Lead Fleet Mechanic
On-siteHazlet, 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 diagnostics on diesel engines, transmissions, brake systems, and electrical components while performing preventive maintenance to ensure fleet safety and regulatory compliance. Monitor DOT and OSHA policies, validate inspections, and optimize maintenance schedules to minimize downtime. Manage parts inventory, coordinate with vendors, and mentor technicians while enforcing safe work practices. This role supports US Foods' transportation operations, ensuring reliable delivery to 300,000 restaurant partners through technical expertise and team leadership.
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
- Ensure all fleet assets meet US Foods standards for safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance
- Coordinate daily shop activities
- Assign and review work orders
- Provide hands-on guidance and coaching to other technicians
- Conduct advanced troubleshooting on diesel engines
- Transmissions
- Brake systems
- Suspensions
- Electrical and electronic components
- Hydraulic and pneumatic systems
- 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
- Performing and validating inspections
- Ensuring that all documentation, including repair orders, inspection reports, and maintenance logs, is complete, accurate, and up to date in the fleet maintenance system
- Help plan and optimize preventive maintenance schedules
- Minimize downtime
- Support on-time deliveries
- Partnering closely with transportation leadership and drivers
- Prioritize work
- Respond to urgent breakdowns
- Assist in managing parts usage and inventory
- Coordinating with vendors and outside repair providers
- Evaluate new tools, equipment, and maintenance processes
- Share technical knowledge
- Mentoring 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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