Fire Fleet Manager

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　　Fire Fleet Manager

　　Salary

　　$125,333.09 - $140,687.86 Annually

　　Location

　　and may be required to travel throughout Ventura County, CA

　　Job Type

　　Full-Time Regular

　　Job Number

　　0445FPD-24AA (JW)

　　Department

　　Fire Protection District

　　Opening Date

　　01/23/2024

　　Closing Date

　　2/6/2024 5:00 PM Pacific

　　Description

　　Benefits

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　　Description

　　What We Offer

　　The County of Ventura offers an attractive compensation and benefits package. Aside from our base salary range, an employee within this position will also be eligible for the following:

　　Educational Incentive for completion of an associate degree (2.5%), a bachelor's degree (3.5%), or a graduate degree (5%).

　　Annual Leave Redemption/Accrual: The option to cash out up to 100 hours out of 208 total accrued Annual Leave hours per year. A candidate selected for this position will earn 208 hours per year increasing to 288 hours after 5 years of service.

　　Deferred Compensation: Section 457 Plan and/or 401(k) Shared Savings Plan with up to a 3% match on your 401(k) contributions.

　　Health Plans: You are afforded a flexible credit allowance of up to $21,450 annually for purchasing medical, dental, and/or vision insurance from a group of authorized plans.

　　Flexible Spending Accounts: Pre-tax benefit towards eligible medical, dental, and vision care expenses.

　　Pension Plan: Participation in the County's defined benefit plan which has reciprocity with CalPERS.

　　Bilingual Incentive: Proficiency levels by exam are $.69 per hour (Level I), $1.00 per hour (Level II), or $1.32 per hour (Level III).

　　Holidays: 12 paid days per year which includes a scheduled floating holiday.

　　OUR COUNTY AND COMMUNITY

　　Ventura County is located on California’s “Gold Coast,” approximately 35 miles northwest of Los Angeles and 20 miles southeast of Santa Barbara. Residents enjoy rolling hills and sweeping ocean views in a nearly perfect Mediterranean climate. The beauty and weather combined with a wonderful quality of life are among the many reasons our residents choose to call Ventura County “home.”

　　Ventura County is a “general law” county, governed by a five-member, elected-by-district Board of Supervisors. The Supervisors appoint a County Executive Officer (CEO) to oversee the County budget, day-to-day operations, and to advise, assist, and act as an agent for the Board of Supervisors in all matters under the Board’s jurisdiction.

　　THE DEPARTMENT

　　The County of Ventura Fire Department is committed to excellence, delivered with pride. Our response area includes more than 480,000 people in the unincorporated areas of Ventura County and seven of its cities: Ojai, Port Hueneme, Moorpark, Camarillo, Santa Paula, Simi Valley, and Thousand Oaks. Comprised of approximately 650 dedicated personnel, the Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) is an all-hazard, full-service agency. VCFD's services are built around our mission of anticipating and responding to the dynamic public safety needs of our diverse community. This includes prevention and education, response and communication. We proudly provide fire protection, medical aid, rescue, hazardous materials response, and a variety of other services to the public. Formed in 1928 as a special district, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors acts as the Fire Department's Board of Directors.

　　The Ventura County Fire Department proudly provides fire protection, medical aid, rescue, hazardous materials response, and a variety of other services to the public. Their services are built around the mission of anticipating and responding to the dynamic public safety needs of our diverse community. This includes prevention and education, response and communication.

　　THE POSITION

　　Under general direction of the Assistant Fire Chief, plans, organizes, supervises, and administers fleet services activities for the Ventura County Fire Department. Fire Fleet Manager is responsible for purchasing, up fitting and maintaining the Fire Department's fleet of vehicles in service and available for response.

　　EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE: Possible educational incentive of 2.5%, 3.5%, or 5% based on completion of Associate/Bachelor's/Master's degree.

　　PAYROLL TITLE: Manager - Heavy Equipment and Fleet Services

　　The Fire Fleet Manager is a Management position and is exempt from overtime. The position is eligible for benefits at the MB3 level.

