Fleet & Facility Maintenance Director

Sysco; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco in Kansas is seeking a Fleet & Facility Maintenance Director to provide strategic and operational leadership across our facility infrastructure, commercial fleet, refrigeration systems, powered industrial equipment, and maintenance operations.

This is a highly visible leadership role focused on equipment reliability, preventive maintenance, safety, regulatory compliance, cost management, and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of maintenance management experience in a complex operational environment.
• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Strong experience in fleet and facility maintenance.
• Knowledge of ammonia/industrial refrigeration systems.
• Experience with HVAC, electrical systems, preventive maintenance, and powered industrial equipment.
• Knowledge of OSHA/DOT compliance and PSM/EPSM requirements.
• Experience managing budgets, capital projects, vendors, and maintenance-related expenses.
• Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop maintenance teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee fleet, facility, refrigeration, and material-handling equipment (MHE) maintenance operations.
• Lead preventive maintenance programs designed to improve equipment reliability and minimize operational downtime.
• Provide oversight of ammonia refrigeration systems, HVAC, electrical systems, dock equipment, fire protection, security systems, and building infrastructure.
• Ensure the safety and operational readiness of the commercial/diesel fleet and powered industrial equipment.
• Lead and develop maintenance teams while driving accountability, engagement, and performance.
• Manage third-party contractors and vendor relationships across fleet, facilities, security, janitorial, and other maintenance services.
• Oversee departmental budgets, expenses, capital requests, assets, and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Utilize maintenance/CMMS systems to manage preventive maintenance, work orders, and equipment performance.
• Maintain compliance with applicable OSHA, DOT, food safety, PSM/EPSM, and other regulatory requirements.
• Partner with Safety on inspections, training, accident investigations, root-cause analysis, and emergency preparedness.
• Identify opportunities to improve maintenance processes, reduce costs, increase equipment uptime, and support overall operational performance.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Fleet & facilities maintenance

Ammonia refrigeration knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Budgeting & vendor management

People leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Are you an experienced maintenance leader with expertise across fleet, facilities, refrigeration, and material-handling equipment? This could be an exciting opportunity to lead a complex, high-volume operation with Sysco.

We are seeking a Fleet & Facility Maintenance Director to provide strategic and operational leadership across our facility infrastructure, commercial fleet, refrigeration systems, powered industrial equipment, and maintenance operations. This is a highly visible leadership role focused on equipment reliability, preventive maintenance, safety, regulatory compliance, cost management, and operational excellence.

What You'll Lead

• Oversee fleet, facility, refrigeration, and material-handling equipment (MHE) maintenance operations.


• Lead preventive maintenance programs designed to improve equipment reliability and minimize operational downtime.


• Provide oversight of ammonia refrigeration systems, HVAC, electrical systems, dock equipment, fire protection, security systems, and building infrastructure.


• Ensure the safety and operational readiness of the commercial/diesel fleet and powered industrial equipment.


• Lead and develop maintenance teams while driving accountability, engagement, and performance.


• Manage third-party contractors and vendor relationships across fleet, facilities, security, janitorial, and other maintenance services.


• Oversee departmental budgets, expenses, capital requests, assets, and cost-reduction initiatives.


• Utilize maintenance/CMMS systems to manage preventive maintenance, work orders, and equipment performance.


• Maintain compliance with applicable OSHA, DOT, food safety, PSM/EPSM, and other regulatory requirements.


• Partner with Safety on inspections, training, accident investigations, root-cause analysis, and emergency preparedness.


• Identify opportunities to improve maintenance processes, reduce costs, increase equipment uptime, and support overall operational performance.

What We're Looking For

• 7+ years of maintenance management experience in a complex operational environment.


• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.


• Strong experience in fleet and facility maintenance.


• Knowledge of ammonia/industrial refrigeration systems.


• Experience with HVAC, electrical systems, preventive maintenance, and powered industrial equipment.


• Knowledge of OSHA/DOT compliance and PSM/EPSM requirements.


• Experience managing budgets, capital projects, vendors, and maintenance-related expenses.


• Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop maintenance teams.


• Strong problem-solving, operational, and continuous-improvement skills.

Why This Opportunity?

This is much more than a traditional facility maintenance position. You'll have the opportunity to lead multiple critical functions that directly impact the safety, reliability, productivity, and financial performance of a large-scale food distribution operation.

If you are a proven maintenance leader who understands how to balance people, equipment reliability, safety, compliance, and business results, we'd love to hear from you.