Bottomley Enterprises is seeking a Director of Fleet Maintenance who is a servient oriented senior vehicle maintenance professional to provide leadership, direction, and oversight over a large and growing fleet.
This position will supervise a direct staff of 6-7 employees to ensure departmental goals are met. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership and maintenance acumen, a strategic thinker with exceptional operations skills capable of exceling in a fast-paced environment. Candidate is responsible for managing all components of vehicle maintenance operations, ability to manage a budget, as well as engages in capital-related projects
This position reports to the President.
This position reports to work Mon-Fri, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, weekends and holidays are often required.
Job Responsibilities
Plan, organize, direct and control the activities of the maintenance function in order to maintain a safe, reliable and cost-effective fleet of tractor trailers.
Set the standard for excellence in the maintenance department. Manages the full fleet of tractor trailers.
Ensures regulatory compliance with all state and local laws and regulations related to fleet
Manage the department staff with responsibility for hiring, training, scheduling work assignments, managing performance, disciplining and authorizing overtime
Develop and maintain department budget to control maintenance costs relating to personnel, purchasing, inventory control and outsourcing of repairs.
Regularly communicate with operations regarding status of fleet vehicles, and/or other equipment
Maintain adherence to company policy regarding operations and safety issues. Maintain a safe and productive work environment for all employees. Develop/amend SOP’s as needed
Responsible for the implementation of the preventive maintenance and repair program to ensure vehicle safety and operating efficiency
Control maintenance costs relating to personnel, purchasing, inventory control and outsourcing of repairs
Assist in the purchasing of new vehicles, equipment, by providing input regarding vehicle specifications
Assure all data pertaining to the maintenance operation is available for input into the vehicle maintenance system in an accurate and timely manner
Interact in a professional manner with employees, vendors, suppliers and contractors
Develop and maintain efficient shop performance standards (standard repair times (SRT’s), procedures (SOP’s) and policies.
Create and ensure accuracy of parts inventories and monitory cost versus budget.
Recommend vehicles for replacement and arrange for necessary disposal or auction and develop and maintain a company asset schedule and all rolling stock.
Assist in the investigation of, as requested by the Safety Department, vehicle accidents and authorize any repairs or maintenance of company vehicles.
Perform all other position related duties as assigned or requested.
Qualifications
· A bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in public administration, business, facility management, facility maintenance, or a related field (preferred)
· A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in fleet maintenance
· Minimum of 5 yrs. experience in managing a large work group with demonstrated performance as well as managing remote assets
· Specific training and/or extensive experience in maintenance or a related field, preferably in a senior management position, is required.
· Prior experience in supervising, directing, and/or training employees is required.
· Prior experience with Fleet Management Information systems (FMIS)
· Advanced PC Skills - MS Office with an emphasis on Excel. Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technology (EFS, Samsara, etc).
· Strong administrative and organizational skills
· Strong interpersonal skills obtaining buy-in and reaching consensus through collaborative efforts.
· Respond to correspondence (phone, email, etc.) with a high degree of accuracy and timeliness
· Customer oriented with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
· Perform other duties as requested by supervisor
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $43,572.14 - $139,053.97 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience level:
Shift:
Weekly day range:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Experience:
- fleet maintenance: 5 years (Required)
- Mechanical knowledge: 10 years (Required)
Work Location: In person