　　The eligible list established for this position may be used to fill existing and future regular, temporary, fixed-term, intermittent and extra-help positions within the Fire Protection District. There is currently one (1) vacancy.

　　TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

　　OPENING DATE: Tuesday, January 23, 2024

　　CLOSING DATE: Tuesday, February 6, 2024

　　REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS: W eek of February 12, 2024

　　ORAL EXAMINATION: Week of February 19, 2024

　　Examples Of Duties

　　Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

　　Plans, organizes and directs the activities of the Fleet Maintenance Division in accordance with the Fire Department's long-range vision, mission and service goals and communicates a standard of excellence throughout the operation.

　　According to direction, establishes operational goals and develops plans to accomplish them.

　　Develops and monitors standards for quality service delivery including performance benchmarks and customer satisfaction measurements.

　　May coordinate with multiple agencies or special districts in order to deliver vehicles, equipment and services that serve the needs of the customer.

　　Explores new methods, procedures, policies, and types of equipment to improve overall operations. Directs, establishes and evaluates priorities, goals, objectives and activities, which relate to department-wide fleet management.

　　Advises management of plans to add, modify or eliminate programs and/or activities in response to increases/decreases in customer demand, technological change, or funding availability.

　　Ensures compliance with health and safety rules and regulations, encourages professional development and training, and sets the tone for an organizational culture that values and practices business ethics, quality service delivery, respect for employees and excellent customer services.

　　Develops and manages budget in accordance with department guidelines.

　　Determines appropriate levels of staff, methods of supervision, types of training and levels of discipline of assigned staff in accordance with department guidelines.

　　Directs, reviews and approves acquisition/disposition process for department vehicles and heavy equipment from initial specifications through vehicle registration, including leased vehicles, in accordance with established purchasing policy and procedures and as mandated by Federal, State, local laws and regulations.

　　Directs, reviews and approves vehicle disposal process in accordance with established purchasing policy and procedures and as mandated by Federal, State and local laws and regulations.

　　Directs the procurement of equipment, parts and materials related to vehicle and equipment maintenance and repairs.

　　Performs other related duties as required.

　　Typical Qualifications

　　These are entrance requirements to the examination process and assure neither continuance in the process nor placement on an eligible list.

　　EDUCATION, TRAINING, and EXPERIENCE

　　Considerable management or administrative experience directing a major program area related to heavy equipment, automotive or fleet services functions.

　　The required knowledge, skills and abilities can also be obtained by completion of a Bachelor's degree in business/public administration or other related field plus three (3) years of increasingly responsible management or administrative experience in a large automotive repair facility.

　　NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT

　　Must possess and maintain a current valid California driver's license.

　　KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES

　　Working knowledge of: computer software such as word processing, power point, spreadsheets, and data base programs to produce reports and for tracking workload indicators.

　　Thorough knowledge of: modern principles of organization, public administration, customer service delivery, and management, including planning, measuring performance outcomes, supervision, personnel and fiscal management.

　　Comprehensive knowledge of: vehicle and heavy equipment acquisition, maintenance and repair in a large fleet environment with operational, budgetary, and employee staff supervision responsibility.

　　Comprehensive ability to: manage services for a large department; communicate effectively orally and in writing; deal effectively with various levels of government and the public, either individually or in groups; establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, superiors and the public; and prepare and present comprehensive reports and recommendations.

　　Recruitment Process

　　FINAL FILING DATE: Applications must be received by County of Ventura Human Resources no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, 2024.

　　To apply on-line, please refer to our web site at www.ventura.org/jobs. A paper application can be obtained by calling (805) 654-5129. Our address is: County of Ventura, Human Resources Division, 800 South Victoria Avenue, L-1970, Ventura, CA 93009.

　　Applicants must provide sufficient information under the Education/Work experience portion of the application and supplemental questionnaire in order to determine eligibility. A resume may be attached to supplement your responses in the above-referenced sections; however, it may not be submitted in lieu of the application.

　　NOTE: If presently permanently employed in another "merit" or "civil service" public agency/entity in the same or substantively similar position as is advertised, and if appointed to that position by successful performance in a "merit" or "civil service" style examination, then appointment by "Lateral Transfer" may be possible. If interested, please click here (http://vcportal.ventura.org/CEO/HR/docs/Lateral_Transfer.pdf) for additional information.

