Granite Construction
Supervisor, Equipment Maintenance
Memphis, Tennessee
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About the role
- Anchoring our company's efforts are the core values of stewardship, humility, continuous improvement, and relationships.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- We have committed to leading the highway construction and aggregate industries by rewarding our most valuable resource... our employees!
Responsibilities
- Schedule and prioritize preventive maintenance, inspections, and repairs to maximize fleet availability, minimize downtime, and support project execution.
- Coordinate maintenance activities for earthmoving, paving, crushing, hauling, and support equipment to improve equipment reliability and maintain operational readiness.
- Review equipment condition reports, repair needs, and maintenance trends to develop repair plans that align resources with business and project priorities.
- Monitor equipment utilization, reliability, repair history, and downtime trends to identify recurring issues and support continuous improvement in fleet performance.
- Ensure accurate and timely completion of work orders, repair records, parts usage, and maintenance documentation to support compliance, cost tracking, and future planning.
- Provide technical guidance on hydraulic, engine, electrical, powertrain, emissions, air brake, and electronic control systems to support complex repairs and safe equipment operation.
- Collaborate with operations, project teams, dispatch, OEM representatives, and vendors to coordinate repairs, warranty claims, and technical support that reduce delays and support project readiness.
- Ability to supervise, coach, prioritize, and coordinate the work of maintenance personnel to support safe, timely, and reliable equipment repairs.
- Ability to interpret repair manuals, schematics, fault codes, inspection reports, and equipment condition data to support accurate troubleshooting and repair decisions.
- Comply with, understand, and support safety initiatives to help maintain a safe work environment.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Minimum 7 years of progressive heavy equipment maintenance, fleet maintenance, or related mechanical experience required, preferably in heavy civil construction, materials, or field operations environments.
- Minimum 2 years of lead, supervisory, or coordination experience with maintenance personnel, shop operations, field service, or repair scheduling required.
- Proficiency with maintenance management systems, work orders, repair records, and Microsoft Office tools to support documentation, reporting, and cost tracking.
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
- The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to operate tools and a computer keyboard, and move around shop, yard, and project-site environments.
- Advanced knowledge of heavy equipment maintenance, diagnostics, repair processes, and preventive maintenance practices for construction and fleet equipment.
- Working knowledge of OSHA, DOT, environmental, OEM, and safety requirements applicable to shop, field, and fleet maintenance operations.
- Manage parts procurement, inventory needs, maintenance costs, and budget inputs to help maintain required resources and support financial accountability.
Nice to have
- Technical training, associate degree, or certification in diesel technology, heavy equipment maintenance, fleet maintenance, or a related field preferred.
- Experience with preventive maintenance programs, equipment diagnostics, repair planning, vendor coordination, and maintenance documentation preferred.
- Certified Equipment Manager from AEMP preferred
Skills
- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Benefits
- Equivalent combinations of education, training, and relevant experience may be considered.
- Ability to work flexible hours as needed to support equipment availability, emergency repairs, and operational schedules.
Company info
- LEHMAN-ROBERTS COMPANY - A PROUD TRADITION SINCE 1939 Lehman-Roberts, a Granite Company, has been a part of the fabric of Memphis for more than 85 years.
- We are dedicated to the manufacturing and placement of quality hot mix asphalt along with surface mining of aggregates from our sister company Memphis Stone & Gravel.
Equal opportunity
- Employer, including disabled and veterans.
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