Field-Driven Fleet Operations Leader

Cultivar Group; Westlake Village (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

401k with 4% match

Medical, Dental, Vision & PTO

Disability and life insurance

Training and mentorship

Job summary

Cultivar Group is seeking a Fleet Operations Manager to translate fleet strategy into disciplined execution across multiple operating locations. You will own Fleetio workflows, maintenance documentation, and compliance, while aligning shop and vendor performance.

The role requires 5+ years in fleet operations, strong analytical and training skills, and the ability to travel to field locations. Hybrid corporate setting with field-time emphasis.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in fleet operations, maintenance management, fleet systems, or multi-location fleet operations.
• Experience supporting decentralized operations, internal shops, and/or outsourced maintenance providers.
• Working knowledge of vehicle/equipment maintenance and DOT, FMCSA, IFTA, registration, and related compliance requirements.
• Fleet management system experience; Fleetio strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical, training, process-improvement, and change-management skills; ability to influence without direct authority.
• Ability to travel periodically to operating locations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the operational owner and subject matter expert for Fleetio workflows and adoption.
• Standardize PM, repairs, work orders, DVIRs, faults/recalls, parts, asset status, and maintenance documentation.
• Monitor usage and data quality; address adoption gaps through training and corrective action.
• Implement consistent maintenance standards and help determine the right in-house, outsourced, or hybrid model by location and asset type.
• Identify work that should shift in-house or to external providers based on capability, cost, downtime, and quality.
• Partner with shop managers and mechanics to standardize workflows, responsibilities, and accountability.
• Monitor technician workload, PM compliance, aging work orders, downtime, repeat repairs, parts usage, and outsourced repair activity.
• Coordinate DOT, FMCSA, IFTA, registration, permitting, and related fleet compliance with Fleet Administration and Safety.
• Maintain reliable fleet data and manage by exception using maintenance cost, CPM, PM compliance, downtime, utilization, repair frequency, and Fleetio adoption.
• Conduct periodic branch/shop reviews, track corrective actions to closure, and escalate systemic process, vendor, technology, or compliance issues.
• Provide maintenance, condition, utilization, and repair-cost information to support lifecycle and CapEx decisions.

Skills

Fleet operations

Maintenance management

Data analysis

Training & coaching

Change management

Travel readiness

Tools

Fleetio

Fleet maintenance software

Data systems

Job description

Cultivar Group is seeking a Fleet Operations Manager to translate fleet strategy into disciplined execution across multiple operating locations. You will own Fleetio workflows, maintenance documentation, and compliance, while aligning shop and vendor performance.

The role requires 5+ years in fleet operations, strong analytical and training skills, and the ability to travel to field locations. Hybrid corporate setting with field-time emphasis.