Fleet Maintenance Manager - Waste & Heavy Equipment

Socket.dev; Sanford (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Waste Pro is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the division's maintenance staff and oversee fleet support, inspections, repairs, and service processes. You will ensure efficient operations and drive reliability across our fleet.

You will collaborate with the regional maintenance and operations teams to maintain safety, cost-effectiveness, and compliance with EPA, DOT, and OSHA requirements, while managing budgets and vendor performance.

Qualifications

• High School diploma required.
• 15+ years of progressive hands-on fleet management experience.
• Solid project management, resource planning, and communication skills.
• Specialized understanding of maintenance procedures and industry regulations (EPA, DOT, OSHA).
• Ability to manage complex situations with strategic priorities.
• Autonomy with cross-functional collaboration within a matrix organization.

Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, and supervises the division's maintenance staff and functions.
• Maintains preventive/corrective maintenance programs and service excellence standards.
• Reviews status reports on road calls, repairs, parts inventory, and safety performance.
• Provides hands-on maintenance assistance as needed.
• Ensures compliance with EPA, DOT, OSHA regulations and safety programs.
• Manages division maintenance budgets and vendor relationships.

Skills

Project management

Oral and written communication

Autonomy with cross-functional work

Analytical skills

Education

High School diploma

Tools

Dossier maintenance software

MS Office

Job description

The Maintenance Manager plans, organizes and supervises the Division's maintenance staff and functions. This management position holds responsible for overall fleet/equipment support and associated maintenance processes that include inspection, repair, pre/post servicing, vehicle distribution, quality assurance and disposal at the Division level. This manager will work in partnership with the Regional Maintenance Manager and Operations teams to ensure overall fleet condition, equipment reliability, safety and cost effective fleet performance.

JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Manages departmental hiring, training, coaching, performance management, discipline, scheduling of work assignments, and overtime authorization.
2. Maintains an ongoing preventive/corrective maintenance program which sets the standard for service excellence.
3. Reviews status reports including road calls, breakdowns, parts inventory, repairs, and safety performance.
4. Provides hands‑on maintenance assistance as needed.
5. Education of driver responsibilities as it relates to DVIR's, operation of fleet vehicles, and basic CDL requirements.
6. Assures all maintenance‑related data is available for input in the vehicle maintenance system.
7. Monitor Dossier efficiencies to include inventory control, goals for improved performance, monitoring, measuring and reporting.
8. Assists in purchasing of new vehicles, equipment, tools and containers.
9. Responsible for establishing maintenance related training sessions that improve overall fleet condition and operational knowledge of drivers, mechanics, and shop personnel.
10. Administer and monitor regional adherence to federal and state programs, and oversees maintenance in accordance with EPA and other mandatory regulations.
11. Verifies implementations of required DOT, OSHA, EPA regulations and monitors conformance as required on an ongoing basis. Coordinate efforts with local Safety, Corporate Safety and Regional Maintenance Manager.
12. Ensuring efficient utilization, vehicle maintenance quality, and transportation to ready-lines.
13. Fleet inventory/condition reporting, including out of service listing, matched to asset list.
14. Manages divisional maintenance budgets.
15. Responsible for implementation/monitoring of all fleet maintenance activities (e.g.Pre/Post pre-trip, safety lane, warranty recovery, tire standards, oil/lubricants, major component failure, and all new initiatives).
16. Facilitate movement of equipment between division ensuring proper inspections and delivery of equipment in ready condition.
17. Evaluate body damage estimates as it relates to maintenance and fleet functions; manages cost controls and enhances vendor service.
18. Evaluate equipment performance and recommend modifications and/or alternate vendors based on maintenance/costing information.
19. Analyze service issues related to fleet maintenance and performs root cause analysis, recommends remediation methodologies and escalates as needed to address issues.
20. Supports efforts to create useful metrics and performance (on-line/off-line) diagnostic reporting tools (e.g. machinery dynamics) to support fleet quality trending and fleet maintenance performance.

OTHER JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Employees in this job classification must attend and participate in corporation sponsored training courses as assigned.
• Employees in this job classification are responsible for keeping up to date on current technology, as job appropriate, being used by Waste Pro.
• Any additional job duties that may be assigned by the Supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. A High School diploma is required.
2. Requires 15+ years of progressive hands‑on experience in fleet management (Preferred background in Waste Services, Transportation, Maintenance, Parts administration)
3. Solid project management, resource planning, oral and written communication skills.
4. Specialized understanding of maintenance procedures and general knowledge of industry regulations (e.g. EPA, DOT, OSHA).
5. Ability to manage complex and dynamic situations requiring a well developed sense of strategic and tactical priorities.
6. High degree of autonomy, yet team oriented with ability to work cross‑functionally within a matrix organization.

1. Skilled in planning, implementing goals required in the cost effective management of allocated resources.

1. Basic understanding of accounting principals
2. Attention to detail with demonstrated ability to produce accurate and consistent work quality.
3. Proficiency with computers, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and maintenance software programs (e.g. Dossier, etc.).
4. Strong analytical skills with expertise in researching, interpreting, data management, and report generation.
5. Experience managing and/or working as member of indirect/cross‑functional team.
6. Must excel at managing and influencing the operational and administrative processes inherent in a high growth environment.
7. Will bring an overall record of success this is reflected in professional, personal, and academic accomplishments.

Special Considerations/Physical Work Requirements:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Exposure to chemical and residential waste.
• Walking, Jogging, Twisting, Crouching, Lifting
• Sufficient stamina for steady work pace throughout the day

• Able to utilize all Personal Protective Equipment as mandated by company
• Physically able to get up and down from the cab of a commercial motor vehicle between 50 and 100 times a da
• Physically able to lift 50 to 75 pounds from the floor to waist height unassisted
• Physically able to lift 50 pounds from the floor to shoulder height unassisted
• Physically able to lift 50 pounds form the floor to overhead unassisted
• Physically able to push and pull 50 pounds unassisted
• Physically able to frequently (100-200 times) bend at the knees and waist
• Physically able to frequently (100-200 times) reach over your head or reach out with extended arms to perform work
• Physically able to frequently (100-200 times) twist at the waist to perform work
• Physically able to work in extreme temperatures and weather environments (road calls)

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WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Normal setting for this job is: Inside and Outside with occasional exposure to extreme weather conditions.