Assistant Director of Maintenance

Skokie, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 100000 - 140000

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Alltown Bus Service

Beacon Mobility is seeking an experienced Assistant Director of Maintenance to support fleet maintenance operations throughout the Chicagoland region. This role oversees the maintenance and safety of school buses paratransit vehicles and lightduty vehicles.

The position supports the Director of Fleet Maintenance and helps internal maintenance staff ensure regulatory compliance and drive operational efficiency across assigned facilities.

Salary range: $100000$140000 depending on experience.

Set the standard for excellence in the maintenance department. Manages the full fleet of school buses light duty vehicles and support equipment within the assigned area in alignment with Beacon objectives.

Manage daily fleet maintenance operations including repairs inspections and preventive maintenance programs.

Ensure implementation of preventive maintenance standards to guarantee vehicle safety and operating efficiency.

Oversee compliance with DOT state and local inspection requirements including emissions standards.

Analyze fleet performance data and develop strategies to improve uptime and reduce operational costs.

Prioritize areas workload based on customer requirements parts availability and manpower

Supervise and support Fleet Managers Supervisors Technicians and Parts personnel across multiple maintenance sites.

Participate in hiring training scheduling performance management and coaching of maintenance staff.

Ensure team compliance with company policies safety standards and maintenance best practices.

Assist in developing and managing maintenance budgets costcontrol strategies and operational reporting.

Oversee control of maintenance costs related to labor inventory purchasing and outsourced repairs.

Supervise inventory accuracy for parts fluids and equipment.

Coordinate with vendors and suppliers regarding parts procurement and service contracts.

Communicate fleet status repair timelines and operational impacts to internal operations teams.

Collaborate with leadership to execute maintenance strategies aligned with Beacon Mobilitys regional goals.

Manages operations across multiple assigned sites and must be willing to travel up to 40% of the time to support location needs.

Qualifications

Vocational training in automotive technology or equivalent and at least (10) years of experience related to heavy or light vehicle maintenance.

Minimum of 5 yrs. experience in managing a large work group with demonstrated performance as well as managing remote locations

ASE Master Medium or Heavy Truck and Master Automobile certifications preferred

Specific training and/or extensive experience in maintenance or a related field preferably in a supervisory role position is required.

Prior experience in supervising directing and/or training employees is required.

Prior experience with Fleet Management Information systems (FMIS)

Advanced PC Skills - MS Office with an emphasis on Excel. Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technology (Comdata NetSuite etc)

Beacon Mobility is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race color sex religion sexual orientation national origin disability genetic information pregnancy or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal state or local laws.
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization including hiring recruiting promotion termination layoff recall leave of absence compensation benefits training and apprenticeship. Beacon Mobility makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications merit and business needs at the time.

Alltown Bus Service and DHT Transportation have been providing school transportation and specialized coach and charter services in Detroit and throughout Chicago and the surrounding suburbs for over 27 years. Alltown operates a fleet of over 600 buses across six locations three of which are located on Chicagos north west and south sides.

The size and presence of Alltown and DHT in Detroit and across metro Chicago allows us to provide personal attention to our customers individual needs; our motto is Service Is All We Have to Sell and we take great pride in having earned the reputation of providing excellent customer service to all of our passengers and customers.

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Alltown Bus ServiceBeacon Mobility is seeking an experienced Assistant Director of Maintenance to support fleet maintenance operations throughout the Chicagoland region. This role oversees the maintenance and safety of school buses paratransit vehicles and lightduty vehicles. The position supports t...