Operations Manager, Detainee Transport Operations

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🌶️ New Mexico, Oklahoma, +1 more states – Remote

🌶️ New Mexico – Remote 🌪️ Oklahoma – Remote 🤠 Texas – Remote

💵 $120k - $130k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

⚙️ Operations

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GardaWorld Federal Services

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1001 - 5000 employees

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

🎖️ Defense

Healthcare • Consulting • Defense

GardaWorld Federal Services is a provider of logistics, medical, security, and support services, specifically tailored for federal, state, and local government clients, as well as commercial customers globally. They specialize in emergency management, offering rapid deployment of medical professionals, secure housing solutions, and urgent response logistics in the event of natural or man-made disasters. With over 30 years of operational experience, GardaWorld is recognized as a trusted partner to various governmental agencies, ensuring safety and support in high-threat environments.

📋 Description

• Manage daily route planning, driver dispatch, vehicle assignments, and schedule execution for transport operations across Texas, with operations extending into New Mexico and Oklahoma • Oversee routine fleet maintenance, pre-trip vehicle safety inspections, prompt repairs, and compliance with Department of Transportation maintenance standards • Directly supervise, schedule, and evaluate transport drivers, dispatchers, and field support staff • Enforce security detention transport protocols, secure custody practices, and emergency response procedures during transit operations • Monitor active transport runs and resolve route delays, mechanical issues, weather hazards, and emergency security incidents in the field • Ensure driver logbooks, hours-of-service compliance, vehicle safety checks, and detention facility transfer procedures conform to government regulations • Track specialized transport vehicles, restraint gear, communications equipment, and officer protective gear • Maintain daily operational metrics, mileage logs, maintenance records, and personnel duty logs for program management review • Travel 75% for field supervision across the regional network

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum of 4–5 years of hands-on operational leadership experience in secure detainee transport ground operations • Preferred associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Logistics, Criminal Justice, or related field, or equivalent operational management experience • Strong working knowledge of DOT motor carrier safety regulations, fleet maintenance practices, driver safety standards, and secure detention transport procedures • Proven ability to direct multi-route ground logistics, manage real-time dispatch, and handle emergency contingencies under pressure • Must pass a rigorous federal background investigation and obtain/maintain required government security clearance • Must possess a valid driver's license with a clean driving record • Willingness to travel across Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma as needed for field supervision • Problem-solving capabilities • Clear leadership presence • Strong verbal and written communication skills • Ability to work in extreme cold or hot weather, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and loud noise • Ability to remain stationary, stand, push, pull, climb, kneel, crawl, balance, squat, bend, and reach • Ability to use carts, dollies, and other gear to move items • Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 49 pounds

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote/teleworking arrangement • Equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace • Disability or special-needs accommodation