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Senior Equipment / Fleet Manager

International Drilling Equipment
7 hours ago
Full-time
On-site
Rural Hall, NC, United States
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International Drilling Equipment is seeking a Senior Equipment / Fleet Manager to join our team. In this job, the Senior Equipment / Fleet Manager owns the coordinated operational performance of IDE-controlled high-value equipment across its lifecycle—from availability planning and preparation through sales or rental deployment, return, repair decisions and redeployment. This leader ensures the organization has an accurate view of where each machine is, what condition it is in, what is required to make it ready, when it can be committed, and the financial implications of those decisions. The role drives cross-functional accountability and resolves routine equipment issues through the responsible departments. IDE provides high-quality foundation equipment and drill rigs, backed up by client education and ongoing equipment servicing. We are a growing, family-owned business that prides itself on attracting and retaining the best people in the foundation drilling industry. Whether your specialty is equipment sales, equipment service and maintenance, management, or administration, we want to help you achieve success with IDE. Our people and our company are as dependable as our foundation drilling equipment. At IDE, we drill deeper and work harder. Our Mission: We consistently deliver the best products and find smart solutions for every customer, working to support a smarter, safer, and more efficient industry as a whole. Our values: We set the PACE. Performance ~ Adaptability ~Customer Centric ~ Expertise Core Responsibilities Equipment visibility and lifecycle control. Maintain reliable unit-level visibility for major serialized equipment, including location, configuration, physical condition, status, assigned use, service needs, and next-ready date. Reconcile discrepancies between physical facts and systems records; establish clear ownership of corrections. Readiness and deployment coordination. Lead cross-functional planning for equipment preparations, customer commitments, movement, returns and redeployment. Build realistic ready-date forecasts, identify constraints early, and ensure Sales receives accurate availability information before commitments are made. Repair, maintenance and asset cost discipline. Coordinate repair requirements, estimates, prioritization and approval routing with Service and Finance. Monitor asset costs, repair variance and avoidable downtime; challenge unnecessary expenditure and support economic decisions on repair, hold, redeploy or dispose, within approved company authority. Cross-functional execution and leadership. Bring Sales, Service, Inventory, Logistics and Finance together around the equipment plan. Clarify owners, deadlines, handoffs and escalation paths; address competing priorities without absorbing the responsibilities of other managers. Develop reliable routines and coach teams toward consistent follow-through. Commercial and financial asset performance. Support profitable use of equipment through better utilization, condition management, readiness reliability, damage recovery, warranty or manufacturer-credit follow-through, and asset-cost visibility. Present recommendations with alternatives, evidence, risks and financial implications. Controls, reporting and continuous improvement. Require evidence that technical, safety, customer and financial release conditions have been met before an asset is marked ready. Report material exceptions, decision needs and trends to leadership. Improve the simplest necessary processes rather than adding duplicate spreadsheets or parallel approval systems. Required Qualifications And Leadership Experience Demonstrated senior-level leadership of substantial high-value physical equipment or asset portfolios, with accountability for readiness, maintenance/repair exposure, availability, cost and measurable results. Proven ability to coordinate experienced colleagues across commercial, technical and financial functions, influence without bypassing their auth…

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