SUPERVISOR FLEET SERVICES Full-time Job

Major Responsibilities:

Comprised of a team of diverse and dynamic Fleet professionals, the City of Toronto's Fleet Services is striving towards becoming a leader within the industry, modernizing our operations and utilizing analytics to drive our strategic vision. With up to a1000 vehicles assigned to a garage, the Fleet Supervisor manages an efficient garage operation with a high standard of customer service, ensuring compliance to scheduled maintenance programs and is accountable to meet maintenance delivery timelines. Ensuring adherence to City Policy, Human Rights Code, and other legislation, the Supervisor leads a team of maintenance professionals and works collaboratively with their Fleet peers to contribute to the ongoing development, implementation and roll out of new and innovative maintenance program.

 

As a seasoned mechanical expert, you will manage and assign work to produce the best use of human and physical resources to ensure vehicle compliance to legislative requirements and timely turnaround of vehicle maintenance. 

 

As a Fleet expert you will work collaboratively with operating Divisions, coaching on preventative maintenance programs, in particular, identifying methods to minimize vehicle failure, improve total cost of ownership and educate on driver/vehicle behaviour and best practices. Promoting the use of accurate vehicle and equipment records, as a Supervisor you understand the need to demonstrate compliance with legislation as well as being a valuable source of information on the potential design and procurement of future replacement vehicles.    

 

As the leader of your maintenance team, you will be involved in all aspects of staff hiring, providing input into vendor contract documentation/vendor management, as well as, support client and Fleet Procurement in future vehicle purchases.

 

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual that is knowledgeable in the operation of a Fleet Maintenance garage, able to communicate with staff and clients and promote a high level of commitment to reliable customer service delivery.

 

Key Qualifications

Your application must describe your qualification as they relation to the following:

Licensing

• Certification as a Journeyperson Truck and Coach (310T) Technician , and an Automotive (310S) Journey person.  Heavy Duty Equipment Technician (421A) certification may be considered, or an equivalent combination of education and experience relevant to the position. 
• A valid class G Ontario Drivers license and the ability to obtain a City Drivers Permit

Leadership

• Considerable experience in leading, coaching, motivating, employees, while providing work direction and holding people accountable.
• Considerable experience training and mentoring employees to ensure current policies practices and techniques are followed.

Mechanical Skills

• Extensive experience in vehicle (heavy and light equipment or vehicles Class 1 to 8) maintenance within a large complex fleet.
• Experience implementing, coordinating, and maintaining a preventative maintenance and repair program in a fleet comparable environment.

Administrative Skills

• Considerable experience with computerized Fleet Management Information Systems, maintenance reporting and analysis (AssetWorks Fleet Focus – M5 – is preferred) with experience using Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience analyzing data to evaluate garage performance and leading continuous improvement initiatives in the shop.

 

Virtual Information Session:

All interested candidates are invited to attend a virtual information session on: Tuesday October 8th, 2024 from 12:00 PM (noon) to 1:00 PM, where they will have an opportunity to learn more about the Fleet Services Division, the role and responsibilities of the Fleet Maintenance Supervisor position. Click here to join the session: Virtual Information Session - FMS

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