Job Description

Job Title: Manager, Fleet Operations

Job Summary:

This position is responsible for maintaining a safe, reliable, cost-efficient fleet for the company. The incumbent meets operational needs, oversees compliance with regulatory agencies, manages automotive assets, controls automotive costs, and manages/coaches employees. Automotive supervisors, specialists, management trainees and administrative assistants report to this position. The central priority of this position is the management and maintenance of the automotive fleet and assets. To do this, the incumbent analyzes key Fleet reports (daily, weekly, and monthly) develops action plans to meet the department goals. This role also evaluates the fleet to recommend vehicles for removal, coordinates and monitors the Vehicle Retirement Process, including vehicle destruction and documentation processing. Another important responsibility of this position is automotive, regulatory, compliance and automotive safety. This position adheres to local, state, federal guidelines, and regulations. Ensures that all vehicles are properly licensed, permitted and registered with the proper state and federal authorities. This position creates remedial action plans, and follows up with automotive staff to ensure resolution.

Job Responsibilities:

• Conducts cost-benefit analysis to determine which vehicles require or disposal.
• Reviews reports to license/permit active assets.
• Ensures staff development by coaching, providing feedback and verifying that employees have career goals and plans.
• Conducts performance evaluations and resolve individual and group performance issues.
• Identifies opportunities for advancing skills and capabilities.

Job Requirements:

• U.S. citizen or otherwise authorized to work in the U.S.
• Employer will not sponsor visas for position
• Experience supervising employees
• Applies financial knowledge in order to read and interpret financial statements, develops business cases using financial information (e.g. cost, revenue forecasts, etc.) plan and effectively manage budgets
• Possesses knowledge of mechanical fundamentals, maintenance, diagnosis, and repair to vehicle or aircraft fleet operation
• Applies legal, regulatory and safety compliance knowledge to reduce company risk
• Demonstrates an understanding of policies/procedures to situations and operations in a business area
• Displays knowledge of company structure and operations to resolve problems, make decisions and achieve business objectives
• Coaches and develops others using career development processes/tools
• Investigates incidents and responds to requests, problems, crises and critical situations; identifies causes, documents findings, and determines responses/next steps
• Manages physical assets (e.g., machinery, vehicles, equipment, supplies); evaluates, obtains and allocates physical asset resources, maximizes their use and projects future asset needs
• Willingness to work flexible shift hours and on the weekends
• Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certification
• Proficient with Microsoft office products
• Experience diagnosing and repairing vehicles

About Us

Dedicated to putting the power of logistics to work for you, our freight solutions help you get better results, encounter fewer problems, and get more done every day. As a global leader in logistics, TForce Freight is committed to making your less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments easier and improving your efficiency-delivering more solutions and more results at every turn.