Heavy Duty Fleet Operations Manager

Heavy Duty Fleet Operations Manager

Start on a career path with a company that has a future. At Ryder, our most important competitive advantage is our people. Culture-Integrity-Family. As a Fleet Operations Manager, you'll be part of a fast-paced team, driven to succeed and empowered to develop your operations & managerial career.

Shop Location
- Topeka, KS 66619

Work Schedule
- Monday to Friday 1st Shift

Base Salary
- Plus Annual Bonus Incentive

The Operations Manager II (SM II) manages the operations and personnel for locations with up to 131 - 370 equivalent truck units. May have Operations Supervisors, Technicians-In-Charge, and/or Customer Service Coordinators, as well as Technicians, Service Employees and/or a Parts Responsible Person to support the needs of assigned location. The Operations Manager II must be able to accomplish results through direct involvement and limited delegation of work and responsibilities, thus ensuring business objectives and labor requirements are met.

The Operations Manager II is responsible for ensuring the customer's needs are being met while balancing financial, operating, quality, safety and asset targets against the requirements of the business measured through leadership competencies and business metrics. This position is responsible for the management of the location(s) performance against metrics to meet and/or exceed assigned objectives. This position is also responsible for ensuring that the location is in compliance with and properly executing all key company processes, Standard Operating Procedures and Standard Repair Practices.

As with all FMS Shop positions, the Operations Manager II is responsible for adhering to all Ryder Maintenance Operations policies and procedures. This may also be a development position to prepare incumbents for the Senior Operations Manager role.

If you're motivated, coachable, and looking for a fast paced, inclusive environment, you've come to the right place. Competitive pay plus bonus & fast growth, full benefits package, 401k employer match, PTO, and a discount on shares.

Essential Functions

• Operations Management:
  Responsible for the execution of work analysis, vehicle planning and scheduling, scheduling and assigning work to technicians, productivity tracking and optimization, shift and shop meetings, and RO review and approval. Directly involved in Labor Planning by evaluating incoming work and allocating resources, balancing shift schedules, and level loading work load to maximize efficiency and productivity. Responsible for optimizing labor at the shop, and ensuring the optimal mix of straight time, O/T and Outside Repair.
  
  Responsible for optimizing shift patterns to match supply of qualified tech hours versus the availability of equipment based upon customer operating hours. Oversee the execution of the Automated Planning System (APS).
• Labor Management:
  Provides management, training and development of all personnel assigned. Responsible for Performance Management of all assigned personnel. Responsible for successful development and execution of the Technical Training Plan in coordination with the Field Training Team. Ensure TOPS plan is prioritized based upon Breakdown, Rework and Running Cost trends. Makes recommendations for future staffing based on changes to the business environment.
  
  Responsible for Recruiting, Hiring, On-boarding, Payroll, and Succession Planning.
• Customer Management:
  Directly responsible for customer relationship management to include issue resolutions, customer satisfaction, and retention, as well as ensuring uptime. Responsible for execution of customer communication protocol. Responsible for optimizing vehicle maintenance cycle time and ensuring that the shop meets or exceeds Delivered in Time Promised objectives based upon customer requirements. Collaborate with Sales Team to develop the service requirement section of the Customer Care Plan to ensure effective delivery of service.
  
  Conduct customer visits and annual reviews as required by the Customer Care Plan.
• Financial Management:
  Responsible for implementing cost control measures related to maintenance operations budget and location P&L statement to meet short and long term financial goals. Directly responsible for successful execution of Maintenance Initiatives to attain or exceed specified financial targets. Responsible for the optimization of net maintenance cost per unit. Responsible for Customer Retention and Maintenance CSI through optimal execution of the Maintenance Promise.
  
  Work with vendor sourcing group to identify potential and preferred vendors for specific facilities and vehicle maintenance services. Responsible for ensuring accuracy of third party invoices and the quality of worked outsourced to vendors. Responsible for Payroll, Purchase Order approval and invoice reconciliation, and fuel reconciliation, all liquid inventories to include fuel, DEF and oil. Responsible for the successful execution of the customer bill back process to include…