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Garage Manager

Bus Operations

Job Description:

Move forward with us! At NJ TRANSIT, you'll join us in transforming the third-largest transportation agency in North America. We are committed to delivering safe, reliable service that gets customers to their destinations on time–and we're looking to hire talented folks with a commitment to excellence to make it all possible.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Manages garage personnel (garage supervisor, deport force and operators) to ensure service requirements are met and that work is assigned in an efficient manner to ensure safe, clean, courteous, and reliable service for our customers, and proper utilization of manpower.

• Identifies trends and develops action plans to correct negative patterns relating to accidents, vandalism, complaints, and safety hazards in the work environment.

• Coordinates daily with the Superintendent of Maintenance to ensure that adequate buses are available to meet the schedule and extra service needs. Controls and monitors defect card system.

• Motivates, trains, counsels personnel and reviews their performance to ensure compliance to company policies and procedures.

• Interviews, instructs, and disciplines agreement employees, conducts first step grievance hearings. Investigates and resolves garage issues with union officials and provides documentation / expert testimony throughout the grievance process. Ensures grievance hearings are conducted according to the collective bargaining agreement.

• Monitors expenditures, participates in the development of the budget, ensures proper collection of revenue and payroll auditing.

• Coordinates with other departments. Reviews and recommends service changes. Implements new schedules.

• Monitors CGS, and reviews reports on a daily basis for deviations in procedures or revenue. Counsels / disciplines operators and investigates deviations to ensure consistent revenue collection.

• Ensures garage supervision (management and field salary employees) is fully trained and able to properly operate all computer programs necessary to keep the garage in full compliance with established procedures (e.g. payroll systems, VMIS, accident grading, Support Force, lost and found, discipline systems) and all new technologies to be implemented in the future.

  Education, Experience, and Qualifications:

• High school diploma, or equivalent and six (6) years of experience in transportation systems sector*, to include four (4) years of supervisory experience.

  *Sector includes aviation, motor carrier, trucking, maritime, mass transit and passenger rail, freight, military mobile operations as well as postal and shipping. Work must have involved the requirement to move people and or goods to and from locations, within established timeframes and deadlines.

  Note : Experience as a depot master is considered supervisory experience for the purposes of qualifying for this position.

  Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of bus operations and manpower utilization.

• Knowledge of NJ Transit support systems such as payroll systems, VMIS, accident grading, Support Force, lost and found, and discipline systems.

• Must be proficient in computer software applications, particularly Microsoft Word and Excel.

  Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Valid Driver’s Licenses

  Working Environment

• Bus Garage

  Physical Demands

• Walking, sitting and light lifting

  At NJ Transit you will enjoy a competitive salary, TOP NOTCH benefit packages and MUCH MORE:

• Comprehensive Family Health Insurance – Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision

• Flexible Spending Account

• Life Insurance

• Paid Leave

• Tuition Assistance

• 401(a), 401(b), 401(k) Retirement Plans – up to 9% employer contribution

• Qualified Transportation Expense Plan (QTE)

• Travel Assistance & ID Theft Protection

• Ability Assist Counseling Services

  At NJ TRANSIT we support and depend upon the diversity of our staff. NJ TRANSIT is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

  Job Location: North/Central Jersey

  The DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulation 49 CFR Part 40 does not authorize the use of marijuana for any reason. It is unacceptable for any safety-sensitive employee subject to drug testing under DOT regulations to use recreational or medical marijuana. The prohibition includes any derivative of marijuana such as CBD oils, teas, etc. The use of recreational and medical marijuana is a violation of NJ TRANSIT’s Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace Policy for safety-sensitive employees.