Senior Equipment / Fleet Manager

International Drilling Equipment•Rural Hall, NC

About The Position

International Drilling Equipment (IDE) is seeking a Senior Equipment / Fleet Manager to own the coordinated operational performance of IDE-controlled high-value equipment throughout its lifecycle—from availability planning and preparation through sales or rental deployment, return, repair decisions, and redeployment. The role ensures the organization has an accurate view of each machine’s location, condition, readiness requirements, availability, and financial implications. The manager drives cross-functional accountability among Sales, Service, Inventory, Logistics, and Finance, resolving routine equipment issues through the responsible departments. The position supports profitable equipment use through utilization, condition management, reliable readiness, damage recovery, warranty or manufacturer-credit follow-through, and asset-cost visibility. It also requires reporting material exceptions, decision needs, and trends to leadership, while improving necessary processes without creating duplicate systems. IDE is a growing, family-owned provider of foundation equipment and drill rigs, with client education and ongoing equipment servicing. Its mission is to deliver strong products and smart customer solutions in support of a smarter, safer, and more efficient industry. Its values are Performance, Adaptability, Customer Centricity, and Expertise. The work is based in an office environment, with frequent exposure to travel, weather, and client-site conditions. Occasional travel to the Pennsylvania site and customer locations may be needed. IDE offers a competitive benefits package to full-time employees, with enrollment eligibility after 90 days.

Requirements

Demonstrated senior-level leadership of substantial, high-value physical equipment or asset portfolios, with accountability for readiness, maintenance and repair exposure, availability, cost, and measurable results.
Proven ability to coordinate experienced colleagues across commercial, technical, and financial functions and influence without bypassing their authority.
Ability to make sound decisions under conflicting priorities.
Comfort using asset records, cost data, schedules, and evidence to make operational decisions.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and clear escalation judgment.
Safety and financial discipline, including willingness to require formal technical sign-offs and approvals rather than expedite by exception.
Ability to learn technically specialized products and systems without needing to be the lead mechanic or product engineer.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with drilling equipment.
Experience in capital-intensive construction equipment, equipment rental, cranes, industrial machinery, or related industries.

Responsibilities

Maintain reliable unit-level visibility for major serialized equipment, including location, configuration, physical condition, status, assigned use, service needs, and next-ready date.
Reconcile discrepancies between physical equipment facts and system records, and establish clear ownership for corrections.
Lead cross-functional planning for equipment preparation, customer commitments, movement, returns, and redeployment.
Develop realistic ready-date forecasts, identify constraints early, and provide Sales with accurate availability information before commitments are made.
Coordinate repair requirements, estimates, prioritization, and approval routing with Service and Finance.
Monitor asset costs, repair variance, and avoidable downtime; challenge unnecessary expenditure and support repair, hold, redeploy, or disposal decisions within approved company authority.
Coordinate Sales, Service, Inventory, Logistics, and Finance around equipment plans; clarify owners, deadlines, handoffs, and escalation paths.
Address competing priorities without taking over the responsibilities of other managers; develop reliable routines and coach teams toward consistent follow-through.
Support profitable equipment utilization through condition management, readiness reliability, damage recovery, warranty or manufacturer-credit follow-through, and asset-cost visibility.
Present recommendations with alternatives, evidence, risks, and financial implications.
Require evidence that technical, safety, customer, and financial release conditions are met before an asset is marked ready.
Report material exceptions, decision needs, and trends to leadership.
Improve necessary processes without adding duplicate spreadsheets or parallel approval systems.