subject to drug and alcohol testing.