Are you an experienced maintenance leader with expertise across fleet, facilities, refrigeration, and material-handling equipment? This could be an exciting opportunity to lead a complex, high-volume operation with Sysco.
We are seeking a Fleet & Facility Maintenance Director to provide strategic and operational leadership across our facility infrastructure, commercial fleet, refrigeration systems, powered industrial equipment, and maintenance operations. This is a highly visible leadership role focused on equipment reliability, preventive maintenance, safety, regulatory compliance, cost management, and operational excellence.
What You'll Lead
- Oversee fleet, facility, refrigeration, and material-handling equipment (MHE) maintenance operations.
- Lead preventive maintenance programs designed to improve equipment reliability and minimize operational downtime.
- Provide oversight of ammonia refrigeration systems, HVAC, electrical systems, dock equipment, fire protection, security systems, and building infrastructure.
- Ensure the safety and operational readiness of the commercial/diesel fleet and powered industrial equipment.
- Lead and develop maintenance teams while driving accountability, engagement, and performance.
- Manage third-party contractors and vendor relationships across fleet, facilities, security, janitorial, and other maintenance services.
- Oversee departmental budgets, expenses, capital requests, assets, and cost-reduction initiatives.
- Utilize maintenance/CMMS systems to manage preventive maintenance, work orders, and equipment performance.
- Maintain compliance with applicable OSHA, DOT, food safety, PSM/EPSM, and other regulatory requirements.
- Partner with Safety on inspections, training, accident investigations, root-cause analysis, and emergency preparedness.
- Identify opportunities to improve maintenance processes, reduce costs, increase equipment uptime, and support overall operational performance.
What We're Looking For
- 7+ years of maintenance management experience in a complex operational environment.
- Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- Strong experience in fleet and facility maintenance.
- Knowledge of ammonia/industrial refrigeration systems.
- Experience with HVAC, electrical systems, preventive maintenance, and powered industrial equipment.
- Commercial or diesel fleet maintenance/management experience.
- Knowledge of OSHA/DOT compliance and PSM/EPSM requirements.
- Experience managing budgets, capital projects, vendors, and maintenance-related expenses.
- Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop maintenance teams.
- Strong problem-solving, operational, and continuous-improvement skills.
Why This Opportunity?
This is much more than a traditional facility maintenance position. You'll have the opportunity to lead multiple critical functions that directly impact the safety, reliability, productivity, and financial performance of a large-scale food distribution operation.
If you are a proven maintenance leader who understands how to balance people, equipment reliability, safety, compliance, and business results, we'd love to hear from you.
