Garage Fleet Supervisor

Owned by 250+ family farms, Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc. is a food and beverage company that has offered innovative, award-winning, high-quality dairy products since 1965. Our progressive cooperative's success is based on a commitment to quality in everything we do that extends to every stage of operations, from our farms to the consumer. Our product offerings include milk, flavored milk, yogurt, dip, sour cream, cottage cheese, Italian cheese, and ice cream mix marketed under the Upstate Farms®, Bison®, Milk for Life®, and Intense Milk® brands.
Responsible for supervising, overseeing, and leading the garage mechanic team and Fleet Administrator in day-to-day operations to include but not limited to managing workflow and ensuring that all tractors, trucks, and trailers are properly maintained, safe to drive, and in good working condition per State and Federal DOT standards. Ensure all safety and performance standards are met.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Handle general employee inquiries and solve issues that arise.
• Lead and direct work activities of shift employees, to include ensuring that company polices are followed, such as vehicle maintenance, accident prevention, and fuel efficiency.
• Work with management to complete performance evaluations for employees. Provide follow up on employee development.
• Responsible for administering direct feedback including disciplinary process; administer a Note to File/Verbal Warning and submit recommendations for written warnings.
• In coordination with fleet manager and human resources, effectively participate in interviewing and hiring of new employees.
• Responsible for training employees on safety procedures and company policies.
• Ensures all required paperwork regarding Safety, PM Compliance and DOT Compliance are maintained.
• Participate in continuous improvement efforts to improve services, or processes.
• Responsible for maintaining employee schedule and payroll/timeclock accuracy using the UKG payroll system.
• Meeting department expectations and monitoring variances.
• Maintain shop / office cleanliness and participate in waste reduction efforts.
• Ensure department follows all Safety requirements to include, Housekeeping, Fleet Lock Out/Tag Out, PPE and engage in facility safety efforts.
• Conducts scheduled State and Federal inspections of all company owned assets.
• Effectively communicate with Plant and Distribution Managers to ensure accurate information is being exchanged.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

• Education requirements: High School Diploma or equivalent
• Preferred: Certification or degree in related field
• Required: 3-5 years supervisory experience in similar environment; Fleet Maintenance Shop or Commercial Truck Repair Facility; will consider comparable work experience in related field

Pay: $65,000-80,000
Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc. is committed to equal employment opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)