Fleet (Garage) Manager - Port Sydney, Canada - All Ontario Recycling

All Ontario Recycling

Verified Company

Port Sydney, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Job description

The Garage manager is responsible for the maintenance and up keep of the heavy equipment and trucking fleet at All Ontario Recycling.

Based out of Port Sydney in Muskoka, the Fleet manager will be in charge of the garage staff, work orders and ensuring the company equipment is in excellent shape to arrive at our customers yards as well as keeping our drivers safe and driving on the road.

Responsibilities:

Coordinate, schedule and audit vehicle maintenance repairs to include preventative, mechanical and electrical repair to trucks and trailers and heavy equipment.
Prioritize and assign work to meet company needs
Ensure quality, compliance and safety of company's assets
Control repair, inventory and labor costs
Coach and mentor technicians
Monitor associate work levels
Manage facilities, assuring a clean and safe work environment
Must possess a 310 T license

Your Responsibilities

Lead the activities of AOR internal maintenance facilities; ensuring both the light and heavy equipment is available, dependable and always safe to operate
Oversee the preventative maintenance program, to minimize running repairs and down time
Oversee work being performed with our external repair and maintenance partners is meeting our exceeding expectations
Work closely with dispatch and mobile crews to ensure coordination of required parts are preordered/ ordered for weekend repairs
Work with the mobile crews and dispatch to problem solve equipment mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical problems and offer solutions to improve performance and safety. Mobile equipment to include light and heavy trucks, trailers and heavy equipment
Analyze maintenance costs and provide recommendations on fleet utilization and replacement; and recommend solutions to reduce maintenance costs and minimize nonproductive down time
Negotiate service agreements with third party repair facilities to ensure cost efficiencies and reduced nonproductive down time.
Audit internal and third party repair facilities for compliance to AOR requirements and expectations
Accountable for maintaining appropriate levels of inventory ensuring inventory accuracy within AOR parts warehouse
Accountability to meeting AOR key performance indicators as it relates to the overall performance of our fleet including maintenance costs, service quality, nonproductive down time and overall satisfaction
Examine inspections, prepare reports, work orders and checklists for accuracy on each vehicle and piece of equipment inspected or repaired.
Complete performance reviews of staff and jointly determine areas of development and training requirements
Participate in the recruitment and selection of garage personnel as required
Prepare management reporting as required
Ensure the maintenance department is providing exceptional service to our internal and external stakeholders
Lead team meetings (both weekly and monthly) and individual meetings with direct reports to discuss progress on their personal development, goal targets and group performance
Promote and lead a health and safety culture within the maintenance team to ensure all safety policies and procedures are followed
Actively involved in HR initiatives, performance reviews, forecasting and planning the needs of the maintenance department
From time to time you will be required to receive off duty phone calls to assist mechanical staff in trouble shooting requirements
Attend industry meeting and associations
Weekend Coverage Required