Director of Fleet Maintenance

Rhema Executives; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Retirement savings

PTO

Job summary

Rhema Executives in Mississauga, Canada, seeks a Director of Fleet Maintenance to provide senior leadership over fleet maintenance, reliability, and asset lifecycle across multi-site operations. You will drive uptime, safety compliance, and cost efficiency while aligning maintenance strategy with operational performance and long-term growth.

This role leads maintenance managers and technicians, sets KPI targets, oversees budgets and vendor relationships, and champions predictive maintenance and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business Administration, or a related field preferred; equivalent industry experience considered.

Responsibilities

• Lead fleet maintenance operations across multiple facilities, including preventative maintenance, corrective repairs, inspections, and compliance programs.
• Develop and execute fleet maintenance strategies to maximize asset uptime, extend equipment lifecycle, and reduce total cost of ownership.
• Oversee maintenance planning, scheduling, and workforce allocation to meet operational demand and service levels.
• Ensure compliance with provincial and federal regulations, safety standards, environmental requirements, and OEM maintenance guidelines.
• Establish, monitor, and report on KPIs including fleet availability, maintenance costs, labour productivity, safety performance, and warranty recovery.
• Partner with operations, logistics, procurement, and finance leaders to align maintenance execution with fleet utilization and budgetary targets.
• Lead, coach, and develop maintenance managers, shop supervisors, and technical leadership teams
• Manage maintenance budgets, capital planning, vendor relationships, and equipment replacement strategies.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including predictive maintenance, diagnostics optimization, maintenance systems, and technology adoption.
• Promote a strong safety culture, operational discipline, and accountability across all maintenance operations.

Skills

Fleet leadership

Multi-site management

Heavy-duty diesel

Safety compliance

Budget management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Maintenance management systems

Cost-control tools

Job description

We are seeking a Director of Fleet Maintenance to provide senior leadership and strategic oversight of fleet maintenance, reliability, and asset lifecycle management within a heavy-duty diesel and equipment services organization. This role is responsible for ensuring fleet uptime, safety compliance, maintenance efficiency, and cost control across multi-site operations. The Director partners with executive leadership to align maintenance strategy with operational performance, regulatory requirements, and long-term business growth objectives.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead fleet maintenance operations across multiple facilities, including preventative maintenance, corrective repairs, inspections, and compliance programs.
  
• Develop and execute fleet maintenance strategies to maximize asset uptime, extend equipment lifecycle, and reduce total cost of ownership.
  
• Oversee maintenance planning, scheduling, and workforce allocation to meet operational demand and service levels.
  
• Ensure compliance with provincial and federal regulations, safety standards, environmental requirements, and OEM maintenance guidelines.
  
• Establish, monitor, and report on KPIs including fleet availability, maintenance costs, labour productivity, safety performance, and warranty recovery.
  
• Partner with operations, logistics, procurement, and finance leaders to align maintenance execution with fleet utilization and budgetary targets.
  
• Lead, coach, and develop maintenance managers, shop supervisors, and technical leadership teams
  
• Manage maintenance budgets, capital planning, vendor relationships, and equipment replacement strategies.
  
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including predictive maintenance, diagnostics optimization, maintenance systems, and technology adoption.
  
• Promote a strong safety culture, operational discipline, and accountability across all maintenance operations.
  

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in fleet maintenance, heavy-duty diesel, trucking, transportation, or equipment services.
  
• Proven experience managing multi-site fleet maintenance operations and large technical teams.
  
• Strong technical expertise in heavy-duty diesel engines, preventative maintenance programs,
  
• diagnostics, inspections, and asset lifecycle management.
  
• Demonstrated success leading safety, compliance, and operational performance improvement initiatives.
  
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business Administration, or a related field preferred; equivalent industry experience considered.
  
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing operating budgets, capital expenditures, and cost-control initiatives.
  
• Ability to influence and collaborate with frontline teams, senior leadership, and external vendors.
  
• Salary up to $200k based on experience.
  
• Performance-based incentive program.
  
• Comprehensive benefits package including health coverage, retirement savings, and PTO.
  

Work Schedule

• Primarily on-site with regular travel between fleet yards and maintenance facilities.
  
• Standard leadership schedule, Monday to Friday, with flexibility based on operational needs.