Senior manager leading Cando’s North American railcar mechanical repair and maintenance services. Developing standards, safety programs, budgets, and asset strategies for reliable, profitable operations.
About the role
- Senior Fleet Manager overseeing and coordinating fleet operations for multiple business units in Canada. Responsible for asset management, staff training, and maintenance efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Serves as the primary Fleet Department point of contact for all Primoris business units in Canada
- Ensures existing and upcoming projects/contracts have the necessary assets to complete work and that Fleet functional teams are prepared to provide support
- Communicates with business unit leadership, providing strategic guidance, instruction, and required process documentation related to Fleet assets and functional services provided
- Evaluates asset life cycles and ownership costs, making recommendations based on forecasted business unit requirements
- Supports functional teams within the Fleet organization to ensure all business unit needs are addressed, delivered, and followed through
- Coordinates with Fleet leadership to help reduce bottom-line costs while understanding the strategic goals of the company
- Demonstrates visibility and transparency by providing scheduled reporting to each Primoris Canada business unit
- Prioritize, coordinate, and manage the functions of multiple fleet maintenance locations
- Prepare and write specifications for automotive vehicles, equipment, supplies, tools, and materials
- Review time and motion records to determine downtime related to maintenance and repair of fleet equipment
- Investigate complaints regarding vehicle condition and equipment failure
- Prepare written plans and specifications for the fabrication of equipment
- Recommend appropriate methods and repairs to recondition fleet units
- Develop long-range plans to improve efficiencies, reduce costs, and improve fleet availability
- Resolve procedural, operational, and administrative problems by communicating with upper management and other company personnel
- Conduct research and analyze recommendations, requests for bids and purchases, and statistics in order to develop policies and procedures
- Plan, organize, direct, and coordinate resource utilization
- Review the work products of others to ensure compliance with policies, rules, and procedures
- Prepare written and electronic documents, letters, and reports to provide upper management with status updates on objectives achieved, issues encountered, and recommended operational improvements
- Analyze data to increase operational efficiency
- Ensure strict servicing and maintenance schedules to minimize downtime and maintain operational timelines
- Develop strategies to improve fuel efficiency
- Conduct product and company research on products and services
- Interview, recommend hiring, train, discipline, resolve grievances, and evaluate subordinate staff while ensuring personnel management functions are appropriately carried out
- Communicate with staff regarding customer service issues, operational requirements, and performance standards, and work with private vendors to resolve equipment servicing or repair issues and address vendor performance as needed
- Establish sources through contracts or other means for the provision of required parts, tools, equipment, materials, and services
- Report to work on a regular and timely basis
- Enforce company rules and policies
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Advanced knowledge of the methods and operation of general automotive and construction vehicle maintenance
- Advanced knowledge of cost accounting procedures, budget preparation, expenditure monitoring, and planning methods
- Advanced knowledge of strategic planning principles
- Advanced knowledge of the principles and practices of program development and administration
- Advanced knowledge of fleet management principles and practices, including acquisition, maintenance, repair, disposition, and parts inventory control
- Advanced knowledge of the types and levels of maintenance and repair activities performed in a fleet maintenance program
- Advanced knowledge of the principles of applying and evaluating industry time standards related to the repair and maintenance of a wide variety of fleet equipment
- Advanced knowledge of contract management principles and practices
- Advanced knowledge of office procedures, methods, and equipment, including computers and applicable software applications
- Advanced knowledge of federal, state, and local laws, codes, regulations, and ordinances
- Ability to prepare comprehensive plans, reports, and recommendations for improved service and cost-effectiveness
- Ability to understand, select, develop, train, motivate, plan, organize, evaluate, and supervise the work of skilled, semi-skilled, and office staff
- Ability to use computers and applicable software applications
- Ability to analyze problems and identify alternative solutions
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
- Ability to prepare clear and concise management, administrative, and financial reports
- Strong organizational, time management, written, and verbal communication skills
- Strong communication skills, patience, and technical ability to assist and mentor lower-level managers and supervisors with the goal of helping them grow in knowledge and technical ability
Benefits
- Healthcare
- Dentalcare
- Visioncare
- Healthcare Spending Account
- Life Insurance
- Weekly pay schedule
- RRSP matching
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