Heavy Equipment Manager

Takco Construction•Birmingham, AL

About The Position

The Heavy Equipment Manager is responsible for maintaining and repairing a diverse fleet of heavy machinery. This role combines technical expertise, leadership, and operational excellence to ensure maximum fleet uptime, financial discipline, and high-quality service delivery. The manager leads and develops preventive maintenance programs, and partners with internal and external stakeholders to support operational goals. Core Responsibilities: Maximize Fleet Uptime Reduce unplanned downtime through effective preventive maintenance, accurate diagnostics, and efficient repair scheduling, ensuring equipment availability meets operational needs. Optimize work order flow, technician scheduling, parts availability, and shop processes to increase productivity and reduce delays. Ensure Strong EH&S Compliance Strengthen Financial Performance Manage budgets, control repair costs, recover warranties, and support P&L goals through disciplined operational decision-making. Provide clear communication about repairs, timelines, and costs while ensuring issues are resolved promptly and service quality meets expectations. Improve Asset & Inventory Management Maintain accurate inventory, ensure tools and equipment are in good condition, and support planning for new purchases or upgrades. Service Operations Management: Oversee daily operations including work order intake, job assignments, documentation, and workflow management. Monitor progress of repairs, address bottlenecks, and adjust priorities to meet operational demands. Coordinate parts and resource allocation to minimize downtime and ensure readiness for planned and unplanned repairs. Maintain high standards of service quality and operational discipline. Maintenance, Diagnostics & Repair Oversight: Develop and refine preventive maintenance programs to support uptime goals and reduce long-term costs. Provide advanced technical guidance for diagnostic issues. Ensure all repairs meet quality, safety, and documentation standards. Customer & Stakeholder Communication: Communicate repair plans, timelines, cost estimates, and recommendations clearly and professionally. Address concerns and resolve issues proactively to maintain high levels of stakeholder satisfaction. Provide equipment condition reports and insights to support operational planning. Financial Oversight: Manage service department budgets, monitor spending, and ensure cost-effective resource utilization. Review repair cost drivers, warranty opportunities, and replace-versus-repair decisions. Track KPIs related to labor productivity, equipment uptime, service backlog, and financial performance. Inventory & Asset Management: Maintain accurate inventory of parts, tooling, and equipment; ensure all assets are safe and in proper working order. Collaborate with procurement on replenishment planning and tooling upgrades. Research and justify new equipment acquisitions to support fleet and operational needs.

Requirements

Minimum of 3 years of experience in heavy equipment fleet maintenance required.
Minimum of 2 years of management experience within a heavy equipment service, fleet, or maintenance environment.
Deep knowledge of heavy equipment systems, including mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and powertrain diagnostics.
Ability to interpret schematics, service manuals, and diagnostic software outputs.
Hands-on experience as a heavy equipment mechanic/technician strongly preferred.
Strong supervisory, coaching, and team-building abilities.
Clear written and verbal communication skills are suitable for technicians, management, and customers.
Conflict resolution and decision-making capabilities.
Understanding of budgeting, cost tracking, warranty management, and P&L impact.
Excellent prioritization, time management, and documentation capabilities.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks in a dynamic environment.
Proficiency with fleet/shop management system
Familiarity with equipment diagnostic tools and digital documentation platforms.

Nice To Haves

Experience with construction, industrial, or material-handling equipment is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

Maximize Fleet Uptime
Reduce unplanned downtime through effective preventive maintenance, accurate diagnostics, and efficient repair scheduling, ensuring equipment availability meets operational needs.
Optimize work order flow, technician scheduling, parts availability, and shop processes to increase productivity and reduce delays.
Ensure Strong EH&S Compliance
Strengthen Financial Performance
Manage budgets, control repair costs, recover warranties, and support P&L goals through disciplined operational decision-making.
Provide clear communication about repairs, timelines, and costs while ensuring issues are resolved promptly and service quality meets expectations.
Improve Asset & Inventory Management
Maintain accurate inventory, ensure tools and equipment are in good condition, and support planning for new purchases or upgrades.
Oversee daily operations including work order intake, job assignments, documentation, and workflow management.
Monitor progress of repairs, address bottlenecks, and adjust priorities to meet operational demands.
Coordinate parts and resource allocation to minimize downtime and ensure readiness for planned and unplanned repairs.
Maintain high standards of service quality and operational discipline.
Develop and refine preventive maintenance programs to support uptime goals and reduce long-term costs.
Provide advanced technical guidance for diagnostic issues.
Ensure all repairs meet quality, safety, and documentation standards.
Communicate repair plans, timelines, cost estimates, and recommendations clearly and professionally.
Address concerns and resolve issues proactively to maintain high levels of stakeholder satisfaction.
Provide equipment condition reports and insights to support operational planning.
Manage service department budgets, monitor spending, and ensure cost-effective resource utilization.
Review repair cost drivers, warranty opportunities, and replace-versus-repair decisions.
Track KPIs related to labor productivity, equipment uptime, service backlog, and financial performance.
Maintain accurate inventory of parts, tooling, and equipment; ensure all assets are safe and in proper working order.
Collaborate with procurement on replenishment planning and tooling upgrades.
Research and justify new equipment acquisitions to support fleet and operational needs.