Fleet Maintenance Manager – – Heavy Duty Diesel – West Palm Beach, FL

Fleet Maintenance Manager

Lead one of South Florida's premier fleet maintenance operations. Are you a results-driven Fleet Maintenance Manager with a passion for leading teams, maximizing fleet performance, and driving operational excellence? Waste Pro is seeking an experienced maintenance leader to oversee a high-volume operation supporting approximately 110 heavy-duty diesel and CNG refuse trucks at our West Palm Beach facility. In this leadership role, you'll have the opportunity to build and develop a skilled maintenance team, improve fleet reliability, control operating costs, and ensure the safe, efficient operation of one of South Florida's busiest fleet maintenance facilities.

If you're looking to make a meaningful impact while growing your career with one of the nation's fastest-growing privately owned waste and recycling companies, we'd love to hear from you.

If you have a passion for developing technicians, maximizing equipment up time, controlling costs, and creating a culture of accountability and safety, we'd love to meet you.

Why Join Waste Pro?

Waste Pro is one of the nation's fastest-growing privately owned waste and recycling companies. We provide an essential service and have built our reputation on safety, customer service, innovation, and investing in our employees. When you join Waste Pro, you're joining a company where skilled technicians are valued, respected, and provided with the tools and training they need to succeed.

Outstanding Benefits

At Waste Pro, we invest in our employees, our benefits include:

• Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Insurance with a pathway to FREE healthcare
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Supplemental Insurance
• FREE, company-paid Group Life Insurance
• 401(k) with generous company match
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Sick Time
• Employee Assistance Program
• Career advancement opportunities

Technician Benefits

• ASE Certification reimbursement
• Higher pay for ASE-certified technicians
• Master Technician Achievement Bonus
• Ongoing OEM and manufacturer training
• Advancement opportunities within a growing organization
• Monthly tool allowance (+$100 per month)
• $200 annual boot allowance
• Company-provided uniforms and PPE

What You'll Do

As the Fleet Maintenance Manager, you will lead all aspects of a high-volume maintenance operation supporting a fleet of approximately 110 heavy-duty diesel trucks. You will be responsible for maximizing fleet uptime, ensuring equipment is safe, reliable, and compliant, developing a high-performing maintenance team, and driving operational excellence while delivering cost-effective maintenance solutions that keep our customers served every day.

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop maintenance technicians and shop personnel
• Recruit, hire, schedule, and manage shop employees
• Conduct performance evaluations and administer corrective action when necessary
• Foster a culture focused on safety, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement

Fleet Maintenance Operations

• Manage preventive maintenance and repair programs
• Maximize fleet availability and minimize equipment downtime
• Monitor repair quality, road calls, breakdown trends, and technician productivity
• Provide hands-on technical support and guidance when needed
• Ensure work is completed efficiently and safely

Compliance & Safety

• Maintain compliance with DOT, OSHA, EPA, and company standards
• Partner with Operations and Safety leadership to maintain regulatory compliance
• Ensure accurate maintenance documentation and recordkeeping
• Promote safe work practices throughout the maintenance operation

Financial & Asset Management

• Develop and manage maintenance budgets
• Control repair costs while maintaining high-quality standards
• Oversee parts inventory and vendor relationships
• Monitor warranty recovery opportunities
• Assist with fleet replacement planning and equipment purchasing decisions

Operational Excellence

• Analyze maintenance KPIs and fleet performance metrics
• Identify opportunities to improve uptime and reduce maintenance costs
• Perform root cause analysis on recurring equipment failures
• Implement best practices, process improvements, and preventive maintenance initiatives
• Ensure maintenance management software and inventory systems remain accurate

Qualifications

We're looking for an experienced maintenance leader who brings both technical expertise and exceptional leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Fleet maintenance management experience
• Heavy-duty diesel truck maintenance experience
• Experience managing CNG-powered fleet equipment preferred
• Proven leadership experience supervising technicians and shop personnel
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and cost-control skills
• Working knowledge of DOT, OSHA, and EPA regulations
• Experience with fleet maintenance management software
• Excellent leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced operation

Work Environment

• Combination of office and shop environment
• Ability to work indoors and outdoors in varying weather conditions
• Occasional…