Fleet Maintenance & Operations Manager

Spectrum Search Group; Garland (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectrum Search Group is seeking a hands-on Fleet Maintenance & Operations Manager to oversee a 600-vehicle fleet across multiple markets. You will run the Garland maintenance facility and report directly to leadership, owning maintenance standards and vendor networks.

This role requires strong repair operations experience, vendor management, and hands-on diagnostic skills. You’ll build systems, optimize uptime, and ensure vehicles are rental-ready.

Qualifications

• Experience managing automotive repair operations with a large fleet.
• Ability to diagnose and perform common vehicle repairs.
• Established relationships with repair vendors in the DFW area.
• Experience supervising mechanics, technicians, or porters.
• Strong preventive maintenance scheduling and parts procurement knowledge.
• Proficient with fleet management software and repair tracking systems.
• Demonstrates ownership and proactive problem-solving.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Run daily operations at the Garland maintenance facility and supervise porters, lube techs and mechanics.
• Know the status and location of every vehicle in real time. If a car isn't on the road, you'll know where it is, why it's down, who is fixing it, what it will cost and when it will be back.
• Prioritize repairs, order parts, manage inventory and control costs.
• Use your DFW network of repair shops, mobile mechanics and parts suppliers, and build dependable vendor networks in the other markets.
• Negotiate pricing, review estimates, and hold vendors to turnaround times and quality standards.
• Work with branch managers in each market to reduce downtime and keep vehicles available to rent.
• Get hands-on in the garage when it's needed.

Skills

Fleet management

Repair operations

Vendor management

Inventory control

Preventive maintenance

Fleet software

Ownership mindset

Driver's license

Tools

Repair tracking systems

Spreadsheets

Job description

Spectrum Search Group has been retained by a small, up-and-coming tech/transportation business to find a hands-on Fleet Maintenance & Operations Manager. You'll run a fleet of about 600 vehicles across six markets and report directly to leadership.

Why this role stands out

• Real ownership: the company has fewer than 35 employees, so you'll run the fleet and have a direct line to the hiring manager
• A growing business: 5 years in operation, now in 6 markets across Texas, Georgia and Arizona (DFW, Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Atlanta and Phoenix)
• A large, busy fleet: about 600 vehicles, with around 500 out on rent at any time. Cars average roughly 6,000 miles per driver per month, so the work moves fast.
• Central to how the company makes money: it earns from rentals and from selling vehicles when they leave the rental pool, so fleet decisions affect both
• A chance to build systems: you'll set the maintenance procedures, reporting standards and vendor networks for every market

What you'll do

• Run daily operations at the Garland maintenance facility and supervise porters, lube techs and mechanics
• Know the status and location of every vehicle in real time. If a car isn't on the road, you'll know where it is, why it's down, who is fixing it, what it will cost and when it will be back.
• Prioritize repairs, order parts, manage inventory and control repair spending
• Use your DFW network of repair shops, mobile mechanics and parts suppliers, and build dependable vendor networks in the other markets
• Negotiate pricing, review estimates, and hold vendors to turnaround times and quality standards
• Work with branch managers in each market to reduce downtime and keep vehicles available to rent
• Get hands-on in the garage when it's needed

What you bring

• Experience managing automotive repair operations, fleet maintenance or a high-volume service facility, ideally overseeing hundreds of vehicles
• A mechanic's skill set: you can diagnose and perform common vehicle repairs
• Established relationships with automotive repair vendors and subcontractors throughout DFW
• Experience supervising mechanics, technicians or porters
• A solid grasp of preventive maintenance, repair scheduling and parts procurement
• Comfort with fleet management software, spreadsheets and repair tracking systems
• A habit of taking ownership and following through, without waiting for someone else to spot problems
• A valid driver's license and reliable transportation