Maintenance Manager: Heavy Equipment

Maintenance Manager : Trucking Fleet

New maintenance management role in Castlegar, Salmo, or Nelson BC.

We are looking for a Maintenance Manager : Heavy Equipment, based in either our Castlegar, Salmo, or Nelson locations in the West Kootenays region of British Columbia to join our growing Sutherland Group Maintenance team.

The Sutherland Group values more than simply providing industry-renowned services to our clients. We put the happiness, success, and growth of our team members and community first.

Join us in our commitment to elevate and innovate in the Forestry, Heavy Duty Repair, Transportation, Drilling & Blasting, and Marine Services industries.

POSITION BENEFITS

• Opportunity to lead the Trucking Fleet Maintenance function within a new centralized Asset Management and Maintenance strategy for the Sutherland Group of Companies.
• Be part of a successful, growing organization
• A professional and respectful environment
• As a member of the Sutherland Group, we are proud to be able to serve not only our loyal clients but our partner companies as well, guaranteeing work for our industry-leading teams.

SUTHERLAND GROUP BENEFITS

• It is our great pleasure to extend the following benefits to all Sutherland Group team members :
• Pension Program with Sutherland Group matching contributions up to 100%, starting at 3%, increasing in graduated increments, and topping out at 5% after 8 years.
• Extended health benefits program through a cost-shared benefits plan
• Confidential Employee Family Assistance Program
• Health & Safety Policy & Programs
• Banking services partnership with BMO - exclusive product offerings for our team members and their family members, when certain employment conditions are met.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with the Director of Assets in the development of Maintenance KPIs and tracking processes.
• Strategy analysis of KPI's, and developing strategies to improve repair performance, servicing mean time comparisons vs repair costs / anomalies, cost reduction strategy on repair and maintenance.
• Assist the Maintenance team in developing SOPs, flow charts, and best practices to improve repair functions and direct cost reduction strategy.
• Support the Assets Maintenance team in projects and activities as required.

Equipment Maintenance

• Sutco Division R&M prioritization, Vendor planning, and joint team collaboration for operational planning or maintenance requirements including execution follow-up.
• Triage Repairs as needed and support development for Maintenance Coordinator on triage abilities.
• Work with Operations Planner to create any plans for repair, swaps, drops, or quick maintenance repairs, then communicate the plan to the Dispatch team for execution.
• Track maintenance and repairs reported from DVIRs and telematics.
• Follow up on ongoing repairs (update all divisions daily) and end-of-day report out to the leadership team.
• Performance reporting, Monthly
• Communicate with field staff and operators
• Manage telematics on all equipment as required.
• Manage PO process and support accounting on invoicing
• Manage various inventory including supply storage and tire inventory.
• Downtime tracking and reporting.
• Track and manage permit requirements for all divisions including border and scale transponders.
• Update licensing on all equipment as required
• Mileage reports (Monday morning)
• Performance reporting weekly
• Track accidents and damages, and open ICBC claims as needed.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

As a member of the Sutherland Group team, we expect you to bring the following to the table :

• 7+ years of leadership within the transportation industry.
• Must possess exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• A working knowledge of all provincial and federal transportation regulations.
• Strong attention to detail, with an ability to budget and a knowledge of the billing process.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, and critical thinking.
• Class 1 License. An asset but not required,
• Mechanically inclined, able to troubleshoot malfunctioning equipment.
• Mid-level computer skills must be able to navigate Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• An ability to prioritize and multitask; specifically, the ability to handle more than one situation or challenge at any given time systematically while maintaining personal composure.
• Thorough understanding of the Transportation Industry

JOIN THE TEAM

If you think there's a fit, we look forward to meeting you and thank you in advance for your application

Visit our website to learn more about The Sutherland Group

THE SUTHERLAND GROUP OF COMPANIES

The Sutherland Group of Companies is a specialized integrated network of heavy industry experts, with an offering that extends from equipment and logistics through to people and safety, in service of high-performing customers in the civil, forestry, transportation, and marine industries in search of complex supply chain solutions.

For nearly 30 years, we have worked to position The Sutherland Group as a heavy industry leader, not only with our partners but from within.

We are proud to prioritize the success of our team members by offering a diversified workplace, competitive compensation plans, benefits, training, and ongoing growth opportunities.