Truck Maintenance Manager at Waste Management

About the Fleet Maintenance Manager Role
As a Fleet Maintenance Manager, you’ll prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment managing all fleet and maintenance activities for northcentral Wisconsin hauling sites in Wausau, Minocqua and Ashland, WI.

You’ll run three (3) maintenance shops while leading a total team of eight (8) technicians and a Fleet Maintenance Supervisor to maintain a 90 asset fleet of diesel-powered trucks and yellow iron. You'll be overseeing budgets, vendors, suppliers, contractors in a maintenance setting. Your knowledge of heavy-duty trucks will allow you to understand service-related issues, maintain high standards in maintenance settings and ensure all safety standards are being upheld.

You'll continually focus on achieving market base profitability through effective management of all fleet and maintenance activities including: cost control, management development, as well as high training and safety standards.

This role reports into the District Manager, Minocqua & Ashland Hauling Districts.

What You'll Do
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.

• Continually focuses on achieving market base profitability through effective management of all fleet and maintenance activities within the assigned area, including cost control, employee development, and high training and safety standards.
• Reviews capital equipment requisitions in line with Corporate guidelines and objectives.
• Ensures safe and reliable vehicles are available to meet operational requirements.
• Manages effective utilization of vehicle assets.
• Conducts fleet evaluations to ensure maintenance standards are met.
• Ensures maintenance shops are adequately staffed and mechanics are properly trained.
• Assists in creating a positive team-oriented environment through employee development and motivation.
• Ensures vehicle management systems are effectively utilized.
• Complies with and ensures adherence to Waste Management's Mission to Zero standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient operations.
• Meets all financial review dates and corporate directed programs in a timely fashion.
• Assists in budget process as required.
• Ensures the cleanliness and maintenance of the maintenance shops through regular inspections and preventive maintenance programs.
• Oversees personnel needs of the department including selecting, coaching, disciplining, and training employees and evaluating employee performance.
• Provides input into termination, compensation, and promotion decisions.
• Conducts and/or attends and contributes to periodic driver/safety meetings to maintain favorable working relationships among all employees and promote maximum morale, productivity, and efficiency.
• Provides training and presentations as needed in a positive and professional manner.
• Updates and submits required reports in a timely manner.

What Does it take to be a Fleet Maintenance Manager?
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

Education: Bachelor's degree (accredited), or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) or High School Equivalency and four (4) years of relevant work experience.

Experience: Five (5) years of relevant work experience (in addition to the education requirement).

Work Environment
Office: This job primarily operates in a professional office environment and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copy machines, etc.

Normal setting for this job is: office setting/maintenance shop.

About our Benefits
At WM, each eligible salaried employee receives a competitive total compensation package including:

• Industry leading health insurance
• Unlimited PTO
• 401(K) + company match
• Life Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Employee Discount Programs

If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click "Apply."

As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.