Fleet Shop Manager: Lead Safety, Maintenance & Crews

Meridian Waste; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Meridian Waste is seeking an experienced Shop Manager in Columbia, SC to lead our maintenance team and keep a growing fleet of new refuse trucks safe and reliable. The role oversees safety, customer experience, and efficiency while supporting employee engagement.

Responsibilities include supervising drivers, coordinating with the sales and maintenance teams to ensure safety standards, route efficiency, and adherence to budgets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field.
• 3 years of related supervisory experience.
• Experience in the Solid Waste Industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Understand and provide leadership to achieve and communicate about safety goals and objectives.
• Work to remove unsafe conditions or situations from drivers’ routes.
• Work with the sales team to identify and eliminate any unsafe conditions on new routes or for new customers.
• Partner with the maintenance department to ensure all equipment remains in working order and in compliance with safety standards.
• Oversee effective safety and accident prevention programs to ensure all reasonable actions are taken to prevent accidents and injuries; ensure a safe and productive work environment for all employees; implement and maintain an effective loss control and safety program.
• Engage assigned employees in active participation to instill a culture of safety by demonstration of a personal commitment to safe operations and active personal outreach to operational employees.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field

Job description

Meridian Waste is seeking an experienced Shop Manager in Columbia, SC to lead our maintenance team and keep a growing fleet of new refuse trucks safe and reliable. The role oversees safety, customer experience, and efficiency while supporting employee engagement.

Responsibilities include supervising drivers, coordinating with the sales and maintenance teams to ensure safety standards, route efficiency, and adherence to budgets.