school bus drivers supervisor

Education

• College / CEGEP
• Business administration and management, general

Work setting

• Dispatching
• Bus company

Tasks

• Resolve work problems, provide technical advice and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality
• Supervise workers and projects
• Train or arrange for training
• Dispatch bus drivers and monitor routes
• Co-ordinate and schedule activities
• Schedule and co-ordinate work on sites
• Resolve itinerary and other problems
• Operate dispatch systems
• Compile equipment and personnel records, including hours in service, distances, maintenance, repairs required and other data, to produce operating reports
• Conduct performance reviews
• Arrange schedules
• Ensure transport compliance with regulations
• Help with scheduling and workflow
• Design new or modify existing schedules using computer software or other methods
• Assign personnel to equipment and routes and schedule work shifts
• Ensure safety procedures are followed
• Resolve complaints and claims

Supervision

• 1 to 2 people
• Transportation route and crew schedulers

Type of service and repair

• Geographic Information System (GIS)

Computer and technology knowledge

• MS Access
• MS Excel
• MS Office
• MS Outlook
• MS Word
• Database software
• Dispatch management service software

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Work under pressure

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Team player

Employment terms options

• Early morning

Experience

• 2 years to less than 3 years

Employment terms options

• Morning
• Day
• Overtime required

Health benefits

• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• Life insurance

Other benefits

• Learning / training paid by employer