Fleet Operations Lead – High-Volume Vehicle Fleet

Air Around the Clock; Deerfield Beach (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Around the Clock, serving South Florida, seeks a Fleet Manager to own day-to-day vehicle fleet operations, safety, and readiness. You will manage a high-volume fleet of service vans and trucks, coordinating preventive maintenance, repairs, and fuel and vendor relations to keep technicians productive.

The role requires attention to detail, accountability, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced field-service environment where vehicle uptime directly impacts business operations.

Qualifications

• Ensure vehicles are available, properly equipped, registered, insured, maintained, and ready for new and existing field employees.
• Manage the daily operations of a high-volume fleet of company vehicles.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive preventive maintenance program.
• Coordinate vehicle repairs with minimal downtime.
• Track vehicle availability, maintenance history, and fleet utilization.
• Maintain relationships with dealerships, repair facilities, and fleet vendors.
• Monitor fuel usage, idle time, mileage, and fleet expenses.
• Utilize fleet management/telematics systems to monitor location, driver behavior, and maintenance.
• Establish and monitor fleet KPIs such as cost per vehicle, cost per mile, downtime, preventive maintenance compliance, fuel consumption, accident frequency, repair costs, and vehicle utilization.
• Coordinate vehicle purchasing, onboarding, upfitting, branding, and retirement.
• Maintain accurate vehicle documentation.
• Forecast vehicle needs with Operations and leadership.
• Ensure new hires have prepared vehicles.
• Conduct regular fleet inspections for cleanliness and safety.
• Hold employees accountable for vehicle condition and safety.
• Review accidents and safety trends; recommend corrective action.
• Develop safety training with HR and leadership.
• Conduct safety audits and participate in safety meetings.
• Maintain records related to incidents, inspections, and corrective actions.
• Identify trends to reduce future risk.
• Support compliance with DOT, OSHA, state, local, insurance requirements.
• Respond to urgent vehicle issues and after-hours fleet emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day fleet operations and readiness of all company vehicles.
• Monitor vehicle uptime, maintenance scheduling, and technician downtime.
• Collaborate with HR and leadership on safety training and compliance.
• Lead relationships with vendors, insurers, and service providers to optimize costs and reliability.
• Prepare vehicles for new hires and ongoing field operations.

Skills

Fleet management

Preventive maintenance

Telematics systems

Vendor relations

Safety training

Data tracking

Job description

Air Around the Clock, serving South Florida, seeks a Fleet Manager to own day-to-day vehicle fleet operations, safety, and readiness. You will manage a high-volume fleet of service vans and trucks, coordinating preventive maintenance, repairs, and fuel and vendor relations to keep technicians productive.

The role requires attention to detail, accountability, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced field-service environment where vehicle uptime directly impacts business operations.