Job Description
Fleet Maintenance Manager – Waste Pro – Heavy Duty Diesel & CNG – West Palm Beach, FL
Earn $100,000 - $120,000 Annually + Annual Bonus + Outstanding Benefits
Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates.
Lead One of South Florida's Premier Fleet Maintenance Operations
Are you a results-driven Fleet Maintenance Manager with a passion for leading teams, maximizing fleet performance, and driving operational excellence? Waste Pro is seeking an experienced maintenance leader to oversee a high-volume operation supporting approximately 110 heavy-duty diesel and CNG refuse trucks at our West Palm Beach facility. In this leadership role, you'll have the opportunity to build and develop a skilled maintenance team, improve fleet reliability, control operating costs, and ensure the safe, efficient operation of one of South Florida's busiest fleet maintenance facilities. If you're looking to make a meaningful impact while growing your career with one of the nation's fastest-growing privately owned waste and recycling companies, we'd love to hear from you.
If you have a passion for developing technicians, maximizing equipment up time, controlling costs, and creating a culture of accountability and safety, we'd love to meet you.
Why Join Waste Pro?
Waste Pro is one of the nation’s fastest-growing privately owned waste and recycling companies. We provide an essential service and have built our reputation on safety, customer service, innovation, and investing in our employees. When you join Waste Pro, you’re joining a company where skilled technicians are valued, respected, and provided with the tools and training they need to succeed.
Outstanding Benefits
At Waste Pro, we invest in our employees, our benefits include:
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Insurance with a pathway to FREE healthcare
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Supplemental Insurance
- FREE, company-paid Group Life Insurance
- 401(k) with generous company match
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Sick Time
- Employee Assistance Program
- Career advancement opportunities
Technician Benefits
- ASE Certification reimbursement
- Higher pay for ASE-certified technicians
- Master Technician Achievement Bonus
- Ongoing OEM and manufacturer training
- Advancement opportunities within a growing organization
- Monthly tool allowance (+$100 per month)
- $200 annual boot allowance
- Company-provided uniforms and PPE
What You'll Do
As the Fleet Maintenance Manager, you will lead all aspects of a high-volume maintenance operation supporting a fleet of approximately 110 heavy-duty diesel trucks You will be responsible for maximizing fleet uptime, ensuring equipment is safe, reliable, and compliant, developing a high-performing maintenance team, and driving operational excellence while delivering cost-effective maintenance solutions that keep our customers served every day.
Leadership & Team Development
- Lead, coach, mentor, and develop maintenance technicians and shop personnel
- Recruit, hire, schedule, and manage shop employees
- Conduct performance evaluations and administer corrective action when necessary
- Foster a culture focused on safety, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement
Fleet Maintenance Operations
- Manage preventive maintenance and repair programs
- Maximize fleet availability and minimize equipment downtime
- Monitor repair quality, road calls, breakdown trends, and technician productivity
- Provide hands-on technical support and guidance when needed
- Ensure work is completed efficiently and safely
Compliance & Safety
- Maintain compliance with DOT, OSHA, EPA, and company standards
- Partner with Operations and Safety leadership to maintain regulatory compliance
- Ensure accurate maintenance documentation and recordkeeping
- Promote safe work practices throughout the maintenance operation
Financial & Asset Management
- Develop and manage maintenance budgets
- Control repair costs while maintaining high-quality standards
- Oversee parts inventory and vendor relationships
- Monitor warranty recovery opportunities
- Assist with fleet replacement planning and equipment purchasing decisions
Operational Excellence
- Analyze maintenance KPIs and fleet performance metrics
- Identify opportunities to improve uptime and reduce maintenance costs
- Perform root cause analysis on recurring equipment failures
- Implement best practices, process improvements, and preventive maintenance initiatives
- Ensure maintenance management software and inventory systems remain accurate
Qualifications
We're looking for an experienced maintenance leader who brings both technical expertise and exceptional leadership skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Fleet maintenance management experience
- Heavy-duty diesel truck maintenance experience
- Experience managing CNG-powered fleet equipment preferred
- Proven leadership experience supervising technicians and shop personnel
- Strong budgeting, forecasting, and cost-control skills
- Working knowledge of DOT, OSHA, and EPA regulations
- Experience with fleet maintenance management software
- Excellent leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced operation
Work Environment
- Combination of office and shop environment
- Ability to work indoors and outdoors in varying weather conditions
- Occasional physical activity within a heavy-duty maintenance facility
- Exposure to heavy equipment, moving vehicles, and maintenance operations
Why West Palm Beach, FL?
