Service Manager

Ruan Transportation Management Systems; East Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Ruan Transportation Management Systems in East Hartford, CT seeks a Maintenance Supervisor to oversee truck and trailer maintenance across multiple operations. You will supervise technicians and support staff, drive reliability, and maximize equipment utilization to support service levels and profitability.

Responsibilities include budgeting, cost control, coordinating repairs, purchasing parts, and ensuring compliance with DOT, OSHA, EPA and other regulations.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and provide leadership to build and maintain a strong team through effective communications, recruiting, training, coaching, counseling, appraising, rewarding, developing, and succession planning. Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Manage the service operations and financial performance at more complex facilities. Assist in creating the service budget. Monitor and maintain the budget. Organize, plan and implement repair solutions that utilize the best cost option to maximize equipment utility and operational profitability.
• Analyze operating costs, equipment utilization and efficiency, and technician wages/productivity and identify opportunities for improvement. Develop and implement new processes to better meet established organization's needs and operational goals.
• Manage purchasing of parts, tires, oil and shop supplies and services utilizing Ruan national account programs and manage inventories.
• Identify and resolve service repair and scheduling problems through timely communication with customers, drivers, vendors and Ruan personnel.
• Ensure compliance with company rules, DOT, OSHA, EPA, DOL and other government regulatory agencies. Maintain current permits on vehicles.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with customers, on-site personnel, vendors and all levels of Ruan personnel.
• Maintain shop facility to company standards.
• Perform other job-related duties and special projects as required.

Job description

Manages truck/trailer maintenance for one or more operations. Direct service operations and supervise technicians and support staff in operation. Maximize equipment utility, customer satisfaction and operational profitability.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and provide leadership to build and maintain a strong team through effective communications, recruiting, training, coaching, counseling, appraising, rewarding, developing, and succession planning. Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Manage the service operations and financial performance at more complex facilities. Assist in creating the service budget. Monitor and maintain the budget. Organize, plan and implement repair solutions that utilize the best cost option to maximize equipment utility and operational profitability.
• Analyze operating costs, equipment utilization and efficiency, and technician wages/productivity and identify opportunities for improvement. Develop and implement new processes to better meet established organization's needs and operational goals.
• Manage purchasing of parts, tires, oil and shop supplies and services utilizing Ruan national account programs and manage inventories.
• Identify and resolve service repair and scheduling problems through timely communication with customers, drivers, vendors and Ruan personnel.
• Ensure compliance with company rules, DOT, OSHA, EPA, DOL and other government regulatory agencies. Maintain current permits on vehicles.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with customers, on-site personnel, vendors and all levels of Ruan personnel.
• Maintain shop facility to company standards.
• Perform other job-related duties and special projects as required.