Job Title: Maintenance Supervisor
Department: Maintenance
Reports To: Maintenance Manager
Salary: $60,000 – $65,000, Annually
Classification: Exempt
Schedule: Varies
Date Posted: 3/24/2026
Applicants are encouraged to apply by 04/07/2026. Applications received after this date may not be considered.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Supervises mechanics in the repair and maintenance of fleet vehicles and equipment. Coordinates with dispatch to maintain situation awareness for vehicle repair requirements and to provide current fleet status. Effectively communicates maintenance work status between shifts. Trains employees and enforces department safety and environmental compliance programs. Assist Operations, Administration, and City departments in meeting department and company goals.
VETERAN COMMITMENT STATEMENT:
We proudly hire Veterans and value the dedication, discipline, and leadership they bring to our workforce. We encourage Veterans and transitioning service members to apply and are committed to supporting their continued career growth in the civilian workforce.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provides meaningful supervision of maintenance employees with focus on safety; assign and direct work; coach counsel, ensure policies/procedures are communicated and followed; appraise performance; conduct effective action discussions.
• Establish effective relationships and trust with Mechanics through regular communication, meaningful support, problem solving, and fair and consistent application of the labor contract, policies, and procedures.
• Maintains a working knowledge of the principles, methods, and procedures of transit fleet maintenance operations and preventive programs.
• Assign tasks to mechanics and inspects completed work for conformance to standards.
• Assists mechanics in identifying parts required for vehicle repairs. May be required to order work order parts for vehicles being repaired.
• Share in the responsibility for implementing and monitoring KAT’s EEO Policy and Program; complete assigned tasks to ensure that compliance is achieved.
• Coordinates with vendors, validates shipment receipts, and approves department invoices.
• Demonstrate skill and accuracy with the payroll system; approve accurate time records, administer leave requests, provide accrual and attendance information to employees; maintain consistent documentation.
• Coordinates work activities between shop sections and shifts.
• Understands basic Federal, State, and Local procurement rules and regulations.
• Possesses strong knowledge of OHSA and EPA regulations as they apply to maintenance shop operations and ability to enforce those requirements.
• Prepares, analyzes, and submits periodic maintenance reports.
• Manages software updates to diagnostic equipment.
• Monitors fuel levels in underground storage tanks and orders fuel.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Maintenance and Maintenance Manager.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
• Valid Tennessee Class B CDL with Passenger endorsement.
• Ability to operate all types of KAT transit vehicles.
Education and Experience
High school diploma or equivalent. Graduation from a technical or vocational school; training or courses at manufacturers’ schools is highly desired. Military experience may be accepted in lieu of equivalent experience or education.
Five years of experience as a bus or heavy-duty equipment diesel mechanic; two years of increasing supervisory responsibility is highly desired.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Good knowledge of the repair, maintenance, and modification of light and heavy gasoline, electric, and diesel-powered automotive equipment, including mass transportation vehicles, shop equipment, and related components.
• Knowledge of Cummins ISL and ISB as well as Allison B400 and H40.
• Possess knowledge of the use of all types of heavy-duty automotive machinist equipment and tools effectively in the repair or fabrication of mechanical equipment; possess a working knowledge in diagnosing and repair of malfunctioning equipment.
• Must be able to work beyond normal shift and days off as needed.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operations or maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and parts books.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in a one-on-one and small group settings.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardizations exist. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to use computer equipment to track vehicle maintenance and prepare maintenance reports.
• Ability to simultaneously operate computer diagnostic software and online diagnostic programs to assist mechanics in troubleshooting bus components.
• Effective computer skills with basic knowledge of Microsoft Office.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The employee is routinely required to stand, walk, and use hands and arms to handle, feel, or reach for objects. Frequent activities include climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling. Occasionally, the employee may need to reach above shoulder level, below the waist, or between waist and shoulder height.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit, talk, and hear.
• The employee may experience repetitive motion of wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
• The employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee occasionally in precarious places, and in outside weather conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
• Generally, inside maintenance shop work, with significant work pace and pressure.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
