Yellow Iron Hub Maintenance Manager

Yellow Iron Hub Maintenance Manager at Clean Harbors summary:

Responsible for leading national maintenance strategy for Clean Harbors' construction equipment (yellow iron) fleet across the US and Canada, including warranty recovery, vendor account development, repair workflows, and OEM training. Oversees hub-and-spoke maintenance operations, cost-reduction initiatives, preventive maintenance, staffing, training, and performance reporting while ensuring regulatory and safety compliance. Role requires ~20% travel, strong leadership, financial/metric-driven decision making, and 5+ years of relevant equipment maintenance/operations experience.

Clean Harbors is seeking a Construction Equipment Hub Maintenance Manager to join our team in the Norwell, MA office. Internally titled Yellow Iron - Hub Maintenance Manager, this position reports directly to the VP of MX Operations. The Construction Equipment / Yellow Iron Hub Maintenance Manager will support Clean Harbors yellow Iron fleet maintenance across the US and Canada. The ideal candidate will oversee strategic national account development, repair order workflows, repair classification, warranty identification/recovery, and OEM training materials for facility teams.

In addition, this role leads initiatives that improve operational efficiency and reduce overall costs. This position requires approximately 20% travel throughout the United States and Canada.

Why work for Clean Harbors?

• Health and Safety is our #1 priority and we live it 3-6-5!

• Competitive wages

• Comprehensive health benefits coverage after 30 days of full-time employment

• Group 401K with company matching component

• Generous paid time off, company paid training, and tuition reimbursement

• Positive and safe work environments

• Opportunities for growth and development for all the stages of your career

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensuring that Health and Safety is the number one priority by complying with all safe work practices, policies, and processes.

• Manages Construction Equipment / Yellow Iron Initiatives and carries out projects that improve efficiency and/or reduce operating costs.

• Develops and maintains national vendor accounts for US and Canada.

• Manages Construction Equipment / Yellow Iron warranty capture.

• Responsible for the management of all aspects of the maintenance hub and spoke sites in accordance with the region's business plan and budget.

• Evaluates equipment to assess replacement due to age, history of repair and overall maintenance costs;
  Communicates regularly with all maintenance supervisors, planners and parts personnel to drive unit availability.

• Performs data analysis, prepares reports and makes recommendations for maintenance facility operations improvements.

• Ensures that all personnel have access to training and are equipped to accomplish goals in a safe, timely and cost-effective manner.

• Ensure that all tools, equipment, and machinery are maintained in accordance with the Company's preventative maintenance program.

• Recruits, trains and develops qualified employees.

• Communicates job expectations and fosters a collaborative climate.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of operations experience in yellow iron / construction equipment maintenance or related field

• Strategic planning, coupled with tactical execution

• Strong leadership and personnel development skills

• Ability to work across business lines

• Demonstrated project and change leadership ability

• Strong negotiation skills

• Knowledge of fleet maintenance systems and processes

• Ability to use computer and applicable company software.

• Proficient in MS Office Applications - MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Access

• Able to apply standards and processes that maintain regulatory compliance

• Fleet maintenance experience with a decentralized customer base

• Ability to facilitate/train others, and ability to navigate and handle difficult conversations.

• Financial understanding, with the ability to set strategy against financial goals

• Understanding of metrics that drive fleet maintenance performance

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