Assistant Fleet Maintenance Manager – Evening Shift | Waste Pro – Pembroke Pines, FL

Assistant Fleet Maintenance Manager – Evening Shift

Waste Pro – Pembroke Pines, FL

Are you a hands-on fleet professional who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment? We are looking for an Assistant Fleet Maintenance Manager to play a pivotal role in supporting our team and keeping our operations moving safely and efficiently. If you are ready for a position with, a supportive team culture, and a clear path to assist in driving operational excellence, We want to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• Assists with departmental hiring, training, coaching, performance management, discipline, scheduling of work assignments, and overtime authorization.
• Helps maintain an ongoing preventive/corrective maintenance program which sets the standard for service excellence.
• Reviews status reports including road calls, breakdowns, parts inventory, repairs, and safety performance to assist with fleet optimization.
• Provides hands-on maintenance assistance as needed on the shop floor.
• Supports the education of driver responsibilities as it relates to DVIR's, operation of fleet vehicles, and basic CDL requirements.
• Assures all maintenance-related data is collected and available for input in the vehicle maintenance system.
• Monitors Dossier efficiencies to assist with inventory control, goals for improved performance, monitoring, measuring, and reporting.
• Assists in the purchasing of new vehicles, equipment, tools, and containers.
• Coordinates and helps establish maintenance-related training sessions that improve overall fleet condition and operational knowledge of drivers, mechanics, and shop personnel.
• Helps administer and monitor regional adherence to federal and state programs, and assists with overseeing maintenance in accordance with EPA and other mandatory regulations.
• Verifies implementations of required DOT, OSHA, EPA regulations and monitors conformance as required on an ongoing basis, coordinating efforts with local Operations, Safety, Corporate Safety, and the Regional Maintenance Manager.
• Contributes to ensuring efficient utilization, vehicle maintenance quality, and transportation to ready-lines.
• Prepares fleet inventory/condition reporting, including out of service listing, matched to the asset list.
• Assists in managing divisional maintenance budgets.
• Helps implement and monitor all fleet maintenance activities (e.g., Pre/Post pre-trip, safety lane, warranty recovery, tire standards, oil/lubricants, major component failure, and all new initiatives).
• Facilitates the movement of equipment between divisions, ensuring proper inspections and delivery of equipment in ready condition.
• Evaluates body damage estimates as it relates to maintenance and fleet functions to help manage cost controls and enhance vendor service.
• Evaluates equipment performance to recommend modifications and/or alternate vendors based on maintenance/costing information.
• Analyzes service issues related to fleet maintenance to perform root cause analysis, recommend remediation methodologies, and escalate issues as needed.
• Supports efforts to create useful metrics and performance (on-line/off-line) diagnostic reporting tools (e.g., machinery dynamics) to support fleet quality trending and fleet maintenance performance.

Qualificiations

• A High School diploma is required.
• Requires 8 years progressive hands-on experience in fleet support and maintenance (Preferred background in Waste Services, Transportation, Maintenance).
• Solid project management, resource planning, oral and written communication skills to effectively assist team leadership.
• Specialized understanding of maintenance procedures and general knowledge of industry regulations (e.g., EPA, DOT, OSHA).
• Ability to support complex and dynamic situations requiring a well-developed sense of strategic and tactical priorities.
• High degree of autonomy, yet team-oriented with the ability to work cross-functionally within a matrix organization.
• Skilled in planning and implementing goals required in the cost-effective management of allocated resources.
• Basic understanding of accounting principles.
• Attention to detail with a demonstrated ability to produce accurate and consistent work quality.
• Proficiency with computers, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and maintenance software programs (e.g., Dossier, etc.).
• Strong analytical skills with expertise in researching, interpreting, data management, and report generation to support management decisions.
• Experience supporting and/or working as a member of an indirect/cross-functional team.
• Must excel at supporting and influencing the operational and administrative processes inherent in a high-growth environment.
• Will bring an overall record of success that is reflected in professional, personal, and academic accomplishments.

Special Considerations/Physical Work Requirements

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Exposure to chemical and residential waste.
• Walking, jogging, twisting, crouching, and lifting.
• Sufficient stamina for a steady work pace.
• Able to utilize all Personal Protective Equipment as mandated by company.
• Physically able to enter and exit commercial motor vehicle cabs frequently.
• Physically able to lift heavy objects, such as 50 to 75 pounds, from floor to waist height unassisted.