Regional Maintenance Manager

Directs service and shop operations and provides leadership, planning and management for truck/trailer maintenance in assigned region. Maximize equipment utility, customer satisfaction and operational profitability.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise and provide leadership to build and maintain a strong team through effective communications, recruiting, training, coaching, counseling, appraising, rewarding, developing, and succession planning.
• Develop and implement strategy to achieve safety, operational and financial performance expectations.
• Work with the Service Managers, Terminal Managers, and direct reports in the completion of an annual operating budget, which provides the expenditures necessary to support our staff in the delivery of outstanding customer service.
• Direct and monitor continuous improvement efforts. Analyze operating costs, equipment utilization and efficiency, and technician wages/productivity and identify opportunities for improvement. Develop and implement new processes to better meet established organization's needs and operational goals.
• Build and develop business relationships with both internal and external customers. Act as a representative of Ruan management team to the customer. Collaborate to achieve optimal solutions and sustainable growth.
• Ensure compliance with company rules, DOT, OSHA, EPA, DOL and other government regulatory agencies. Maintain current permits on vehicles.
• If operations are in union environment, assist regional management in working with local unions and collaborating with internal labor representatives in negotiating, implementing, and managing collective bargaining union contracts and issues.

Qualifications   Job Requirements/Minimum Qualifications: Education: Bachelor's Degree in Business, Management, Transportation or related field and/or   Experience: 6-9 years of experience in transportation/maintenance leadership role required. Minimum 5 years' management experience.   Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

1. Strong demonstrated leadership, communications, planning, organizing and analysis skills along with experience in dealing directly with customers in both sales and customer service capacities are also required.
2. Preferred candidate will have experience supervising and leading a transportation team.
3. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically excel. RTA experience is highly preferred.
4. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
5. Travel required based on business needs

Benefits:
Ruan provides benefits which include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, as well as 401k and Paid Time Off.