Lead Fleet Mechanic
On-siteMetuchen, New Jersey, United States
Job Summary
Coordinate daily shop activities, assign work orders, and provide hands-on guidance to a team of mechanics maintaining tractors, trailers, and material-handling equipment. Conduct advanced troubleshooting on diesel engines, transmissions, brake systems, and hydraulic components while performing and validating DOT, OSHA, and company safety inspections. Monitor preventive maintenance schedules to minimize downtime, manage parts inventory, and coordinate with vendors for urgent roadside repairs. Ensure all documentation, including repair orders and maintenance logs, remains accurate in the fleet system. Lead by example on the shop floor, mentoring technicians and enforcing safe work practices within a team-oriented culture.
Required Qualifications
- Lead Fleet Mechanic
- Technical expert
- Working leader
- Team of mechanics
- Maintaining and repairing a diverse fleet of tractors, trailers, straight trucks, and material-handling equipment
- Perform and oversee complex diagnostics
- Repairs
- Preventive maintenance
- Safety standards
- Reliability standards
- Regulatory compliance
- Coordinate daily shop activities
- Assign work orders
- Review work orders
- Provide hands-on guidance and coaching to other technicians
- Advanced troubleshooting on diesel engines
- Advanced troubleshooting on transmissions
- Advanced troubleshooting on brake systems
- Advanced troubleshooting on suspensions
- Advanced troubleshooting on electrical and electronic components
- Advanced troubleshooting on hydraulic and pneumatic systems
- Advanced troubleshooting on refrigerated trailer units
- Using diagnostic software and tools
- Identify root causes of failures
- Recommend corrective actions
- Verify successful repairs
- Monitor and maintain compliance with all applicable DOT, OSHA, and company safety policies
- Perform and validate inspections
- Ensure documentation is complete, accurate, and up to date in the fleet maintenance system
- Plan and optimize preventive maintenance schedules
- Minimize downtime
- Support on-time deliveries
- Partner with transportation leadership and drivers
- Prioritize work
- Respond to urgent breakdowns
- Manage parts usage and inventory
- Coordinate with vendors and outside repair providers
- Evaluate new tools, equipment, and maintenance processes
- Share technical knowledge
- Mentor less-experienced mechanics
- Enforce safe work practices
- Strong technical skills in heavy-duty fleet maintenance
- Ability to lead by example on the shop floor
- Customer-focused mindset
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