Depot Manager
1 week ago
Are you an experienced Supervisor with the desire to advance your career within Busways? Take the leap and apply today to start your journey as
Depot Manager
at our
Heatherbrae Depot
. You have the chance to make a key difference in the community and better someone's day
What You'll Be Doing
- Be the main point of contact for drivers for all non-dispatch issues including managing the payroll time sheet process for operations and cleaners, oversee and action driver shift surveys, and enacting depot wide education campaigns.
- Assume responsibility for depot administration tasks including managing the leave register, building driver rosters, processing charter bookings, ensuring licence compliance.
- Incident investigating including, customer complaints, Busways Occurrence Reports, and reviewing CCTV footage as necessary.
- Ensure operational consistency with our national operating frameworks.
- Assume responsibility for the achievement of contractual and internal KPIs.
- Coaching team members and developing their performance, offering feedback and demonstrating the desired skills and expected work ethic within your team
What You'll Bring
- Certificate in Transport Management (CTM), extensive relevant professional experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
- Demonstrated successful leadership of unionised workforces within the transport industry, preferably with experience in passenger bus services.
- Demonstrated Operations knowledge including service delivery, rostering, incident management, performance management, employee relations, complaint handling, work, health and safety, inclusion and diversity.
- Leadership capability, experience and demonstrated capacity to coach others.
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills, the capacity to successfully deliver high quality outcomes and meet deadlines.
- Creative thinker and proactive problem solver.
- Must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or have working rights in Australia.
- Current Australian drivers licence issued by the relevant State
Why Join Us?
Benefits
At Busways, we don't just transport people – we care about every part of the journey. You'll be part of a supportive, collaborative team in a modern office environment with great benefits, including:
- Fitness Passport – discounted access to multiple fitness facilities
- Employee Assistance Program for you and your family
- Career progression opportunities and full training
- Free secure on-site parking
- Employee referral bonuses & tax-effective salary packaging options
About Us
For over 80 years, Busways has proudly delivered reliable, safe, and high-quality bus services across NSW and South Australia. With a team of 2,800+ people, we're committed to ensuring every journey is a positive experience, transporting over 53 million passengers annually.
How To Apply
Think this sounds like your perfect fit? Please apply via the Apply button. This ad will expire on
19/10/2025
. All applicants will receive an outcome via email. Please include the following in your application:
- A cover letter telling us who you are and why you'd be a great fit for this role
- A current resume detailing your experience.
Please Note
: The successful applicant will be offered an initial 12 month fixed-term contract with the intention of then becoming a permanent employee. This is part of Busways hiring policy for all admin roles. Our rate of conversion to permanent positions is over 90%.
Questions?
Contact our Recruitment Team on or
Busways is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applications from all individuals, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and candidates from diverse backgrounds.
No agency applications, please.
