Director of Transportation

Position Responsibilities:

• Oversees all the transportation department responsibilities in Benton County and provid excellent customer service by ensuring that County residents arrive at their destination safely.
• Schedules trips from Vinton to Belle Plaine, to medical appointments, school and the mall.
• Performs supervisory duties including, but not limited to; assigning and checking work, establishing objectives, and conducting employee performance evaluations.          
• Oversees the service and maintenance of the transportation vehicles.
• Maintains department budget
• Performs other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education & Experience Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Class C Commercial Driver’s License with passenger endorsement or able to obtain within 6 months of employment

Skills Required:

• Ability to produce accurate and professional written documents.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize job activities to achieve maximum overall results.
• Ability to develop and maintain positive interpersonal relationships which encourages openness with internal and external customers and peers.
• Ability to provide informative and professional assistance when working with the public, customers, and County personnel.
• Ability to supervise and direct the work of assigned personnel and ensure the team’s performance meets expectations.
• Demonstration of good oral and written communication skills.
• Computer skills, including Microsoft Office Products, e-mail, and job specific software

Additional Preferred Skills:

• Mechanical experience
• Knowledge/experience in scheduling

Physical Demands/Work Hours:

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.  While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to drive, stand, and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and/or frequently lift negligible amount or constantly lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objectives, including the human body.

The visual requirements for this position are similar to those classified as machine operators, inspection, close assembly, clerical, administrative. This is a minimum standard for use with those whose work deals largely with preparing and analyzing data and figures, accounting, transcription, computer terminal, extensive reading, visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, operation of machines (including inspection), using measurement devices, assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.

This position will require flexibility to work additional hours beyond the typical work day when needed including evenings and weekends.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This worker is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions. The worker is required to travel, by car, van, or bus, within the six county region.

To Apply:

Apply online at www.bentoncountyia.gov/employment or by emailing all application materials to HR Director, Sue Wilber at [email protected]

To be considered, all documents must be included; Benton County application, resume, letter expressing interest in the position, and at least two professional references.

THE ABOVE DECLARATIONS ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE AN “ALL-INCLUSIVE” LIST OF THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE JOB DESCRIBED OR OF THE SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE JOB. RATHER, THEY ARE INTENDED ONLY TO DESCRIBE THE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB.

Benefits:

• IPERS retirement with 6.29% employee contribution and 9.44% employer contribution
• 9 paid holidays plus two personal float days
• Sick time
• Opportunity to earn compensatory time
• Health Insurance as low as $180 per pay period for a family plan
• Dental insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Accident and Critical Illness Insurance
• Flex Spending Accounts
• Wellness program with opportunity to earn up to $350 in incentives plus a discount on health insurance
• EAP

*THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN EMPLOYMENT AT BENTON COUNTY*

Return Application To

[email protected] or drop off at 811 D Avenue Vinton, IA 52349

Apply Online Printable Application

• Job Type: Full-Time
• Department: Transportation
• Salary Range: $55,000-$60,000
• Posted: 2/23/24
• Expires: 3/23/24