INSTITUTIONAL TRANSPORTATION SUPERVISOR
In New Jersey, Institutional Transportation Supervisor is filled through the competitive process: candidates take a civil service exam and are hired off a ranked list, not picked at will.
Qualifying turns on 5 years of relevant experience. The FY 2027 range lands between $69,668 and $101,951, and state payroll currently lists 2 people in the title, most of them at Human Services.
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Institutional Transportation Supervisor appears on the State payroll at one department, Department of Human Services.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Department of Human Services | 2 |
State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
Who employs this title
State payroll records show 2 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $78,229. The agencies employing the most are:
- Human Services (2)
Counts from NJ YourMoney agency payroll. See statewide workforce analytics.
Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under direction of a supervisory official in a state institution, oversees the operation, maintenance, and repair of all passenger, delivery, snow removal, and other vehicles, and supervises the various functions assigned to a centralized garage facility, driver complement, transportation service, and vehicle fleet; does related work as required.
Examples of work
- Provides assignments and instructions to staff and supervises their work performance.
- May supervise the delivery of meals from the food service facility to all buildings both on and off the main institution grounds.
- Supervises and coordinates a bus service to provide movement of residents and employees, both on and off institution grounds.
- Schedules all transportation activities, routine and non-routine vehicular trips, the transport of goods, and all pick-up service, both locally and out-of-town.
- Supervises and coordinates all personnel assigned to snow removal, including plowing, shoveling, and sanding.
- Supervises the inspection of all vehicles, and determines servicing and repair requirements.
- Maintains preventative maintenance records for vehicles and equipment.
- May perform minor repair work needed on passenger cars, trucks, buses, and other motorized vehicular equipment as required.
- Supervises the periodic tests and inspections, in the garage and on the road, of automobiles and other vehicular equipment.
- Supervises the requisition, pick-up, storage, safeguarding, distribution, and proper use of equipment, materials, tools, parts, gasoline, oils, and other supplies.
- Provides technical advice and assistance to employees regarding repairs and adjustments.
- Receives, records, and answers calls for repair work, handles complaints, and responds to emergency transportation requirements.
- Supervises the orderly and safe maintenance of garage and other work areas, including the storage of vehicles.
- Prepares reports containing findings, conclusions and recommendations.
- Establishes and maintains essential records and files.
- May be required to undergo fire-training classes.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Experience
Five (5) years of experience in the operation, servicing, maintenance, and repair of varied types of motorized vehicles, including the scheduling and delivery of passenger and non-passenger transportation services.
License
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of the methods, procedures, and equipment used in the coordination of passenger and non-passenger transportation services.
- Knowledge of the problems involved in the operation, maintenance, repair, supply, routing, storage, and scheduling of a fleet of vehicles.
- Knowledge of snow-removal techniques and the capabilities of various types of snow-removal equipment.
- Knowledge of the techniques used in the repair and maintenance of motorized vehicles and equipment, including passenger cars, buses, heavy and light trucks, trailers, and tractors.
- Knowledge of safety precautions to be followed in transporting individuals with special needs.
- Ability to organize assigned work and develop effective work methods.
- Ability to schedule vehicles and drivers to efficiently meet the combined transportation demands of varied essential institutional operations, both on and off institution grounds.
- Ability to maintain an accurate and current vehicular-trip log.
- Ability to efficiently coordinate and supervise the snow-removal operation for institutional roads, drives, and parking areas.
- Ability to supervise the repair and inspection of trucks, trailers, automobiles, buses, snow plows, graders, gasoline rollers, and other equipment.
- Ability to provide work assignments, instructions, and guidance to subordinates, observe and evaluate their job performance, and take disciplinary and other measures as necessary.
- Ability to work effectively with associates.
- Ability to see that equipment is serviced promptly and is made available for emergency situations.
- Ability to receive and adjust complaints.
- Ability to obtain, distribute, store, record, and safeguard vehicles, equipment, and supplies.
- Ability to maintain records and prepare reports.
- Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.