SUMMARY:

Under the direction of the Public Works Director, the Fleet Supervisor is responsible for technical work supervising and coordinating the maintenance and repair of City owned vehicles and equipment. The Fleet Supervisor is directly responsible for all services performed in the repair shop and serves as the final technical resource on complex, technical and professional issues.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage and coordinate the daily maintenance and repair of City owned cars, trucks, heavy equipment and small engine equipment.

• Provide technical assistance for unusual work problems encountered at the garage.

• Establish and maintain vehicle operating and maintenance cost records and evaluate information for purpose of vehicle disposal and replacement.

• Assist in the preparation and administration of the Division budget.

• Determine inventory levels, obtains, quotes and orders parts and supplies.

• Develop and administer a fleet management program which tracks the service and replacement of all City vehicles.

• Complete various documentation and paperwork.

• Maintain and prepare reports.

• Works with outside vendors to acquire needed products or services.

• Select, train, schedule, supervise and evaluate subordinates.

• Monitor and maintain City’s fueling equipment and supplies, including usage reports.

• Perform other job duties as assigned.

  
  

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Three (3) of work experience in a repair shop or maintenance facility; educational experience in automotive service repair may substitute for required experience.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• Eight (8) years working experience as a heavy equipment maintenance and repairs mechanic or ASE Master Technician and five (5) year’s work experience

  
  

EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:

• Must possess and maintain an insurable New Mexico Driver’s License.

• Must possess or obtain and maintain a Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).

• ASE Certification Master Status.

  
  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of modern methods of maintaining and repairing automotive, specialized heavy and grounds equipment.

• Knowledge of operating principles and maintenance of gasoline and diesel-powered engines.

• Knowledge of mechanics, uses, limitation and maintenance of City owned vehicles and equipment.

• Knowledge of City’s functions, policies and procedures.

• Strong written and oral communications and relational skills.

• Follow and relay oral and written instructions, policies and procedures.

• Operate a variety of office equipment, including computer terminal, printer and copier.

• Ability to plan, assign, inspect, evaluate and supervise the work of subordinates.

• Ability to maintain records and inventories.

• Ability to develop procedures for the most economical repair work and use of equipment.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with superiors and other employees.

• Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment to perform repairs.

• Ability to work in extreme weather conditions with exposure to noise, dust, fumes, grease/oils, electrical energy; on slippery surfaces; with moving objects or vehicles.

  
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• The work is medium work which requires exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects.

• Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.

• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.

• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

• Handling: Picking, holding or otherwise working primarily with the whole hand.

• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make the discrimination in sound. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make the discrimination in sound.

• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee(s).

• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.

• Mental Acuity: Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.

• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in the sustained motion.

• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.

• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

• Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.

• Speaking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.

• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.

• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.

• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly or quickly.

• Shouting in order to be heard above ambient noise level.

• Visual Acuity: Have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer; and/or extensive reading. Including color, depth perception and field vision. Visual Acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures. Have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment. Have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: visual inspection and/or assembly or fabrication parts as distances close to the eyes.

• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

  
  

NOTE:  This position is subject to drug testing both pre-employment and random as set forth in the City of Las Vegas Drug Policy.