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About the Role
FedEx Freight is seeking a Fleet Maintenance Manager to oversee maintenance personnel and equipment readiness at a large shop location in Valdosta, GA. The role involves leading employees, ensuring quality repairs, monitoring performance, and controlling costs.
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Responsibilities
- Manage fleet maintenance personnel, activities and equipment readiness at a large FedEx Freight shop location
- Lead, educate and develop employees
- Ensure equipment repairs are completed in a high quality and timely manner
- Monitor employee performance, provide corrective action, and be accessible to all areas of the shop
- Plan daily staffing to meet workload
- Provide support to the Operations team regarding all equipment related issues
- Monitor and analyze opportunities to cut costs and improve efficiencies
- Perform administrative functions including payroll approval, scanner downloads, repair order maintenance and compliance documentation
- Ensure clean, safe working conditions of the facility and equipment
- Communicate with Fleet Maintenance leadership to ensure Operations and company needs are met
- Identify and monitor equipment sent to outside vendors for repairs
- Conduct pre shift meetings with employees and weekly meetings with Operations team
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Three (3) years of vehicle maintenance experience including at least one year team lead/supervisory/management experience in transportation, operations, parts or vehicle maintenance
- Must be able to operate a manual transmission truck to determine if operating properly
- Must possess a valid driver's license
- Knowledge of equipment maintenance and DOT rules and regulations
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Proven leadership and interpersonal skills
- Negotiating, problem solving and decision making skills
- Must be multi tasked oriented and possess good organizational skills
- Basic Microsoft Office and Internet skills
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Position Overview
- Manage fleet maintenance personnel, activities and equipment readiness at a large FedEx Freight shop location.
Essential Functions
- Lead, educate and develop employees
- Ensure equipment repairs are completed in a high quality and timely manner
- Monitor employee performance, provide corrective action, and be accessible to all areas of the shop
- Plan daily staffing to meet workload
- Provide support to the Operations team regarding all equipment related issues
- Monitor and analyze opportunities to cut costs and improve efficiencies
- Perform administrative functions, including but not limited to, payroll approval, scanner downloads, repair order maintenance and compliance documentation (such as self audits and inventory controls)
- Ensure clean, safe WORKING CONDITIONS of the facility and equipment
- Communicate with Fleet Maintenance leadership to ensure Operations and company needs are met
- Identify and monitor equipment sent to outside vendors for repairs
- Conduct pre shift meetings with employees and weekly meetings with Operations team
- Collaborate with Safety and other departments to investigate all safety and accident related matters
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent; two or more years of college preferred
- Three (3) years of vehicle maintenance experience to include, at least one year team lead/supervisory/management experience in transportation, operations, parts or vehicle maintenance (One year of vehicle maintenance technical school training may substitute for one year of vehicle equipment maintena
- Must be able to operate a manual transmission truck to determine if operating properly
- Must possess a valid driver’s license
- Knowledge of equipment maintenance and DOT rules and regulations
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Proven leadership and interpersonal skills
- Negotiating, problem solving and decision making skills
- Must be multi tasked oriented and possess good organizational skills
- Basic Microsoft Office and Internet skills
Working Conditions
- Must be able to travel as needed
- Exposure to heavy traffic areas while performing the duties of the job
- Exposure to considerable amounts of dust, diesel fumes and noise
- Exposure to climate conditions of the geographic area
- Exposure to chemicals, oils, greases or other irritants
- Hours may vary due to operational need
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