03/22/2023
We are hiring a Fleet Maintenance Manager.
Reliable Fleet Services (“Reliable”) is a rapidly growing professional towing services company that is creating a Pacific Northwestern platform strategically focused on serving the commercial transportation and logistics market. Over the past two years, Reliable has completed numerous acquisitions and is currently the largest professional towing company in Western Canada with over fourteen locations and more than 170 employees. Reliable provides a professional one-stop source for our commercial vehicle clients’ towing, recovery and specialized transportation needs – our goal is to ensure our clients maximize their fleet’s uptime. Please visit our website (reliablefleetservices.ca) for additional information on the company.
Reliable is seeking a Fleet Maintenance Manager in Chilliwack, BC to support our continued growth and become a key contributor to our expanding team. The Fleet Maintenance Manager is responsible for establishing and managing an aggressive quality preventative maintenance repair program, including the maintenance of large, medium, and light duty vehicles, and other equipment to ensure a safe and efficient fleet. The ideal candidate appreciates a challenging and fast-paced environment and has the required ambition to support significant growth. The ideal candidate must also be both personable and professional.
The position includes the following duties and responsibilities:
• Promotes a positive safety culture through leadership by example; performs all work activities following all relevant safety policies and procedures
• Ensure compliance of all relevant BC, Alberta, and National Safety Codes
• Ensure compliance with all Preventative Maintenance (PM) requirements, as well as relevant CVIP and MOT requirements
• Ensure scheduled service intervals are met in an efficient and disciplined manner
• Ensure fleet availability targets related to truck uptime are met or exceeded
• Manage maintenance team and activities to ensure efficient use of resources while minimizing costs
• Forecast maintenance expenses, track spending, and analyze historical expenses to ensure improvement opportunities are pursued on an individual truck and a fleet level
• Manage external maintenance vendors to ensure service level agreements are achieved
• Monitor and control inventory and maintenance of equipment in workshop locations
• Ensure Pre-Trip condition reports and/or maintenance requests are correctly prioritized and work orders are created
• Approves purchase orders after researching best prices on parts or repairs from external vendors
• Basic troubleshooting of fleet support systems such as GPS and cameras
• Develops standardization, continuous improvement & other Fleet Maintenance strategies
• Collaboratively partakes in the recruitment, selection, performance management, training and development, and discipline of all maintenance team members
Results / Accountabilities
• Safe work environment meeting or exceeding annual targets
• Reduce maintenance costs and maintain efficiency through continuous improvement focus
• Achieving targeted fleet uptime targets
• Adherence to all internal control requirements
• Achieving Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) targets
• High functioning, versatile and collaborative maintenance team
Knowledge and Skills
• Excellent organization and time management skills
• Solid teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Strong leadership, development and team building skills to direct, build and manage a team
• Superior verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to adapt to changing environments
• Managing, measuring, and improving results
• Active participant in building a highly inclusive culture to ensure team members thrive
• Project a highly professional image of the organization to employees, partners, vendors, and the community
Required Qualifications:
• Three or more years of supervisory or administrative experience in the maintenance and repair of a light, medium, and heavy-duty commercial fleet
• Considerable knowledge of gasoline and diesel engines
• Proficiency with fleet maintenance software would be a plus
• Certification, diploma, degree, or other further education in a relevant field would be a plus
Location:
• Chilliwack, BC head office
• Travel to company locations in Western Canada
For more information, please contact Rahim Ashjaei at [email protected].
