Equipment and Fleet Manager
George Reed, Inc.Equipment And Fleet Manager
Position at VSS International, Inc.
"OUR PEOPLE ARE OUR STRATEGY"
We are growing and in need of an Equipment and Fleet Manager for our VSS International, Inc. facility located in West Sacramento, CA.
Come join a team with a great company culture that offers competitive wages and benefits!! We offer Paid Time Off, Medical, Dental, Vision Care Insurance. We offer a 40
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1k program. A Pension Program, Life Insurance, AD&D and opportunities for growth and development.
The Equipment & Fleet Manager is a dynamic operational leader responsible for managing the organization's fleet, shops, equipment, fueling systems, and related facilities as a performance-driven business unit. This position develops and executes a disciplined preventive maintenance program using Samsara, aggressively manages operating and repair costs, improves equipment availability and reliability, optimizes shop resources, and leads timely fleet replacement and disposal decisions. The role establishes measurable standards, financial accountability, and data-driven processes that support safe, compliant, efficient, and cost-effective operations across all divisions.
Duties/Responsibilities:
• Leads the daily workflow, priorities, scheduling, staffing, and performance of company shops, fleet maintenance, equipment deployment, fuel, tools, and related resources.
• Provides clear direction and accountability to shop managers, mechanics, and assigned fleet personnel, with measurable expectations for safety, quality, productivity, cost, downtime, and preventive maintenance completion.
• Evaluates shop structure, staffing, locations, capabilities, and workloads; consolidates or reallocates resources when doing so improves service, utilization, and cost effectiveness.
• Conducts timely performance evaluations, develops team capability, addresses performance gaps, and communicates operating results and action plans to executive leadership.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve a comprehensive preventive maintenance program using Samsara as the primary platform for service scheduling, alerts, inspections, fault monitoring, utilization data, and compliance reporting.
• Establish preventive maintenance standards, completion targets, escalation procedures, and management dashboards; hold shops and operating divisions accountable for timely service and accurate data.
• Manage equipment and shop operations as an independent business unit with annual operating plans, budgets, forecasts, service-level expectations, measurable key performance indicators, and regular financial and operational reviews.
• Aggressively manage labor, parts, fuel, outside repair, rental, warranty, inventory, and capital costs while maintaining safety, reliability, and operational readiness.
• Analyze total cost of ownership, lifecycle cost, utilization, age, condition, downtime, maintenance history, resale value, and operational demand to establish and execute fleet replacement and disposal plans.
• Identify underutilized, obsolete, unreliable, or high-cost assets and quickly redeploy, sell, trade, or retire them in accordance with approved company processes.
• Evaluate the company's shop network and consolidate facilities, personnel, inventory, vendors, tools, and services where appropriate to improve efficiency, coverage, accountability, and cost.
• Communicate with divisional Vice Presidents regarding equipment needs, service priorities, replacement plans, and equipment requests.
• Coordinate preventive maintenance, repairs, warranty work, and equipment availability with shop managers, mechanics, vendors, and division leaders.
• Track and document equipment and vehicle inspections, repairs, service history, downtime, utilization, costs, and related records; ensure data integrity across Samsara and supporting systems.
• Develop vendor strategies, negotiate pricing and service levels, review make-versus-buy decisions, and schedule outsourced repairs when external s