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This position will be responsible for hiring, training, supervising, and coordinating the Ore Cart shuttle program.

The Opportunity

Colorado School of Mines welcomes applications for a Transportation Shuttle Supervisor.

Are you a seasoned professional in transportation management? We are in search of a dedicated Transportation Supervisor to lead our shuttle program and ensure the smooth operation of our transportation services. This role includes supervising a team, maintaining current routes, designing new routes, overseeing maintenance, and developing training programs. If you are a detail-oriented individual with strong leadership and communication skills, we encourage you to apply and be part of our dynamic team.

Responsibilities Include: 

Supervise shuttle program:

• On-call as needed during service hours, which include evenings and weekends.
• Plan, prioritize, assign, analyze, and monitor workflow, maintain appropriate staffing levels, and review progress to ensure the quality and quantity of work meets standards, deadlines for deliverables, and program goals and objectives.  
• Initiate the hiring process, provide subject matter expertise to HR during the comparative analysis process, interview applicants, and hire. 
• Write and review position descriptions, recommend promotions or demotions, changes in pay, and sign personnel action forms. 
• Provide feedback and coaching, write and review performance plans, and evaluate and sign employee performance evaluations. 
• Resolve employee performance problems and issues, disputes, and informal (Step 1) grievances, issue corrective actions, and initiate discipline as needed. 
• Schedules and monitors maintenance of vehicles and ensures all shuttles are clean and ready for operation the next business day. 
• Identify training and developmental needs and create a robust training program that will provide necessary training to develop the skills of our team members.
• Develop policies and procedures surrounding transportation protocols.
• Provide guidance and assistance on escalated matters; notify the manager or appropriate party when needed.
• Under the direction of the Transportation Services Manager, assists with communication with stakeholders and community partners.
• Collect data and assist with any data reporting needs around shuttle services.
• Monitors driver’s credentials and driver qualification files.                            

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Education: High School Diploma
• Experience: Five (5) years of driving experience, including driving passenger vans, school buses, and/or equivalent transportation vehicles.
• Previous supervisory experience.

Certifications and Licenses:

• Valid CO Driver License

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT 

• Must be able and willing to maintain a current Colorado driver’s license.
• Background check and MVR.
• Must be able and willing to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Pre-employment drug screen.

JOB DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS 

Physical Requirements:

• Lifting- Must be able and willing to lift up to 50 lbs.         
• Exert- up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 lbs. of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Physical demands are in excess of those of Sedentary work.
• Fingering- Picking, pinching, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Talking- Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.  Talking is important for those activities in which workers must impart oral information to clients or to the public, and in those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing- perceiving the nature of sounds.  Used for those activities that require ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sounds.
• Communications- Talking with and/or listening to and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information, includes giving/receiving assignments and/or directions.
• Interpersonal skills and Behaviors- Dealing with individuals with a range of moods and behaviors in a tactful, congenial, personal manner so as not to alienate or antagonize them.

Potential Environmental Conditions/Hazards:

Exposure to Weather- Exposure to hot, cold, wet, icy, or windy conditions caused by the weather.  

About Mines & Golden, CO 

When the world looks for answers, the world looks to Mines. 

Colorado School of Mines is a top-ranked public university solving the grand challenges facing our society, particularly those related to the Earth, energy and the environment. Founded in 1874 with specialties in mining and metallurgy, Mines’ scope and mission have continually expanded to meet the needs of industry and society. Today, we are the No. 38 public university in the nation, recognized for our innovation and undergraduate teaching in science, technology engineering and math (U.S. News and World Report, 2023). 

Mines graduates are change makers, boundary breakers and problem solvers. Since our earliest days, a Mines education has been and continues to be a transformational opportunity, with one of the strongest returns on investment out there for talented STEM students of all backgrounds.  

At the same time, Mines faculty members are pushing their fields in new directions, whether that’s manufacturing, space resources, quantum engineering, carbon capture or more. Mines was recently classified as a R1 “Very High Activity” research institution by Carnegie, a notable feat for any university but particularly one of our size. 

That size – roughly 7,000 undergraduate and graduate students – also translates to a close-knit campus community, where employees have opportunities to get involved in multiple ways, continued professional learning is valued and everyone can make an impact.  

Community Alliance groups bring together employees for professional development, networking, cultural awareness and community involvement, and all Mines employees also have access to the wealth of activities happening every day on campus – nationally-renowned speakers, special events and Mines traditions like Engineering Days, just to name a few. 

And don’t get us started on our hometown. We are located in the heart of Golden, Colorado --with its charming historic downtown and nearby hiking trails – and in close proximity to all that Denver and the Rocky Mountains have to offer. That includes the sunny, high-altitude climate and outstanding outdoor recreation opportunities that make the Denver area an ideal place to live, work and play.  

Are you looking for an inspiring, mission-driven workplace where you can contribute to solving the world’s problems and educating the next generation of change makers? Are you an individual who values a diverse and inclusive community, where our different perspectives, experiences and cultures enrich the educational and work experience?  

Look to Mines. 

Salary and Benefits 

Annual salary ranged from $65,000 to $71,000

Mines takes into consideration a combination of candidate’s education, training and experience as well as the position’s scope and complexity, the discretion and latitude required in the role, work location, and external market and internal value when determining a salary level for potential new employees. 

Colorado School of Mines offers a robust portfolio of benefits for all employees. For this role, that includes: 

• Fully paid health and dental premiums 
• Generous sick/vacation time: 13 paid holidays per year – including a week-long winter break for entire campus.  
• Fully vested retirement plan on first day of employment, with generous employer contribution 
• Tuition benefits (6 credits per year for employees, 50 percent discount for dependents) 
• Free RTD Ecopass 

All Mines employees also have access to discount programs through the State of Colorado and free tickets for Mines Athletics home games, as well as access to the on-campus Recreation Center (fitness classes and training, swimming pool and more), equipment rentals through the Outdoor Rec Center, the Colorado State Employee Assistance Program (CSEAP), and backup child and elder care. Coming soon is an on-campus daycare center. For more information about benefits at Mines, go to mines.edu/human-resources/benefits. 

How to Apply 

Applicants will be asked to complete an online application (personal information, demographic information, references, veteran status) and upload a resume and cover letter (required). References will not be contacted until later in the selection process and you will be informed before that contact is made. 

Mines welcomes everyone to our team; in your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (For example - she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc). If you need reasonable accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.

Successful completion of a background investigation, Motor Vehicle Record review, and drug screen is required for this position. 

Equal Opportunity 

Colorado School of Mines is committed to equal opportunity for all persons.  Mines does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), ancestry, creed, marital status, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status or current military service. Further, Mines does not retaliate against community members for filing complaints regarding or implicating any of these protected statuses. 

Mines’ commitment to nondiscrimination, affirmative action, equal opportunity and equal access is reflected in the administration of its policies, procedures, programs and activities and in its efforts to achieve a diverse student body and workforce. 

Through its policies, procedures and resources, Mines complies with federal law, Colorado state law, administrative regulations, executive orders and other legal requirements to prevent discrimination (including harassment or retaliation) within the Mines campus community and to address potential allegations of inequity or concerns for safety. 

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

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