Assistant Operations Manager – Garden City Yard

About the Role

The Assistant Operations Manager will support daily operations at the Garden City yard, helping ensure safe, reliable, and efficient transportation service. This role works closely with the Terminal Manager, dispatchers, drivers, attendants, safety, and maintenance teams to keep the operation running smoothly while building a positive, accountable team culture.

Responsibility Profile

Support daily route coverage, staffing, dispatch, and service execution.

Provide clear communication and support to drivers, attendants, dispatchers, and yard employees.

Help ensure employees understand their daily assignments, expectations, and responsibilities.

Assist with safety coaching, compliance follow-up, incident response, and performance feedback.

Support employee onboarding, training, attendance management, and corrective coaching as needed.

Review operational reports and data for accuracy, trends, and opportunities for improvement.

Promote a positive workplace culture focused on safety, teamwork, accountability, and service.

Attend meetings, trainings, and company events as needed.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Three (3) years of transportation, operations, logistics, or related experience preferred.

One (1) year of supervisory or lead experience preferred.

High School Diploma or equivalent required.

Knowledge of DOT, Article 19-A, school bus operations, and safety regulations preferred.

Strong communication, organization, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Comfortable using technology, reports, and operational systems.

Salary

$67,000 – $75,000 annually

Beacon Mobility is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Beacon Mobility makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

We Transport / Towne Bus is a premier Long Island-based school bus company serving districts throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties, New York City, Westchester County, and Bridgeport, Connecticut.

A major part of our company’s repertoire includes special needs transportation and services for wheelchair-bound individuals.

About Beacon Mobility

At Beacon Mobility, we stand as a family of transportation

companies, united by our dedication to serving the distinct

needs of our customers. Harnessing the power of connected

technology to streamline operations and bring communities

together, we deliver tailored mobility solutions that free up

local teams to focus on what matters most.

Beacon employs a team of over 15,000 employees across 16 partner companies, running 11,000 vehicles and serving our Special Ed, Regular Ed, Paratransit, and NEMT customers in 22 states.

Our dedicated and compassionate team takes pride in their ability to create customized, mobility-based solutions that empower people to get where they need to go.

Beacon Mobility's partner companies include ADROIT, Alltown Bus Service, DS Bus Lines, Easton Coach Company, JYL Transportation, Leesel Transportation, Midwest Bus Sales, NRT Bus, Palmeri Transportation, Salter Transportation, SCR Medical Transportation, Transit Team, TravelKuz, Local Motion of Boston, Royal Coach, Van Pool Transportation, Rolling V, Easton Bus and, WE Transport.

Industry

Transportation & Logistics

Company Size

201-500 employees

Headquarters

Southborough, MA

Year Founded

Unknown

Website

gobeacon.com

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