Manager of Fleet Maintenance

Overview

Interstate Waste Services is the most progressive and innovative provider of solid waste and recycling services in the greater New York, New Jersey and Connecticut markets with a rail served landfill in Ohio. IWS is committed to delivering high-quality waste, recycling, and environmental services, while prioritizing the safety of our employees, customers, and communities. We cater to a diverse range of industrial, medical, and commercial/residential customers.

Founded in 1998, IWS has grown over the years through acquisitions, many of which were family-owned businesses that remain a part of our team today. We’re proud to combine the resources of a large company with the values and care of a family-run business.

The Manager of Fleet Maintenance is responsible for overseeing the Brooklyn Site Maintenance Shop and managing a team of technicians, welders and administrative personnel who are responsible for the preventive maintenance and repair of fleet equipment. The Maintenance Manager is responsible for providing directions to a team of technicians. Responsibilities includeimplementing and monitoring maintenance policies and procedures to ensure that all repairs and maintenance of Interstate Waste Services/ Action Environmental Service’s equipment, includingtrucks, containers, and other heavy-duty equipment, are performed in compliance with the Company's safety and compliance standards, and in compliance with all federal and state regulations.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned.

• Provide directions to technicians, welders, and administrative personnel to ensure that all repair/ maintenance work is performed in a safe, efficient, and timely manner, reallocating resources among sites as appropriate. Oversee coordination, planning & scheduling of all repair work to increase productivity, while effectively managing department's overtime. Monitor the shops’ operational performance and efficiency and take action to redirect activities appropriately.
  
  Report to Leadership on shops' performance; implement procedures for process/programmatic changes for improvement or efficiency.
• Manage daily shop safety meetings; fleet walk-arounds; coaching and counseling of maintenance team personnel and conduct corrective action, when necessary; make hiring/ termination decisions in concert with Human Resources and appropriate management; oversee employee training and performance evaluations; evaluate, recommend and approve maintenance personnel recommendations for merit increase, promotion and job changes, as appropriate.
• Maintain an on-going preventive maintenance program for all shops within areas of responsibility. Identify trends in road calls/ breakdowns; oversee maintenance of building and other facility needs on site; control maintenance costs relating to personnel, purchasing, inventory control and outsourcing of repairs.
• Perform inspections of outside repairs and maintenance to ensure all work is properly completed in accordance with Company 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 personnel.
• Accountable for scheduled Quality Control Inspections, track issues and resolution to ensure all work is properly completed in accordance with Company safety and compliance procedures, and federal and state regulations.
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