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Occupation:

Fleet Manager

Alternative Job Titles

Fleet Superintendent, Fleet Maintenance Manager, Automotive Pool Manager, Motor Vehicle Operations Manager, Equipment Manager, Director of Transportation Operations, Fleet Maintenance Supervisor

Job Description

A Fleet Manager plans, organizes, implements, directs, and leads the activities of the Fleet Services Division of a Department of Public Works or a State Department of Transportation. Duties include oversight of vehicle and heavy equipment repair, maintenance, fueling, record keeping, and vehicle procurement/disposal. The Fleet Manager collaborates and coordinates with other departments and divisions and other governmental agencies.

Other responsibilities typically include:

  • Determines whether equipment needs can be met.
  • Buys or researches and recommends equipment for specific activities.
  • Identifies and integrates new technologies into departmental operations.
  • Ensures personnel safety through effective use of training, performance management, and communication.
  • Participates in outside community and professional groups and committees.
  • Mentors staff and provides training programs for equipment operators and other subordinates.
  • Sets and monitors productivity measures.

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Knowledge Requirements

  • Specifications
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Inventory Management
  • Life-cycle Costing
  • Equipment Maintenance Practices
  • Procurement and Acquisition
  • Outsourcing
  • Parts Management
  • Environmental Laws and Regulations
  • Safety
  • Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Risk Management
  • Warranty and Performance Guarantees

Required Skills & Abilities

  • Develop/implement plans
  • policies
  • programs
  • procedures
  • Organizing
  • scheduling
  • coordinating
  • Read
  • interpret
  • and analyze technical codes
  • regulations
  • and data
  • Shop and facility management
  • Diagnose and address operational problems
  • Communicate effectively with the public
  • Written and oral communication
  • Hazardous waste disposal
  • Emissions
  • Strategic Mindset
  • Customer service
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Managerial/ Supervisory Experience and Leadership Skills

Technical Skills Requirements

  • Fleet management software, Telematics
  • Standard Microsoft Office application

Typical Salary

$58,600 - $100,400

Education Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field

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