Maintenance Manager

Day & Ross; Town of Hartland; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Day & Ross is seeking a Maintenance Manager in Hartland, NB to lead the planning, direction, and execution of fleet maintenance for tractors and trailers. This full-time, on-site role requires implementing preventive maintenance, managing costs, and ensuring safety compliance across the national fleet.

The ideal candidate brings 10+ years in trucking fleet maintenance, strong leadership, budgeting skills, and a solid understanding of maintenance management systems.

Qualifications

• Secondary education preferred; post-secondary in trailer technician or mechanical repair recommended.
• 10+ years in trucking fleet operations, maintenance and repair.
• Strong communication and safety knowledge.
• Ability to manage budgets and relationships with suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair all vehicles and equipment owned/leased by Day & Ross.
• Use preventive maintenance program to control costs and schedule maintenance for fleet vehicles and equipment.
• Monitor fleet utilization and capitalization of vehicles and equipment.
• Enforce safety policies and provide safety training to employees.
• Develop the Maintenance Annual Budget with stakeholders and review past expenses.
• Ensure repair reports are accurate and that parts inventory is correctly allocated.
• Verify work quality and stay updated on industry trends and maintenance concepts.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Maintenance planning

Safety management

Communication skills

Education

Trailer technician program

Refrigeration certification

Tools

TMT Trimble

TruckMate

MS Office

Job description

You belong at Day & Ross.

Maintenance Manager

Full-Time

Hartland, NB (On-site)

The Maintenance Manager will be responsible for planning, directing, the maintenance and repair of the fleet operation (tractors and the trailers) owned by Day & Ross Inc. The Maintenance Manager will also be responsible for controlling all cost’s associated with the national maintenance and repair of the fleet operations.

How You'll Help:

• Responsible for the maintenance and repair of all vehicles and equipment owned/leased by Day & Ross.
• Utilizes a preventive maintenance program to assure cost effective maintenance and a scheduled maintenance program for the fleet vehicles and equipment.
• Monitors use of fleet vehicles and equipment, analyzing utilization and capitalization of vehicles and equipment.
• Ensures that all safety practices and policies are enforced and ensures that employees receive appropriate safety training.
• With developed leadership skills, establishes performance requirements and personal development targets for assigned staff, regularly monitors performance and provides coaching for performance improvement and recommends compensation based on performance.
• Works with necessary stakeholders and teams’ members to develop the Maintenance Annual Budget, which includes a review of past year expenses, and the projected expenses for the current fiscal year.
• Ensure that repair reports are accurate for each vehicle or equipment repaired.
• Responsible to ensure the parts inventory on hand is accurate and allocated to the correct vehicle.
• Ensures that programs exist to verify work quality, and completeness.
• Maintains knowledge of current industry vehicle and equipment trends and associated maintenance concepts.
• Responsible to ensure the parts inventory on hand is accurate and allocated to the correct vehicle.

Your Skills & Experience:

• Minimum of secondary education, with preference of post-secondary education in a trailer technician or mechanical repair program.
• Training and/or certification in refrigeration an asset.
• A suitable combination of education and experience may also be considered.
• At least 10 years of trucking fleet operations, maintenance and repair in the transportation or logistics industry.
• Communication skills – must be able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Computer skills – accuracy, MS products, TMT (Trimble Maintenance Management) Truck Mate, web based programs.
• Conflict resolution abilities – ability to resolve conflict and differences between employees and with other departments.
• Able to work deadlines in high transactional, high speed environment.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize work as required.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of safety requirements in a shop environment and ability to uphold a strong safety culture.

If you’re chosen for the role, you’ll be asked to provide reference and criminal background checks before employment. You’ll only be contacted if you’re selected for an interview.

About Day & Ross

From a single truckload of potatoes in the 1950s to a fleet of thousands, Day & Ross has grown to become one of the largest transportation and logistics providers in North America. With over 7,500 team members on and off the road in the US and Canada, we offer a diversified portfolio of freight and delivery solutions, including LTL, Truckload, Residential, Dedicated Fleet Solutions, and Logistics.

We believe our people are our greatest strength. For over a decade, we’ve been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies. We’ve also been named a Top Company for Women to Work for in Transportation since 2018. Our recognition reflects the family values we share with our parent company, McCain Foods Limited.

As a federally regulated employer, Day & Ross fully supports the principles of employment equity and encourages all qualified members of the designated groups to apply. Day & Ross is committed to ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities and meeting their needs in a timely manner. We will do so by removing and preventing barriers to accessibility and by meeting our accessibility requirements under Accessible Canada Regulations and in alignment with our business practices, capabilities, and values.