Fleet Manager

Fleet Manager

Full Time Manassas, VA, US

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The Fleet Maintenance Manager is responsible for the management of fleet equipment at one or more locations and managing a team(s) of technicians who are responsible for the proactive preventative maintenance and repair of a fleet (diesel and alternative fuel). Additional responsibilities could include maintenance of equipment and machinery at a post collection facility, and management of a container shop. The Fleet Maintenance Manager is responsible for providing direction, either directly or indirectly, to a group of technicians to ensure that all repairs and maintenance to the Company’s equipment, including trucks, containers, and other heavy-duty equipment, are performed in compliance with the Company’s safety and maintenance standards, and in compliance with all federal and state regulations.

The Fleet Maintenance Manager is responsible for planning and scheduling the repair work for his or her work group to ensure that all work is done in a safe and timely manner, reducing lost productivity within the shop.

• Provide direction to all technician levels, as well as the lead technicians (if any), in the maintenance shop and may manage a Fleet Maintenance Supervisor and or Lead Maintenance Technician in a satellite maintenance shop or on another shift, assigned to his or her work group to ensure that all repair and maintenance work is performed is a safe, efficient, and timely manner.
• Oversee the planning and scheduling of all repair work to increase productivity, while effectively managing the department’s overtime.
• Monitor the shop’s operational performance and efficiency and take action to redirect activities as appropriate. Report to management on shop performance and implement procedures for process or programmatic changes for improvement for efficiencies.
• Manage lead technicians, maintenance supervisor(s) and maintenance admin support in the maintenance shop, to include such responsibilities as overseeing fleet walks; coaching and counseling lead technician and maintenance supervisor(s) on performance and corrective action, when necessary; make hiring and termination decisions, in concert with Human Resources and appropriate management; oversee employee training and performance evaluation; evaluate, recommend and approve supervisor recommendations for merit increase, promotion and job change recommendations, as appropriate.
• Maintain an on-going preventive maintenance program for assigned locations. Identify trends in road calls, break-downs and door traffic; oversee maintenance of the building and other facilities on site; control maintenance costs relating to personnel, purchasing, inventory control and outsourcing of repairs.
• Manage outside repair facilities and repairs to ensure all work is properly completed in accordance with the Company’s safety and compliance procedures, and federal and state regulations; follow up where appropriate.
• Identify training opportunities and, as necessary, document issues and constructively discuss corrective action, as needed, with maintenance supervisor, lead techs and maintenance techs.
• Conduct Quality Control Inspections(QCIs) on PMs and Post Work Inspections (PWI) on ROs, track issues and issue resolution to ensure all works is properly completed and is in accordance with the Company’s safety and compliance procedures, and federal and state regulations.
• Conduct root cause analysis on all door traffic, road calls, and breakdowns to identify preventability
• Maintain advanced knowledge of engine, emission systems, transmission, brake, hydraulic and electrical systems to manage advanced preventive and repair maintenance functions of heavy equipment and vehicles used by the company, on site and on the road, including:
• Engine chassis repair and maintenance
• Knowledge of vehicle body control systems, including hydraulics and electrical systems to manage the maintenance and repair the vehicles in a timely and safe…