　　SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE - qualifying: All applicants are required to complete and submit the questionnaire for this examination AT THE TIME OF FILING. The supplemental questionnaire may be used throughout the examination process to assist in determining each applicant's qualifications and acceptability for the position. Failure to complete and submit the questionnaire may result in the application being removed from consideration.

　　APPLICATION EVALUATION - qualifying: All applications will be reviewed to determine whether or not the stated requirements are met. Those individuals meeting the stated requirements will be invited to continue to the next step in the screening and selection process.

　　ORAL EXAMINATION - 100%: A job-related oral examination will be conducted to evaluate and compare participating candidates' knowledge, skills, and abilities in relation to those factors which job analysis has determined to be essential for successful performance of the job. Candidates must earn a score of seventy percent (70%) or higher to qualify for placement on the eligible list.

　　If there are three (3) or fewer qualified applicants, an oral examination will not be conducted. Instead, a score of seventy percent (70%) will be assigned to each application, and each applicant will be placed on the eligible list.

　　Candidates successfully completing the examination process may be placed on an eligible list for a period of one (1) year. The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill future Regular (including Temporary and Fixed-term), Intermittent, and Extra Help vacancies for this classification throughout the County. There is currently one (1) Regular vacancy within the Fire Protection District.

　　BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: A thorough pre-employment, post offer background investigation which may include inquiry into past employment, education, criminal background information and driving record is required for this position. For those classifications that are subject to Department of Transportation drug and alcohol testing regulations, incumbents will be tested prior to driving a commercial vehicle and may be randomly tested thereafter.

　　For further information about this recruitment, please contact Jeff Weaver by email at [email protected] or telephone at (805) 389-4234.

　　EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

　　The County of Ventura is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

　　YOUR BENEFITS AS A COUNTY OF VENTURA EMPLOYEE

　　MANAGEMENT

　　To learn more about Benefits, Retirement, and the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), see links below.

　　Benefits website (https://hr.ventura.org/benefits) or you may call (805) 654-2570.

　　Retirement FAQ's (https://vcportal.ventura.org/CEO/benefits/docs/RETIREMENT%20-%20FAQs.pdf)

　　Memorandum of Agreement

　　Union Codes: MB3, MB4, MS, MT, MCC, MU

　　01

　　Please indicate the highest level of education you have completed.

　　High school diploma or GED

　　Some college

　　Associate's degree

　　Bachelor's degree

　　Master's degree or higher

　　02

　　Please provide your major(s) for the respective educational degree(s) you have successfully completed.

　　If this does not apply to you please indicate, "N/A."

　　03

　　Which option below best describes your full-time management or administrative experience in a large automotive repair facility?

　　NOTE: Full time is considered 40 hours per week; anything less than that must be prorated.

　　In order to receive credit for this experience, you MUST include each employer in the Work Experience section of your application, and all details for each employer must be included.

　　No experience

　　0 to less than 1 year

　　1 to less than 2 years

　　2 to less than 3 years

　　3 to less than 4 years

　　4 to less than 5 years

　　5 to less than 6 years

　　6 to less than 7 years

　　7 to less than 8 years

　　8 or more years

　　04

　　Please describe your full-time management or administrative experience in a large automotive repair facility where you gained the experience and referenced in the previous question. Include all of the following:

　　A. Employer name B. Your job title C. Specific types of vehicles and heavy equipment D. Size (number) of vehicles and heavy equipment E. Your specific responsibilities F. Time frame

　　NOTE: Full-time is considered 40 hours per week; anything less than that must be prorated.

　　In order to receive credit for this experience, you MUST include each employer in the Work Experience section of your application, and all details for each employer must be included.

　　If you do not have this work experience please indicate, "no experience."

　　Required Question

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　　Ventura County

　　Address

　　800 S. Victoria Avenue LOC. #1970 Ventura, California, 93009

　　Phone

　　(805) 654-5129

　　Website

　　http://hr.ventura.org

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