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Why choose Eastern for your Career?
Our Company Culture
Extensive Benefits including 100% paid insurance options
Matched 401k options
Employee & Family Fuel Discounts for your home
State of the art Training Center
3.5 Weeks Paid Time Off + Paid Holidays
Complimentary Coffee & Thanksgiving Turkey
Summer Hours
Bonus programs, incentives, and more
Additional Voluntary Benefits including Pet Insurance!
This safety sensitive position is responsible for the day-to-day management and activities of the fleet department by efficiently providing support in a positive and respectful manner and working with a team, including mechanics who maintain and repair a large fleet of trucks, machinery, and heavy equipment across all districts and garages. Strong leadership skills, a technical background, and the ability to multi-task and work at a fast pace are required.
Lead, manage, and supervise fleet maintenance operations, including evaluating job performance for all fleet mechanics and the fleet administrator(s), completing annual performance reviews, and providing ongoing feedback.
Provide management with requested information by using fleet software and or other appropriate means.
Create reports and analyze fleet expenses to assist in budget preparation and present suggestions where improvements can be made.
Communicate fleet information proactively and effectively company wide.
Ensure the preventive maintenance (PM) schedule is adhered to; collaborate with field management for completion.
Monitor the PM program to ensure it meets all required specifications and is cost effective.
Track warranty work completed by Eastern garage and vehicles sent to dealer for warranty work; ensure appropriate suppliers are invoiced.
Travel regularly to fleet garages and off-site facilities.
Manage deadlines, due dates, and test dates for inspections, registrations, visual leakage (VK) tests, crane inspections, hydrostatic pressure tests, and meter calibrations.
Review DOT Roadside inspection violations and follow up with repair orders.
Respond when appropriate to fleet accidents and act as emergency respondent liaison for fleet vehicle expertise.
Manage the current process for parts inventory in garages.
Audit vehicle inspections periodically to assure adherence to company standards.
Create agendas and lead regularly scheduled mechanics’ meetings.
Identify and collaboratively resolve technology needs in the garages with relevant IT and Business Systems personnel.
Maintain a proficient working knowledge of and consistently enforce Eastern’s safety policies and procedures.
Cross-train in Fleet Administrator functions to provide departmental support when necessary.
Assist in ensuring vehicle compliance on local, State, and Federal levels.
Assist in coordinating unscheduled vehicle maintenance with field managers.
Maintain ongoing communication with Regional and Operations Managers regarding fleet needs, conditions, and changes in respective locations.
Create work order templates for new work order types.
Facilitate training for mechanics for basic computer functions.
Be receptive to and competently use new technologies.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Join the Eastern Family today!
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Management and Manufacturing
Industries
Oil and Gas
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