Transportation Director jobs in Michigan
Transportation Director directs, develops, and implements overall operations of a transportation network including safety, compliance, equipment, and staff. Develops and directs operational policies and procedures to ensure safety and efficiency in all transportation activities. Being a Transportation Director monitors transportation costs, service level agreements, and performance metrics to identify and resolve problems and achieve efficiencies. Partners with internal and external stakeholders to forecast and meet capacity needs. Additionally, Transportation Director oversees the acquisition and oversight of transportation providers. Requires a bachelor's degree in logistics, transportation, supply chain management, or equivalent. Typically reports to top management. The Transportation Director typically manages through subordinate managers and professionals in larger groups of moderate complexity. Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility. May give input into developing the budget. To be a Transportation Director typically requires 3+ years of managerial experience. Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations and requiring coordination with other departments. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
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Transportation Director
- Dean Transportation
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Fenton, MI
FULL_TIME
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Description
Apply today to become part of the Dean Difference! Dean is proud to be part of our community and connecting people with purpose for more than 50 years.
Position Overview
Transportation Director
This posting is for a position within a Three District Transportation Consortium operated by Dean.
Provide direction, support, and oversight to office staff, school bus drivers, attendants and/or monitors at a Dean operation center to ensure a safe and reliable transportation of students and other passengers as well as support to local school district(s). Driving a school bus may be required, as needed.
Specific Requirements- Meet all general qualifications for employment.
- Possess a high school diploma or equivalent.
- Possess experience in the school bus industry or transportation field.
- Possess prior supervisory or management experience.
- Meet company and state standards for driving record check.
- Meet company, state, and school district standards for criminal history check.
- Meet state physical examination requirements.
- Pass drug and alcohol screening as established by company.
- Meet Michigan School Bus Supervisory Continuing Education Requirements.
- Successfully pass Dean Transportation School Bus Driver Training Program, including:
- Classroom instruction
- Behind the wheel instruction
- Written and driving skills test
- Meet Michigan School Bus Driver Certification Requirements, including:
- Minimum hours of instruction
- Satisfactorily pass knowledge examination
- Meet local, county, and state standards for driving skills test.
- Meet state requirements for appropriate commercial vehicle licensing.
- Maintain a positive and professional relationship with student passengers, parents and guardians, contracting agency, Dean Transportation staff and the general public.
- Establish safe and efficient transportation routes.
- Supervise the performance of Dean Transportation employees; provide direction, leadership, counseling, recognition and discipline as appropriate.
- Review and respond to passenger behavioral concerns.
- Interview, select and process applicants through the established hiring procedures and maintain appropriate staffing levels.
- Determine equipment and vehicle needs, including school bus seat configurations, wheel chair capacity and any other related equipment.
- Work in a team culture which includes attending weekly conference calls, monthly supervisor meetings and annual supervisor in-service.
- Prepare accurate billing information for field trips, mileage logs and student passenger attendance report.
- Organizes and attend school bus training events.
- Performs other duties as required.
- Directors may be required to drive a school bus route and/or assist with dispatching when needed. Responsibilities for school bus driving include:
- Conduct pre-trip and post-trip inspections of your assigned vehicle as required.
- Use established routes and designated bus stops.
- Conduct emergency evacuation drills as required.
- Instruct passenger riders regarding safety.
- Drive defensively under varying traffic conditions and inclement weather.
- Drive with safety of passengers as first priority.
- Establish favorable working relationships with bus drivers, office and maintenance personnel, bus attendants and monitors, passengers, parents, teachers, principals, and total school or program staff.
- Achieve self-improvement by attending training sessions, annual in-service, and workshops conducted by Dean Transportation Inc. and/or other approved agencies.
SPECIFIC ABILITIES- Proficiency with computers, multi-line phone systems and office equipment.
- Demonstrate an excellent attendance record.
- Demonstrate the ability to work effectively in a team setting.
- Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrate effective organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrate the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrate effective and efficient problem solving.
- Work independently and efficiently.
- Supervise and evaluate performance of assigned staff.
- Travel occasionally to other Dean Transportation operations, primarily within regional service area.
- Plan, organize and direct school bus transportation services.
- Competently handle a number of tasks at one time.
- Positively advocate Dean Transportation to others.
- Identify with geographic service area of school district and routes assigned to the local Dean Transportation operation.
- Demonstrate knowledge of rules and regulations promulgated by local, state, and federal agencies.
- Demonstrate knowledge of state laws and local ordinances.
- Deal with exuberant behavior characteristics of student passengers.
- Administer disciplinary procedures with student passengers in keeping with company policies.
- Be alert and exercise good judgment concerning emergencies and day-to-day operations.
- Successfully conduct a bus evacuation drill as required by company management.
- Keep accurate records and reports as required, submit in a legible condition, and turn in at the specified time.
- Conduct yourself as a professional Dean Transportation staff member at all times.
- Operate all vehicle lifts as prescribed in company policy.
- Secure all equipment that is required for each passenger as prescribed in company policy.
- Be able to lift, store, and disassemble/assemble wheelchairs of a maximum weight of 40 pounds and/or other ambulatory devices required by the passenger.
School Bus Drivers are required through their employment to perform various tasks. These physical tasks require varying degrees of lifting, pulling, bending and carrying of heavy objects.
Some examples of these are:- Opening and closing a bus hood and lifting the hood up to perform pre-trip requirements of the engine.
- Opening and closing of bus entrance and emergency doors.
- Bending, pushing and pulling to load and unload a wheelchair, with or without a passenger, onto a lift platform, by exerting a maximum of 40 lb. of push / pull pressure.
- Bending, supporting and otherwise physically helping passengers into and out of a school bus.
- Carrying and lifting into and from the school bus, personal articles and adaptive equipment of various weights and sizes.
- Bending and stretching for the cleaning and securement of equipment in the interior of the school bus.
- Bend, stretch, pull and drag all persons, equipment or other types of articles that would be of varying sizes and weight out of emergency exits on demand.
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- Dean Transportation
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Grand Rapids, MI
FULL_TIME
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- LTRAN Lineage Transportation, LLC
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Novi, MI
FULL_TIME
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Transportation Director
- Senior Community Care of Michigan
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Lansing, MI
FULL_TIME
- Come join our awesome team as Transportation Director at the Senior Community Care of Michigan PACE. We are offering great benefits and positive work environments! Senior Community Care of Michigan PA...
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Transportation Director
- Volunteers of America National Services
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Lansing, MI
FULL_TIME
- Come join our awesome team as Transportation Director at the Senior Community Care of Michigan PACE. We are offering great benefits and positive work environments! Senior Community Care of Michigan PA...
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Transportation Director
- Spring Lake Public Schools
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Spring Lake, MI
FULL_TIME
- Job Summary: To facilitate collaborative transportation opportunities for Spring Lake Public Schools as identified by the District. Responsible for the organization, administration, supervision in the...
- 20 Days Ago
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About Michigan
Michigan consists of two peninsulas that lie between 82°30' to about 90°30' west longitude, and are separated by the Straits of Mackinac. The 45th parallel north runs through the state—marked by highway signs and the Polar-Equator Trail—along a line including Mission Point Light near Traverse City, the towns of Gaylord and Alpena in the Lower Peninsula and Menominee in the Upper Peninsula. With the exception of two small areas that are drained by the Mississippi River by way of the Wisconsin River in the Upper Peninsula and by way of the Kankakee-Illinois River in the Lower Peninsula, Michigan...
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