About this role
- Own and manage the company-wide oil sampling and fluid health program
- Ensure samples are pulled, submitted, tracked, and closed out on schedule
- Interpret results, identify risk trends, and drive timely corrective action plans
- Partner with shops and operations leaders to prevent failures through early detection
- Establish program standards, documentation, and communication expectations
- Provide training, guidance, and accountability across the organization
- Lead the development and execution of a disciplined PM program
- Ensure PMs are scheduled and completed within compliance windows
- Monitor performance, overdue lists, repeat failures, and program integrity
- Partner closely with Shop Managers to improve planning, load balance, and wrench efficiency
- Standardize PM procedures, inspection expectations, and documentation
- Ensure accuracy of hour reporting to support scheduling, warranty protection, and lifecycle planning
- Identify systemic gaps and lead corrective and improvement initiatives
- Provide leadership and strategic direction for fuel and lube truck operations
- Ensure safe, efficient, and well-coordinated support for jobsite operations
- Optimize routing, deployment, and productivity of fuel and lube resources
- Support contamination control, storage standards, accountability, and best practices
- Develop and maintain dashboards, scorecards, and leadership reporting
- Provide visibility into PM compliance, oil sample status, risk exposure, and trends
- Support warranty recovery and risk mitigation through disciplined documentation
- Partner with Risk, Safety, and Operations to enforce standards and expectations
- Continuously evaluate program effectiveness and implement improvements
- PM compliance rate
- Reduction of overdue PMs
- Oil sample completion and turnaround performance
- Closure rate on critical oil sample findings
- Reduction in preventable failures and downtime
- Fuel and lube efficiency and productivity metrics
- Experience in heavy equipment maintenance, fleet management, or the construction industry preferred
- Proven leadership experience in managing preventive maintenance programs
- Strong understanding of oil analysis and fluid health preferred
- Ability to interpret technical data and drive organizational accountability
- Excellent communication, leadership, and relationship-building skills
- Data-driven mindset with proficiency in maintenance reporting tools
- Disciplined, organized, and detail-oriented
- Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and accountability
- Practical, field-focused, and collaborative
- Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to influence and lead change
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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About Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc. (ESS)
We are proud to be one of the Midwest’s leading heavy civil infrastructure contractors. Consistently challenging the status quo, we push the boundaries of what’s possible. Our turnkey services provide best-in-class civil construction solutions, ensuring we exceed the needs of every project. No matter the scope, our experts are dedicated to delivering unmatched results. Proudly part of the 100% employee-owned ESS Companies, united in our mission to change lives through ownership while transforming communities across the country.
What you'll do
- The Director of Preventive Maintenance leads a proactive strategy to protect equipment health and reduce unplanned downtime. This includes managing the oil sampling program, ensuring compliance, and overseeing fuel and lube operations.
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