Fleet Supervisor

About the role

Supervise day-to-day shop activities and fleet mechanics who provide preventative and corrective maintenance for DFA-owned equipment. Plan, schedule, and document repair work to ensure that all work is done in a safe, compliant, efficient, and cost-effective manner.

Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Create and execute the daily/weekly plan for assigned shop location(s) to accomplish preventative maintenance and set or reevaluate priorities depending on location needs.
• Provide direction to mechanics to ensure that the fleet is repaired and maintained in a safe, efficient, and timely manner with the highest quality.
• Supervise the financial status of assigned location(s) and monitor and control labor, supplies, and cost.
• Oversee shop inventory control system to ensure necessary equipment and parts levels are maintained and purchases are within budget.
• Review and approve expenses that are within scope of approval level; refer larger expenses or major repairs to manager as appropriate.
• Maintain advanced knowledge of engine, emission systems, transmission, brake, hydraulic, and electrical systems to perform advanced preventive and repair maintenance functions on heavy equipment and vehicles used by the Company, both onsite and on the road.
• Perform inspections of internal and outside repairs to ensure all work was properly completed in accordance with company’s safety and compliance procedures and federal and state regulations; follow up as appropriate.
• Manage adherence to safety procedures and policies established by company policy, OSHA, and DOT laws.
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with local and national vendors to ensure best pricing and quality work.
• Able to handle challenging or conflict situations with tact and professionalism (i.e., conflict resolution skills).
• Work with safety and environmental manager on investigations and corrective actions as a result of injuries/accidents, audits, or employee concerns.
• Ensure proper chain of custody is followed by shop staff for daily paperwork, work orders, and parts usage utilizing fleet management software or other computer programs.
• Manage adherence to safety procedures and policies established by company policy, OSHA, and DOT laws.
• Assist in routine environmental, safety, OSHA, and DOT compliance and reporting for assigned location.
• Train and direct fleet maintenance personnel on safest and most efficient methods of performing preventative maintenance and repairs.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent and 2 to 5 years of experience in fleet maintenance (diesel engine, heavy equipment repair) coupled with demonstrated leadership attributes or team lead experience.
• Technical degree in the diesel engine, heavy equipment repair industry preferred.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• ASE Master Truck Certified preferred; Certified Automotive Fleet Management (CAFM) Financial Systems, CAFM Risk Management, and CAFM Information Management preferred; commercial driver’s license preferred.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of safe working practices, DOT, OSHA and other federal and state regulations.
• Knowledge of and skill with Microsoft Office Suite and company computer systems.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of supervision, training, and personnel management.
• Able to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Able to add subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure (whole numbers, common fractions, decimals).
• Able to perform root-cause problem solving.
• Able to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Able to demonstrate strong customer service orientation.
• Able to organize time, energy, and resources effectively to achieve goals (i.e., organizational skills).
• Able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Able to collaborate and encourage employee engagement; able to coach, develop, engage, and retain a team of employees.
• Able to handle challenging or conflict situations with tact and professionalism (i.e., conflict resolution skills).
• Able to adapt to changing organizational and operational needs; able to lead others through change.
• Must be able to read, write and speak English.

Skills

• Knowledge of principles and practices of supervision, training, and personnel management.
• Able to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Able to add subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure (whole numbers, common fractions, decimals).
• Able to perform root-cause problem solving.
• Able to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Able to demonstrate strong customer service orientation.
• Able to organize time, energy, and resources effectively to achieve goals (i.e., organizational skills).
• Able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Able to collaborate and encourage employee engagement; able to coach, develop, engage, and retain a team of employees.
• Able to handle challenging or conflict situations with tact and professionalism (i.e., conflict resolution skills).
• Able to adapt to changing organizational and operational needs; able to lead others through change.

Benefits

• Vacation
• Holidays
• 401k
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

Pay

Competitive pay based on experience: $71,880 up to 133,490

Schedule

No travel required