Regional Fleet Maintenance Manager

Medline Industries, LP • Northbrook, IL

11d • $85,280 - $123,760

About The Position

Develop, maintain, and administer fleet maintenance related programs for the Operations division to provide a cost-effective means for maintaining and servicing private fleet tractors, trailers and yard equipment while ensuring full compliance with regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• Technical degree in related field, bachelor’s degree preferred. A combination of education, training and experience that results in demonstrated competency to perform the work may be sufficient
• Current and valid driver’s license.
• Medium/heavy technical training certifications.
• 5 to 7 years’ experience in the medium/heavy duty fleet or transportation field
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as the ability to effectively negotiate and influence others.
• Excellent organization and planning skills.
• Computer skills and proficiency, specifically Power Point, Excel, and Word are required.
• Travel up to 30% or as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Diesel technical school.
• Air brake, engine diagnostic, or ASE certifications
• Commercial Driver’s License Class A or B
• Volvo experience

Responsibilities

• Support the current Mgr Fleet Maintenance in all task and projects.
• Analyze maintenance trends, evaluate industry best practices.
• Proactively identify maintenance gaps and develop and execute action plans to drive continuous improvement in key areas.
• Work closely with the individual location management and regional management with all maintenance related items.
• Review, audit, and approve outside maintenance work orders and invoices.
• Branch visits including equipment audits, safety compliance, and driver ride-alongs.
• Audit current fleet maintenance vendors, including best practices ensuring equipment is being properly maintained.
• Initiate and implement projects that improve efficiency and/or reduce operating cost.
• Address equipment defects and performance issues related to OEM vendors.
• Resolve warranty issues.
• Provide feedback regarding new product features and equipment performance improvements.
• Report road-side inspection results; ensure fleet maintenance is performed to meet all safety and roadworthy conditions at all times.
• Define and own the policies, procedures, standards of the Medline MedTrans Maintenance program.

Benefits

• Medline Industries, LP, and its subsidiaries, offer a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.
• Our benefit package includes health insurance, life and disability, 401(k) contributions, paid time off, etc., for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average.
• For roles where employees work less than 30 hours per week, benefits include 401(k) contributions as well as access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups and the Employee Service Corp.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees