Fleet Maintenance Manager
- Logistics, Transport & Distribution
- Full-time
- fleet maintenance
- transit bus maintenance
- vehicle repair
The Fleet Maintenance Manager oversees all daily maintenance operations for a fixed route bus fleet, managing budgets, schedules, and compliance with contractual requirements. They supervise a team of over 10 technicians and staff, ensuring timely maintenance, audits, and inventory control for a fleet exceeding 50 buses. The role requires expertise in light to heavy-duty vehicle repair, knowledge of alternative fuels, and effective communication with clients and team members.
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Responsibilities:MV Transportation is seeking a Fleet Maintenance Manager who will be a dynamic, multi-task oriented senior professional to manage all day-to-day maintenance aspects of this fixed route bus operation. The Fleet Maintenance Manager will ensure that all contractual requirements are achieved, and duties included will consist of daily, weekly, monthly and annual reports. The Fleet Maintenance Manager must be able to properly manage a budget for maintenance program.
Qualifications:Talent Requirements:
- Must have at least three (3) or more years of recent (within the last five (5) years) and relevant experience managing the maintenance functions of a transit bus maintenance shop similar in scope, size, and complexity and with same or similar type of transit vehicles/equipment.
- Must have experience managing/ directing 10 plus employees (fleet Technicians/Service Workers/Cleaners).
- Experience working with 50 + buses within the last year.
- Previous passenger transportation in current project or similar environment preferred.
- Must be able to manage and interface with client.
- Must have the ability to track and control parts inventories, vendors and suppliers.
- Must be able to properly prioritize, implement and manage work schedules, projects and assignments.
- Must be able to manage the financial/accounting aspects of a fleet maintenance operation.
- Must be able to communicate effectively with all levels of staff in written and oral formats.
- Must have computer skills including word processing, spreadsheets and Microsoft outlook.
- Must have technical competence with light/medium/heavy duty vehicle repair and preventive maintenance.
- Must display initiative, professionalism, candor and tact at all times.
- ASE or manufacture’s certifications a plus.
- Technical experience with fixed route transit bus maintenance.
- Solid knowledge of managing audits, PM schedules.
- Experience with Diesel, CNG, and Alternative fuels a plus.
- Must have a CDL class B with passenger and airbrake endorsement.
Starting salary range: $130,000-$150,000
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Where permissible under applicable state and local law, applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug test and background check after receiving a conditional offer of employment.
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Founded in 1975 by Alex and Feysan Lodde, MV Transportation has become the largest provider of paratransit services and the largest privately-owned passenger transportation contracting firm in the United States. In addition to paratransit services, the company provides fixed route, campus and corporate shuttle, and student transportation services. MV provides freedom for over 100 million passengers each year across 28 states and three Canadian provinces with a team of more than 20,000 dedicated transit professionals. Many of our customers include cities, counties, school districts, corporations, universities, and community organizations. The company's growth over the past 40 years is a testament to our commitment to quality, our progressive approach toward passenger transportation, and the richness of our culture. We are committed above all else to making a difference in people's lives by inspiring our employees, treating our customers as part of our family, and making our communities even better places to live.




