Branch Manager
- Reference Number
- AB636584311
- Date Posted
- 11/03/2026
- Province
- Ontario
- City
- London
- Job Type
- Permanent
- Salary Range
- $90 000 - $97 000 /yr
Our client a respected family-owned Bus company is looking for a Branch Manager located in the London region.
What we offer:
- Salary range: $90,000 – $97,000, commensurate with experience.
- RRSP- Match after 3 months up to 3%
- Extended Benefit program.
- 3-4 weeks vacation depending on experience.
- Work with a company that has the environmental sustainability operating the largest electrical fleet in the region.
- Work with a leader in the industry with over 50 years in business.
What you will do:
- Oversee daily branch operations to ensure safe and reliable route execution, maintain coverage and staffing.
- Mitigate risk while addressing operational efficiency
- Lead hiring, onboarding coordination, and workforce planning in collaboration with Human Resources keeping pipeline of candidates steady.
- Manage attendance, performance concerns, and workplace conduct matters using couching and implementing discipline when appropriate.
- Coordinate with the Manager, Safety Risk & Performance Optimization regarding CVOR infractions, collision trends, reportable incidents, and corrective actions.
- Coordinate with Fleet Management to ensure vehicles remain compliant, maintained, and operationally ready.
- Liaise professionally with schools, school boards, and transportation consortium partners regarding service delivery and operational matters as well as responding to parents in a timely manner.
- Review payroll , branch-level expenditures and maintain accurate reporting. within approved parameters.
Who you are:
- Minimum 5 years of supervisory or operational leadership experience
- Experience managing large operational teams or hourly workforces
- Experience in transportation, logistics, manufacturing, fleet operations, or similar operational environments
- Strong decision-making, communication, and conflict resolution skills
- Strong organizational and documentation capabilities.
- You are a leader not a manager, you use empathy and direction when speaking to management, subordinates, clients and parents.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and operational scheduling systems
If this sounds like a fit for you, we invite you to apply today!
This position is immediately available.
Since 1951, Drake International has been a global leader in integrated human capital solutions, delivering tailored services in recruitment, assessment and upskilling, operational efficiency, healthcare, and workplace wellbeing. We partner directly with employers to offer candidates the best opportunities at no cost, with a human-centered approach.
Recruitment decisions are led by our team. We may occasionally pilot AI-supported screening tools to support efficiency, but they are not a fixed part of our selection process. All hiring decisions are made by people, and candidates will be informed if any AI tool is involved in their assessment in accordance with the Employment Standards Act.
Drake International is an equal opportunity employer committed to accessibility, inclusivity, and diversity. Accommodation is available throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation, please contact your Branch Representative at 519-433-3151.
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