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Assistant Location Manager

First Student (school bus)

White Bear Lake, MNFull-time$70–80K/yrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$70–80K/yr
Location
White Bear Lake, MN
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Assistant Transportation Manager assists the Contractual Manager with daily operations, performance monitoring, safety issue identification, and conflict resolution. The role supports route coverage, driver performance and safety, client complaint resolution, on-time performance, union grievance resolution, dispatch coverage, and athletic trip invoice accuracy. The posting seeks candidates with transportation and supervisory experience, computer literacy, familiarity with vehicle maintenance processes, and English proficiency.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Microsoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OutlookVehicle MaintenanceTask PrioritizationTime ManagementEnglish Proficiency

Qualifications

High School Diploma or Equivalent3+ Years Transportation Experience2+ Years Supervisory ExperienceWorking Vehicle

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

First Student is Now Hiring Assistant Transportation Manager!

At First Student, our Assistant Transportation Managers are a constant reflection of our company’s commitment to safety and customer service. The Assistant Transportation Manager is responsible for assisting the Contractual Manager in supervising daily operations, monitoring performance, identifying safety issues, and resolving conflicts.

At First Student, we are proud to offer:

  • Annual Salary: $70,000 - $80,000 + Bonus
  • Full benefits including medical, dental, vision, & 401(k)
  • Paid holidays and PTO
  • Tremendous Career Advancement Opportunities due to a strong presence across North America
  • Positive and rewarding work environment
  • Access to earned wages before payday through Chime® MyPay at Work™*
  • Salt® Rewards Program for employee savings and rewards

Assistant Transportation Manager Responsibilities:

  • Ensures home to school routes are covered in a timely and efficient manner
  • Interfaces with drivers regarding concerns and performance issues
  • Investigates client complaints and coordinates resolutions
  • Ensures achievement of on time performance goals
  • Monitors driver safety and makes Injury Prevention (IP) contacts with drivers to identify and resolve safety issues
  • Assist Contractual Manager with review and resolution of union grievances
  • Ensures dispatch staff assigns spare drivers and buses as required to provide on-time coverage of routes
  • Audits and corrects athletic trip invoices based on company guidelines

Assistant Transportation Manager Experience and Skills Required:

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • 3-5 years experience in transportation
  • 2-3 years supervisory experience
  • Computer literacy skills with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
  • Familiar with basic vehicle mechanic processes and maintenance
  • Ability to effectively prioritize tasks and manage time effectively
  • Work extended hours regularly, including weekends
  • Possess working vehicle to travel within service area as needed

First Student’s commitment to putting our customers first, dedication to safety, and an ambition to deliver dependable transportation makes for a working environment you’ll love. As a huge company with 120,000 staff and over 2.5 billion customers worldwide, you’ll also enjoy security, a brilliant future, and excellent training.

Apply today to join our team! Language Requirement This role requires English proficiency. Federal, state, and local requirements, including U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, require training, safety communications, company policies, employment documents, and other job-related communications be conducted in English.

First for a reason: At First Student, we are a family of 60,000+ employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. Our employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer.

In the state of Washington, all technician and driving positions, including but not limited to van drivers and any other position requiring employees to drive a company-owned vehicle, are considered safety-sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. First is also committed to providing a drug-free workplace. First will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other fair chance law. Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance Poster is at this link or upon request https://www.phila.gov/media/20210423160847/Fair-Chance-Hiring-law-poster.pdf.

How this job compares

Set against the 3,935 open Operations Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$70–80K/yr
  • Minnesota median$111–154K/yr44 salary ranges
  • US median$103–150K/yr2,213 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $75K, is 43% below the Minnesota median midpoint ($131K) — in the lowest quarter of Operations Management salary ranges in Minnesota.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 58 open Operations Management jobs in Minnesota and 3,935 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Minnesota
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Operations Management postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,930 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,416 of the 3,935 open Operations Management jobs (36%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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