Regional Maintenance Manager

Circle K; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle K seeks an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead fleet maintenance across multiple locations in the Phoenix area. You will manage budgets, oversee vendor services, and ensure DOT/compliance requirements are met while focusing on uptime and cost efficiency.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years hands-on heavy truck maintenance and 5+ years in management, with strong knowledge of vehicle software, PeopleNet/TMT, and MS Office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 8 years of hands-on heavy truck maintenance experience.
• 5 years’ experience in management.
• Strong maintenance knowledge of vehicle software systems.
• Experience with People Net, TMT, or similar software.
• Strong interpersonal, critical thinking, decision-making, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects.
• Knowledge of TMT or similar fleet technology.
• Experience with onboard camera systems such as Bendix, LYTX, or similar.
• Advanced MS Office skills (Word, Outlook, Excel).
• Fuel trailer experience.
• Ability to plan, execute, and launch new programs or campaigns.
• Accurate & compliant
• Goal oriented
• Excellent communication skills - verbal and written
• International mindset and ability to work with different types of personnel and cultures.
• Ability to manage and motivate many personnel.

Responsibilities

• Assist Fleet Managers across locations with routine and preventive maintenance per DOT requirements.
• Manage the Maintenance Department budgets and financials.
• Oversee external maintenance services, tire program, parts inventory, warranties, and damage claims.
• Assist with fuel cost tracking and reporting by terminal, product, discounting, and location.
• Leverage technology to monitor staff performance and warranty coverage.
• Ensure uptime with minimal downtime and stand time for regional units.
• Identify cost savings opportunities via root-cause analysis and ROI; present to leadership.
• Monitor third-party vendors and set KPIs for performance and pricing.
• Support lease-vs-purchase analysis including tax implications.
• Ensure compliance with DOT/FMCSA/OSHA/EPA regulations.
• Maintain equipment files, licenses, inspections, warranties, and service agreements.
• Lead continuous improvement and training per DOT/OSHA/FMC policies and procedures.

Skills

Maintenance management

Budget management

Vendor management

DOT compliance

PeopleNet/TMT software

MS Office

Communication skills

Team leadership

Multitasking

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Licensed Certified Mechanic

Tools

People Net/TMT software

Bendix/LYTX camera systems

MS Office (Word/Outlook/Excel)

Job description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

The position includes, but is not limited to, the following essential job duties, responsibilities, and requirements:

• Assists the operational Fleet Managers in multiple locations across the regions in the routine and preventative maintenance needs of the company-owned and leased equipment per company and DOT requirements for all company locations.
• Manages the financial requirements of the Maintenance Department including budgets
• Management of purchased outside maintenance services, tire program, parts inventory, warranty, and damaged equipment claims.
• Assists operations Fleet Managers with fuel costs and provides tracking reporting related to all fuel purchases, tracking by the terminal, products, discounting, card usage, and locations purchased.
• Manages and ensures the proper utilization of technology to obtain efficient data to monitor staff performance, increase warranty coverage, and adhere to OEM cost-per-mile targets.
• Assists with all planned maintenance and tracks for all units in the region.
• Secure uptime on all vehicles and minimum downtime and stand time.
• Investigate and determine cost savings opportunities via root cause analysis; determine areas or opportunities for cost savings initiatives, create ROI, and present findings to leadership for approval.
• Monitor and manage third-party vendors for the most optimum partnerships for quality and timely performance of services and efficient pricing; set KPI metrics for proper monitoring of vendor performance.
• Assists with analysis to determine lease versus purchasing of equipment, incorporating tax and accounting implications and/or provides data to support Finance Department analysis, understands how analysis is achieved.
• Ensures compliance in the maintenance of the company equipment to meet company safety compliance and D.O.T., FMCSA, OSHA, EPA, and any other government regulatory agencies.
• Responsible for the integrity of the equipment files, records, licenses, inspections, warranties, and service agreements for the organization's transportation-related equipment and tools as per company and DOT regulations.
• Responsible for continuous improvement and innovation as it relates to improving processes, addressing performance, creating action plans, and ensuring proper training and development of employees & peers. Required to attend and complete all company development, safety, and compliance training, and mentor and train employees in adherence to DOT, OSHA, and FMCSA policies and procedures.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Licensed Certified Mechanic: Requires a minimum of 8 years of hands-on heavy truck maintenance experience
• 5 years’ experience in management.
• Must possess strong maintenance knowledge of vehicle software systems.
• Requires experience working with People Net, TMT, or similar software.
• Must possess strong interpersonal, strong critical thinking skills, sound decision-making skills, and negotiation skills.
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks and projects.
• Strong knowledge of TMT or similar technology within a fleet maintenance division.
• Experience with onboard camera systems such as Bendix, LYTX, or similar.
• Must possess excellent computer skills with advanced-level MS Office programs, Word, Outlook, and Excel.
• Fuel trailer experience.
• Ability to plan, execute, and launch new programs or campaigns.
• Accurate & compliant
• Goal oriented
• Excellent communication skills - verbal and written
• International mindset and ability to work with different types of personnel and cultures.
• Ability to manage and motivate many personnel.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk and/or listen. The employee frequently is required to use his/her hands to handle or grasp items of varying weight. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with both hands and arms.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Working conditions inventory of the position includes:

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to a normal range.
• The lighting will include natural light from the outside as well as fluorescent lighting throughout the work areas.

JOB DESCRIPTION ACKNOWLEDGMENT

This Job Description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed in this position, and it is not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all the duties, responsibilities, functions and qualifications required of the position. The incumbent may be asked to perform other duties and will be evaluated, in part, on performance of the tasks listed in this job description. As with all positions, the responsibilities and duties of this position may change. The Company reserves the right to revise this Job Description at any time with or without notice. This Job Description does not constitute a contract for employment and either the incumbent or the Company may terminate employment at any time, for any reason, with or without notice. Circle K is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA) and all state and local disability laws. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the ADA and certain state or local laws as long as it does not impose an undue hardship on the Company. Please inform the Company’s Human Resources Representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.

Circle K is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA) and all state and local disability laws. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the ADA and certain state or local laws as long as it does not impose an undue hardship on the Company. Please inform the Company’s Human Resources Representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.

Our mission at Circle K is to make people's lives a little easier every day. Our global family of 150,000 people in over 17,300 stores and 27 countries makes that possible for our millions of clients worldwide, which is why we are committed to helping them achieve their goals and grow with us. We set ourselves apart by our culture and values: in our people and their development, in serving others, what we've built and what we are striving to achieve. No matter where you come from or where you are heading in your career, there is a place for you to grow at Circle K. When you grow, we grow - together.