The City of Wentzville is seeking a Fleet Maintenance Supervisor to oversee the budget, contract services, maintenance, inspection, and repair of the city's vehicle and equipment fleet. This role is responsible for leading and supervising employees to ensure operational success through coaching, mentoring, and enforcing performance and quality standards. The ideal candidate will play a key role in hiring, training, and managing team members while ensuring compliance with safety and maintenance procedures.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Supervision & Leadership: Assign, oversee, and organize work for fleet staff while actively managing daily operations under general guidance.
- Safety & Compliance: Promote and enforce on-the-job safety, including proper use of tools, protective gear, and adherence to industry safety standards. Investigate accidents and report incidents as needed.
- Fleet Maintenance & Repair: Perform master mechanic-level work, troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles and equipment. Provide technical assistance to mechanics as needed.
- Shop Operations: Supervise the operation, inspection, and maintenance of all fleet vehicles and equipment while ensuring efficiency and safety.
- Records & Reporting: Maintain detailed records and generate reports related to fleet operations, maintenance, and inventory.
- Budget & Resource Management: Assist in developing budget recommendations, overseeing maintenance plans, and managing capital projects.
- Performance Management: Conduct employee evaluations, recommend hiring or dismissal decisions, and ensure adherence to performance standards.
- Equipment Operation: Safely operate heavy equipment such as front-end loaders, skid loaders, cranes, jet trucks, sewer cameras, and dump trucks.
- Emergency Response: Respond to winter storm operations on a 24-hour call basis to maintain snow equipment and provide roadside assistance as necessary.
The City of Wentzville is committed to being an employer of choice, offering prosperous and meaningful career opportunities and flexibility. The City offers excellent benefits, including health, vision, dental, employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability, a retirement pension, 13 paid holidays, five personal days, vacation time, sick time, tuition reimbursement, an employee assistance program, a discounted recreation center membership and much more.
This job posting will remain open until filled.