- Provide day-to-day oversight of equipment pool.
- Provide asset management support to all operations to maximize equipment utilization and reduce cost.
- Maintain information in JDE equipment master for integrity.
- Monitor fleet compliance; work with locations to assure regulatory compliance and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.
- Attend Operations and Production meetings to understand upcoming needs and to provide operations with updates on equipment.
- Receive, evaluate, and react to all requests for equipment purchases, leases, long term rentals and transfers. Follow up with asset
- review in equipment master to ensure all information and location are correct.
- Assist Regional Asset Manager in development of 10-year replacement schedule based on useful life guidelines.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Shop Duties
- Implement Safety awareness programs for shop/field mechanics; participate in safety audits and shop safety meetings.
- Work with Operations on all major repairs and PM’s and manage monthly expenses.
- Work with Vendors on repairs and service contracts. Assist in resolving service issues.
- Assist with equipment training schedules for both mechanic and operators.
- Purchasing & Inventory
- Responsible for all purchasing related to shops, construction, and general purchasing. Assist with production purchasing as needed.
- Assure highest quality customer service and most efficient purchasing & inventory processes.
- Assist with the purchasing of all equipment & rentals and negotiate and manage all contracts for purchasing of rolling stock repair
- parts & service.
- Direct management of internal inventory levels / Vendor stocking levels within each shop.
- Responsible for accurate fuel tracking.
- Monitor Tire program and review bills monthly w/ local Reps.
- Equipment Pool
- Monitor all equipment rates, both flat rate and hourly. Review rates with operating managers and the Regional Asset Manager as needed for adjustment.
- Set-up all equipment and rentals in JDE system. Assign equipment numbers, rate groups, and rates.
- Review variance reports monthly and communicate variances with operating managers.
- Monitor and manage all equipment, both pools and rentals for utilization, damage and returns.
- Work with operations to determine proper equipment for jobs and evaluate equipment value/ life to determine highest value
- repair decisions.
- Oversee all licensing, special permitting issues, fuel tanks and monitoring systems.
- Monitor Oil change intervals, review reports and monitor life cycle cost of all equipment.
- Responsible for PUC’s and accurate fuel tracking of mobile assets
Experience, Knowledge, Abilities, Skills: minimum required for incumbents in position
Minimum of 5 year’s experience in a management level position in an equipment and maintenance related field. Must be flexible in hours and days worked. Have a current, valid Oregon driver’s License and maintain acceptable driving record. Must be available to travel approximately 40% of the time. Computer literacy is a must with experience using online applications, Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
Physical Requirements: minimum physical requirements
Work is conducted both in office environment and in the field involving all types of weather conditions, terrains, and traffic patterns. When not in the field work is contained in an office setting involving heavy use of the computer. Job requires frequently to continuously standing, walking, sitting, lifting, carrying, stooping, bending, kneeling, climbing, balancing, reaching, handling.
