Garage Supervisor

Requisition ID: 22814

Department: Transit Services Dept.

Service: Transit Bus Oper & Maintenance Service

Branch: Transit Fleet Maintenance Branch

Employment Type: 3 Full-time Permanent

Salary Information: $46.345 - $51.030 per hour (2025 rates of pay)

Affiliation: CUPE 5500

Location: Transit Service, 1500 St.Laurent

City: Ottawa, ON

Job Category: Transit Services - OC Transpo

Application Close: 22/06/2026

Job Summary

You are responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating and supervising the maintenance operational activities in order to ensure optimum bus availability and timely preventive maintenance activities for the provision of safe, reliable and efficient service in one of the assigned Transit Maintenance Units. In addition, You provide guidance to staff in the garages in order to solve technical problems and identify diagnostic procedures for complex issues and coordinates maintenance responses to reported-in service defects.

You are responsible for hiring staff, coaching and mentoring staff, issue discipline, and represent management at meetings or events, as required.

You are responsible for general safety, hoist inspections, and overall quality and timeliness of the repair, maintenance, cleaning and servicing operations in Transit Fleet garages, including:

• daily cleaning and servicing, preventive maintenance, unplanned work, general and specialized repairs to provide clean, well-maintained, safe and reliable vehicles
• monitoring safety recertification various equipment in the non-revenue department
• provide first aid assistance as required
• transit vehicle body maintenance, structural repair, and modification, painting and components (i.e. seats, destination signs, mirrors, and fare box) maintenance and repair

Education And Experience

Completion of Truck and Coach Technician apprenticeship program of 6720 hours or Automotive Service Technician apprenticeship program of 7220 hours

OR

Completion of Auto Body and Collision Damage Repairer apprenticeship program of 8000 hours

Minimum of 5 years of experience as a journeyperson tradesperson, following attainment of trade certification, with exposure to the full range of activities in a bus maintenance operation, with increasingly responsible work with all critical bus systems; including at least 2 years of direct supervisory experience

High Voltage vehicle technician course is an asset

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES

Valid Ontario Certificate of Qualification as Truck and Coach Technician 310T OR Automotive Service Technician 310S OR Auto Body and Collision Damage Repairer 310B

Standard First Aid, CPR and/or AED certificates

KNOWLEDGE

• Extensive technical knowledge of all bus models in use in the Transit fleet
• Extensive technical knowledge of critical systems, such as: engine and transmission, axles and suspension, air conditioning, electrical systems, air brake systems, body and frame
• Knowledge of weight classification for snow plow equipment, weight restrictions
• Knowledge of Generators, Fork lift, Genie lift legislation to maintain and operate equipment
• Extensive knowledge of the standard methods, tools, and equipment used in the automotive repair trades
• Working knowledge of building support systems, including EV charging stations
• Excellent knowledge of the Highway Traffic Act
• Technical knowledge to use and diagnose, operate and maintain hand tools and power tools, diagnostic and test equipment
• Safe work practices of the trades
• Ability to plan and supervise the work of a skilled, semi-skilled, and unskilled
• workers.
• Human resources practices relating to staff supervision, coaching/motivational, team-building and conflict resolution techniques, and the terms and conditions of the relevant collective agreements
• Accident/incident investigation techniques
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and with specific software applications such as FMIS and Automated Vehicle Monitoring (AVM) system etc.
• Must be familiar with all applicable health and safety legislation, have knowledge of any potential or actual danger to health or safety in the work place, and have knowledge of appropriate actions to be taken in order to ensure the health and safety of staff in accordance with applicable legislation and city policies and procedures

Competencies, Skills And Abilities

Core Behaviours

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Leadership Competencies

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What You Need To Know

• Language Requirement: English oral, reading, writing
• Police Record Check: The successful candidate will be required to complete a Criminal Records and Judicial Matters Check (Level 2) with the Police Services detachment in their jurisdiction to the City of Ottawa’s satisfaction.; Police record checks completed by a third-party company will not be accepted.
• Driver’s License Requirement: A valid Ontario unrestricted G class driver’s license (or provincial equivalent) with no more than 6 demerit points accumulated
• Additional vacancies may occur during the competition process; Must be able to work shifts, weekends and statutory holidays at a variety of locations.
• Experience and formal training combined with demonstrated performance and ability may substitute for stipulated academic requirements.
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We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

The City of Ottawa promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the tenets of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from members of Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and non-binary persons, persons of all ethnic origins, religions, sexual orientations, classes, gender identities and expressions.

Candidates are encouraged to self-identify as a member of one or more designated employment equity groups in the self-identification questionnaire.

The City of Ottawa provides accommodation to applicants during all parts of the hiring process, upon request. If contacted to proceed to the selection process, please advise us if you require any accommodation.

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