Manager - Vehicle/Equip Maintenance

Salary: $56,244.00 - $66,169.00 annually. Full-time, nonexempt salaried staff position.

About the Role

At Utah Valley University, the Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance Manager plays a vital leadership role in supporting the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of the University's fleet and equipment. This position oversees a skilled mechanic shop responsible for the inspection, diagnostics, maintenance, repair, and fabrication of a wide variety of vehicles and equipment that support facilities, grounds, construction, and campus operations. The role combines technical expertise with team leadership, manages shop personnel, ensures compliance with state regulations, maintains comprehensive maintenance records, and helps safeguard the University's investment in critical operational assets.

This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact across the campus by promoting safety, operational excellence, and continuous improvement. The Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance Manager serves as a trusted subject matter expert, training University personnel on the proper and safe operation of vehicles and equipment while overseeing inspections and certifications of generators, aerial lifts, and other essential assets. Ideal candidates will find rewarding opportunities to lead a talented team, solve complex mechanical challenges, and contribute to UVU's mission.

Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise the mechanic shop and personnel within the shop.
• Responsible for maintenance, repair, or fabrication of all University vehicles and equipment, including all motorized and non-motorized licensed and unlicensed vehicles used for physical plant operations, fleet management, maintenance, grounds, construction, and repair.
• Maintain a complete inventory system of accurate and detailed maintenance records and develop a library of mechanical and technical manuals.
• Train UVU personnel on how to start, operate, and safely use all vehicles and equipment.
• Perform weekly, monthly, and annual inspections and documentation on all UVU generators and submit necessary reports to the State of Utah, ensuring State compliance.
• Perform annual inspections and certify all UVU aerial lifts, ensuring State compliance.
• Perform annual emissions testing on all UVU fleet vehicles.
• Implement and monitor a preventative maintenance program to assure cost-effective maintenance and a scheduled maintenance program to provide maintenance by manufacturer specifications.
• Perform diagnostics on all UVU fleet vehicles and perform any minor repairs as permitted.
• Assist in the development of the Campus Services budget to include a review of past year expenses and income related to vehicle and equipment maintenance.

Requirements

• Graduation from high school or GED equivalent and completion of two years of education from an accredited institution from a recognized trade school, plus two years of apprenticeship experience related to the Summary of Duties and A&P licenses (Airframe and Powerplant).
• Six years of experience as a mechanic in a University, commercial, industrial, or highway garage.

Skills

Knowledge

• Repairing small and large engines and equipment.
• Hydraulic repair.
• Generators and aerial lifts needed for State compliance.
• Vehicle and equipment preventive maintenance and diagnostics.
• Vehicle emissions needed for State compliance.

Skills

• Basic computer skills and knowledge.
• Interpersonal, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Vehicle and equipment diagnostics, preventive maintenance, inventory, and record keeping.

Abilities

• Supervise and train staff.
• Communicate orally and in writing.
• Maintain accurate records and files.
• Perform auto body repair and painting.
• Operate heavy and light equipment.
• Work an on-call 24/7 schedule for snow removal and other campus emergencies.
• Read and understand the electrical schematics of equipment.
• Safely operate welders (wire, arc, and gas).
• Monitor and manage budgets while accurately identifying and communicating the mechanical and maintenance needs of the University.
• Analyze the cost-effectiveness of repairing versus replacing physical plant equipment and provide clear, data-driven recommendations, both verbally and in writing, to facility management and other stakeholders.

Pay

$56,244.00 - $66,169.00 annually.