Corporate Maintenance Manager

Waste Connections is seeking a Corporate Maintenance Manager to support our fleet maintenance operations across the U.S. and Canada. This role partners closely with Regional Maintenance Managers and field leadership to drive fleet performance, maintenance compliance, cost control, and asset reliability.

The candidate will work closely with the Vice President of Maintenance and Fleet Management on all aspects of the role throughout the mentoring process.

Based at our Corporate Office in The Woodlands, TX, this position will oversee key fleet programs, leverage data to identify improvement opportunities, and help ensure consistent maintenance best practices throughout the organization.

Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates.

Responsibilities

• Support regions with fleet benchmarking and analysis of truck variable expenses to improve fleet utilization and control costs.
• Manage corporate fleet programs, including:
  • Fleetio Maintenance Program
  • Vehicle Campaign Recalls
  • Tire Program
  • CNG Service & Compliance
  • Castrol Oil Analysis
  • Geotab Platform
  • Optimum Fleet Health Telematics
• Partner with field leadership to implement fleet initiatives and maintenance best practices.
• Oversee fleet data collection and reporting for battery-electric and hybrid vehicle programs.
• Assist with fleet asset disposal and lifecycle management.
• Support acquisition onboarding by integrating maintenance systems, processes, and reporting.
• Manage maintenance-related communications and content through Tailgate Media.
• Develop strong relationships with field maintenance teams and serve as a corporate resource for maintenance programs and compliance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Fleet Maintenance Management experience preferred.
• 5+ years of Heavy Truck Technician experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of heavy-duty truck maintenance and fleet operations.
• Knowledge of DOT regulations, compliance requirements, and maintenance recordkeeping.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills.
• Ability to influence and collaborate across a decentralized organization.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Excellent communication and follow-through.
• Ability to travel up to 30% throughout the U.S. and Canada.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field
• Experience working within a unionized workforce environment is a plus.

Location

The Woodlands, TX (Corporate Headquarters)
Travel: Up 40%
Relocation Assistance: Available for qualified candidates

This role is ideal for a maintenance leader looking to expand their impact beyond a single operation and help drive maintenance excellence across the Waste Connections fleet.

Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status.

About Us

Waste Connections is an integrated solid waste services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services in mostly exclusive and secondary markets. Our goal is to create an environment where self-directed, empowered employees strive to consistently fulfill our constituent commitments and seek to create positive impacts through interactions with customers, communities, and fellow employees.

OUR PEOPLE MEAN EVERYTHING TO US
Waste Connections is always working to protect the health of the communities we serve, and we are grateful for the hard work and dedication that you bring to your job every day. Working here means you are a safety-minded individual who is making important contributions on a daily basis that will make a positive impact on those around you. We appreciate that you are a person of integrity who takes pride in the work you do.

Our Opportunities

BUILD TALENT FROM WITHIN
People who want to gain valuable professional experience will find that Waste Connections is a fantastic place to work. You’ll enjoy the opportunity for beneficial training and professional development opportunities that can help enhance your skills and lead the way to a more promising future.

LET’S REALIZE YOUR GOALS TOGETHER
Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll quickly discover that great opportunities are all around you. At Waste Connections, you’ll thrive if you are friendly, dedicated, and prefer a work hard/play hard culture that is focused on maintaining our reputation as the premier waste services company in the markets we serve.

Work Hard/Play Hard Culture

Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll quickly discover that great opportunities and people are all around you. We operate a highly decentralized structure, so we look for energetic individuals who can demonstrate individual initiative and creativity and prefer a work hard/play hard team environment and culture.

FOSTERING AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE FOR ALL

At Waste Connections, diversity and inclusion are essential to our success. We hire and empower great, capable people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lead with our values. For more than 20 years, we have maintained a culture of safety, integrity and service to build a great place to work. Our culture is built on taking care of each other and the communities we serve.