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 across 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 understanding of each machine’s location, condition, readiness requirements, availability, and financial implications. It drives cross-functional accountability and resolves routine equipment issues through the responsible departments. IDE provides foundation equipment and drill rigs, supported by client education and ongoing equipment servicing. The company describes itself as a growing, family-owned business. Its mission is to deliver quality products and smart solutions that support a smarter, safer, and more efficient industry. Its values are Performance, Adaptability, Customer Centricity, and Expertise. The role leads equipment visibility and lifecycle control, readiness and deployment coordination, repair and maintenance cost discipline, cross-functional execution, commercial and financial asset performance, and controls, reporting, and continuous improvement. Success is measured through equipment record accuracy, readiness reliability, repair and asset economics, realized recoveries, and leadership effectiveness. The position is based in an office environment, with frequent travel exposure to weather and elements at client sites and occasional travel to the Pennsylvania site and customer locations as needed. Physical requirements include frequent use of hands, fingers, and wrists; daily desk, computer, and telephone work; and occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds.

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; influence without bypassing their authority; and make sound decisions under conflicting priorities.
Comfort using asset records, cost data, schedules, and evidence to make operational decisions.
Strong written and verbal communication 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

Drilling-equipment familiarity.
Experience in capital-intensive construction equipment, equipment rental, cranes, industrial machinery, or related industries. Specific drilling-industry experience is not mandatory.

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 facts and system records and establish clear ownership for corrections.
Lead cross-functional planning for equipment preparation, customer commitments, movement, returns, and redeployment.
Build realistic ready-date forecasts, identify constraints early, and ensure Sales receives 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 economic decisions on repair, hold, redeploy, or disposal within approved company authority.
Coordinate Sales, Service, Inventory, Logistics, and Finance around the equipment plan.
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 use through improved utilization, 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 have been met before an asset is marked ready.
Report material exceptions, decision needs, and trends to leadership.
Improve necessary processes without creating duplicate spreadsheets or parallel approval systems.