Lead Mechanic

GENERAL SUMMARY:


Oversees, coordinates and monitors daily work activities of fleet shop employees and the general maintenance of the fleet equipment and shop facilities. Acts as main point of contact between the fleet shop and other departments. Repairs and maintains delivery trucks, trailers and other mechanical equipment. Maintains cleanliness of garage area.

Base Rate: $33-$36/hour
Schedule: Mon-Fri, 12-8:30pm

Essential Duties And Responsibilities:


• Coordinates and monitors the daily work activities of the fleet shop employees.
• Ensures that fleet shop employees are adhering to company and department policies, procedures and work rules.
• Addresses department concerns and informs management team of any problems on a regular and timely basis.
• Maintains accurate maintenance of department schedules and logs.
• Ensures that shop employees maintain a safe, secure and clean work area
• Researches and resolves workflow problems and recommends or takes corrective action as required.
• Checks the accuracy, quality and timely completion of fleet shop employees’ work assignments.
• Ensures that non-work related conversations and interruptions are kept to a minimum.
• Assist management in developing department procedures.
• Provides input on performance reviews for fleet shop employees.
• Responsible for maintaining communication with other Florida facility shops.
• Assists drivers with small mechanical problems that may arise when leaving the yard to make deliveries.
• Run road calls to complete repairs on the road, if necessary.
• Observes and listens to trucks and other equipment in operation to determine malfunction and to plan work procedures. Also conducts fleet check weekly on all fleet equipment including checking mileage, fluid levels, belts, tires, leaks and cab inspection.
• Drives repaired trucks or other vehicle to verify conformance to specifications.
• Repairs forklifts, floor sweepers, chargers and batteries, and other mechanical equipment as needed.
• Performs preventative maintenance (PM’s) on trucks and equipment by checking oil, water, and transmission fluids each Monday. Determines if repairs need to be performed by an outside company, with approval from Fleet Manager/Director, and schedules repair work.
• Inspects tires, DOT inspections and general appearance of vehicles and corrects any problems.
• Keep current registrations and insurance cards in all vehicles.
• Examines refrigeration units on weekly basis and makes any necessary repairs to electrical and diesel operation as needed.
• Enters PM’s and DOT inspection information into CMMS system, and ensures entries are kept current.
• Reports all accidents and equipment damage to Manager/Director of Fleet Operations immediately.
• Maintains checklist of all repairs made on each truck and keeps accurate equipment files.
• Keeps service truck stocked sufficiently to facilitate road calls.
• Maintains parts inventory and operable safety equipment in vehicles.
• Keeps garage in clean working order at all times.
• Assists outside tire vendor on yard fleet inspections.
• Performs regular maintenance on forklifts and pallet jacks.
• Logs maintenance and repairs in shop software.
• Promptly processes all invoices.
• Drives a tractor trailer to other company facilities, as needed.
• Assists Warehouse Manager with facility maintenance, as needed.

Additional Duties And Responsibilities:


• Performs any additional duties and special tasks assigned by the Manager/Director of Fleet Operations..

Foundation Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


• Able to understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
• Able to adapt to changing priorities.
• Mechanically oriented. Able to repair trucks, trailers, forklifts and other mechanical equipment.
• Able to identify and solve problems with the functioning of trucks and equipment.
• Able to prioritize tasks to ensure timely completion of all requests.
• Able to provide courteous and timely service to customers.
• Able to listen actively to requests from others.
• Able to understand technical manuals and diagrams to aid in repairs.
• Able to work effectively in a multi-tasking environment.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to succes