Access Transit Fleet Inspector

The Access Transit Fleet Inspector helps ensure the quality and compliance of new Custom and Community Shuttle vehicles through pre-delivery inspections, warranty management, and supplier coordination. The position assists in managing CMBC’s fleet projects by verifying assembly line inspections, preparing acceptance reports, and addressing product deficiencies with manufacturers. This role tracks Trans Link’s contract operators to help ensure adherence to agreements, performs on-site vehicle inspections, and offers technical guidance and training.

The Access Transit Fleet Inspector also offers technical expertise to help resolve maintenance issues, establishes part replacement guidelines, and supports budget planning and cost monitoring. Additionally, the position helps with the coordination of vehicle assignments, contributes to RFP evaluations, and provides technical assistance for capital projects.

• Inspects new Custom and Community Shuttle vehicles before delivery to ensure the manufacturer has adhered to the specification requirements of the contract documents. Suggests acceptance or rejection of new vehicles into service. Liaises with suppliers to ensure that all recoverable costs are received from warranties by helping to maintain and review warranty files on all vehicles.
• Verifies that CMBC’s fleet project deliverables are satisfied by conducting inspection of new vehicles on the assembly line to ensure the bus manufacturer’s adherence to the specification requirements outlined in the RFP/tender documents by:

Performs on-site assembly-line inspections to help ensure bus manufacturers are adhering to requirements established by the vehicle contract by travelling to manufacturers’ plants including international locations.

Preparing inspection reports, completing and ‘snag lists’ detailing product deficiencies. Liaising with QA representatives of bus manufacturers to identify action plans for fault repairs. Liaises with suppliers and internal staff to ensure that all recoverable costs are received from warranties.

Preparing Factory Release reports for vehicles meeting CMBC’s standards.

Supporting Fleet Capital Project’s assigned by the Project Manager in the authorization process for new bus acceptance.

• Verifies that Trans Link’s contract operators adhere to the terms and conditions of their Annual Operating and Vehicle Lease Agreements by:

Scheduling and supporting on-site vehicle inspections that may require road testing to check and record the condition of the vehicles and quality of the maintenance work (i.e. mechanical and structural condition, physical appearance, cleanliness and condition of the safety equipment),

Preparing inspection reports for vehicles and providing technical advice to the contract operators regarding maintenance work requirements.

Providing training courses with contract mechanics and additional community shuttle fleet mechanics in addition to conventional fleet, in conjunction with the Manager, Project Delivery to mechanics, operators and Custom and Community Shuttle Transit System Managers in the proper maintenance.

Applying procedures addressing technological advancements (i.e., loading procedures)

Participating in presentations at regular Custom and Community Shuttle Transit Maintenance workshops.

• Offers technical guidance to help resolve maintenance issues and review maintenance systems and programs by:

Compiling, researching and assisting in analyzing, and evaluating mechanical issues and providing information on parts and component standards, in consultation with Fleet Project Delivery and Access transit.

Reviewing and setting guidelines for replacement parts, monitoring part usage and costing information to ensure standards are maintained, in consultation with Fleet Project Delivery.

Tracking preventative maintenance programs and associated costs using computer software programs and providing information to the Manager, Project Delivery to assist in ensuring maintenance procedures and costs are considered.

Preparing and circulating bulletins to Trans Link subsidiaries including Custom and Community Shuttle Transit System…