West Palm Beach offers the ideal combination of career opportunity and an outstanding South Florida lifestyle. Spend your free time enjoying year-round sunshine, beautiful beaches, boating, fishing, golf, and countless outdoor activities, along with exceptional dining, shopping, entertainment, and cultural attractions. With a strong local economy, welcoming communities, and no Florida state income tax, it's a great place to build both your career and your future. Our West Palm Beach facility is conveniently located just off Southern Boulevard, with easy access to I-95 and Florida's Turnpike, providing a convenient commute from throughout Palm Beach County and the surrounding areas.
Waste Pro is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED required; technical or college education preferred.
- 15+ years of progressive experience in fleet maintenance management, preferably within the waste, transportation, heavy equipment, or commercial fleet industries.
- Proven leadership experience managing maintenance technicians, supervisors, and cross-functional teams.
- Extensive knowledge of heavy-duty diesel truck maintenance; CNG fleet experience is strongly preferred.
- Strong understanding of DOT, OSHA, EPA, and other applicable regulatory requirements.
- Demonstrated experience managing maintenance budgets, cost controls, resource planning, and asset management.
- Strong project management, planning, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels of the organization.
- Ability to prioritize multiple projects and make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment.
- Basic understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting.
- Strong analytical skills with experience interpreting maintenance data, generating reports, and identifying operational improvements.
- High attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy and quality.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and computerized fleet maintenance management systems (such as Dossier or similar CMMS software).
- Proven record of professional achievement, leadership, and operational success.
Certifications & Licenses
- Valid driver's license required.
- CDL (Class A or B) preferred.
- Brake Certification required.
- Engine Rebuild Certification is a plus.
Work Environment & Physical Requirements
- Work is performed in a combination of office, maintenance shop, and outdoor environments.
- Ability to safely navigate and work around heavy equipment, machinery, and moving vehicles.
- Frequent use of computers, keyboards, tools, equipment controls, and vehicle operation.
- Ability to occasionally lift, carry, push, or move materials weighing up to 20 pounds.
- Ability to bend, stoop, reach, and perform occasional physical tasks within a maintenance environment.
- Regular exposure to shop conditions, including noise, dust, odors, grease, machinery, and varying weather conditions.
- Must be able to work safely while following all company safety policies and procedures.
The statements above describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications.
Qualifications
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements
* Must have a valid Driver's License.
* CDL license preferred
* Engine rebuild certification a plus
* Brake certification required
QUALIFICATIONS:
- A High School diploma is required.
- Requires 15+ years of progressive hands-on experience in fleet management (Preferred background in Waste Services, Transportation, Maintenance, Parts administration)
- Solid project management, resource planning, oral and written communication skills.
- Specialized understanding of maintenance procedures and general knowledge of industry regulations (e.g. EPA, DOT, OSHA).
- Ability to manage complex and dynamic situations requiring a well developed sense of strategic and tactical priorities.
- High degree of autonomy, yet team oriented with ability to work cross-functionally within a matrix organization.
- Skilled in planning, implementing goals required in the cost effective management of allocated resources
- Basic understanding of accounting principals
- Attention to detail with demonstrated ability to produce accurate and consistent work quality.
- Proficiency with computers, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and maintenance software programs (e.g. Dossier, etc.).
- Strong analytical skills with expertise in researching, interpreting, data management, and report generation.
- Experience managing and/or working as member of indirect/cross-functional team.
- Must excel at managing and influencing the operational and administrative processes inherent in a high growth environment.
- Will bring an overall record of success this is reflected in professional, personal, and academic accomplishments.
