Shop Manager

At First Student, we are a family of 60,000+ employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day. Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. Employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer.

Job Title:

Shop Manager (Maintenance)

Manages all location maintenance operations and provides shop staff oversight. Directly supervises shop staff and provides maintenance operational visibility to the Location Manager. Assumes primary responsibility for managing efficient maintenance performance of the location and ensures safe working conditions of fleet.

Schedule:

Monday through Friday, full time day shift

Salaries:
Up to $90k/yr based on experience

• Schedules and administers fleet maintenance, assists in troubleshooting problems with equipment.
• Hires, fires, approves salary increases or decreases, trains and develops employees, plans and directs work, disciplines, handles complaints or grievances, and performs performance reviews.
• Works closely with the location manager and region maintenance management to provide status of maintenance and budget requirements.
• Reviews repair orders, may order fuel for vehicles, order parts, and subcontract repair work.
• Initiates and implements projects that improve efficiency and reduce operating costs.
• Ensures maintenance technicians are trained on current operating procedures and are properly equipped and motivated.
• Supervises bus fueling and may arrange services for building and ground keeping.
• Completes special projects as assigned; required to perform hands‑on work activities.

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Technical training preferred
• CDL Operator's license with required endorsements

• 5+ years of hands‑on mechanical supervisory experience
• May require lifting of 20 to 50 lbs
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Computer skills
• Industry experience repairing and maintaining diesel engines and school bus equipment is preferred

• Must be able to work in a crouched position or on back lying on mechanic's dolly beneath motor vehicle equipment; subjected to dust, dirt, and grease conditions.

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

First is also committed to providing a drug‑free workplace. First will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other fair chance law.