Regional Fleet Maintenance Leader | Safety & Cost Control

Rumpke of Ohio, Inc.; Hindman (KY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Rumpke Waste and Recycling, a family-owned leader in the waste and recycling industry, seeks a Region Vehicle Maintenance Manager to oversee maintenance operations across multiple locations. You will lead Maintenance Managers, ensure safety, quality, and cost effectiveness, and drive performance across the fleet.

You will own end-to-end maintenance and inventory across the region, coach managers, manage budgets, and ensure DOT compliance.

Qualifications

• 5 years of industry experience managing multiple locations.
• CDL preferred.
• Proficiency in Windows, Microsoft Word & Excel; SAP software preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight to Maintenance Managers across multiple locations, ensuring effective workforce planning, budgeted payroll and DOT hour compliance, and consistent management of attendance, vacation, and leave scheduling.
• Drive operational excellence through quarterly audits of preventive maintenance, road calls, warranty recovery, and parts inventory management at each location.
• Ensure all maintenance operations meet quality, safety, and regulatory standards, maintaining full compliance with local, state, and federal regulations as well as company policy across every site.
• Build maintenance department capability by guiding managers on hiring, training, work assignment, performance management, and staffing within budgeted hours.
• Own maintenance financial performance, partnering with location managers to meet budgeted costs across internal and external repairs, personnel, purchasing, inventory, and maintenance metric trends.
• Maintain fleet-wide DOT compliance through consistent oversight of vehicle inspections and repairs.
• Ensure garage operations across all locations run efficiently, with full accountability for procedures and timely completion of assigned responsibilities.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Strategic leadership

Communication

Organization

Project management

Cross-functional teamwork

Data analysis

Education

High School diploma (required)

General Education Diploma (preferred)

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Windows

Job description

Rumpke Waste and Recycling, a family-owned leader in the waste and recycling industry, seeks a Region Vehicle Maintenance Manager to oversee maintenance operations across multiple locations. You will lead Maintenance Managers, ensure safety, quality, and cost effectiveness, and drive performance across the fleet.

You will own end-to-end maintenance and inventory across the region, coach managers, manage budgets, and ensure DOT compliance.