Supervisor, Vehicle Maintenance

**Job Description**:
**JOB TITLE**:Supervisor, Vehicle Maintenance

**DEPARTMENT**:Transit

**POSTING NUMBER**:106360

**NUMBER OF POSITIONS**:1

**JOB STATUS & DURATION**:Full Time Permanent

**HOURS OF WORK**:35 hour workweek

**LOCATION**:Brampton Transit Clark Blvd.

**SALARY GRADE**:6

**HIRING SALARY RANGE**:$100,277 - $112,812 per annum

**MAXIMUM OF SALARY RANGE**:$125,346 per annum

**JOB TYPE**:Management and Administration

**POSTING DATE: July 8**, 2025

**CLOSING DATE: July 22**, 2025

**AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY**:
Reporting to the Manager, Transit Maintenance this role provides supervision to vehicle maintenance staff to ensure Transit vehicles are in optimum condition and well-cared for, in order to meet customer service expectations and requirements for health & safety.

**Supervise the Vehicle Maintenance team.** Provides oversight, daily direction and performance management to non-unionized and unionized staff. Review and implement preventative and proactive maintenance programs to meet MTO guidelines. Ensures proper assignment of daily work duties. Monitors performance to meet business needs and emerging priorities. Ensures staff and external contractors follow Health & Safety regulations and comply with other applicable legislation and standards. Provides performance feedback and support to develop the skills of others. Supervises work of external contractors.

**Troubleshoot and Issues management.** Through the utilization of effective business practices, troubleshoots identified deficiencies and takes corrective action to resolve the day-to-day issues as they occur. Ensures policies and procedures are updated to reflect best practices and business improvements. Makes recommendations for resolve of ongoing issues and escalates concerns with broader impacts, as required. Enforces Transit and Provincial Safety Policies and records infractions. Ensures all staff adhere to all corporate and safety requirements and assists in controlling absenteeism by administering the Corporate Attendance Management Program as required. Deals with the labour relations issues and imposes appropriate disciplinary measures through Step 1 grievance procedure. Develops ‘best practices’ to harmonize and align with the overall business Transit strategy.

**Training accountability.** Assists with the recruitment and orientation of new Transit employees, and participates in development planning for existing staff. Participates in the development and delivery of a comprehensive Orientation program. Works with Manager to develop a training plan and schedule for staff, and ensures delivery of what is needed.

**Financial duties.** Responsible for managing associated financial record keeping and controls the day-to-day cost expenditures. Provides assistance to the Senior Supervisor for determining future budget needs. Collects and researches information for budget recommendations and undertakes studies for analysis of manpower and future maintenance equipment that will impact budget expenditures. Create tenders and specifications. Issue requisitions for various products and services and review quotes to recommend purchases.

**SELECTION CRITERIA**:
**EDUCATION**:

- Post-secondary degree or diploma in Business Administration or related discipline

**REQUIRED EXPERIENCE**:

- 5 years Transit/Fleet experience with 2 years Supervisory experience; preferably in a unionized environment
- Experience and working knowledge of motor vehicle maintenance,

**OTHER SKILLS AND ASSETS**:

- Knowledge of workplace safety standards, the Occupational Health & Safety Act, Highway Traffic Act, Employment Standards Act and other applicable legislation
- Computer proficient in Microsoft Office
- Maintenance software such as ‘Fleet Focus” an asset
- Good communication skills; excellent interpersonal skills in a diverse community

**Mandatory Requirements**
- Valid Ontario driver’s licence (“G” class)
- Ability to upgrade driver’s licence to “CZ” class
- Valid Certificates of Qualification - Trade licences (310T - Truck and Coach)

**LI-AV**
- **_Various tests and/or exams may be administered as part of the selection criteria._

**Interview**:Our recruitment process may be completed with video conference technology.

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