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Entity:

Production & Operations

Job Family Group:

Operations Group

Job Description:

Located at bp's Whiting Refinery in Whiting, Indiana, the Fleet Manager is responsible for all aspects of the Whiting Refinery’s vehicle fleet, including acquisition, maintenance, DOT driver management, and ensuring compliance with regulations. They are the central point of contact for all vehicle-related operations, ensuring the fleet runs safely, efficiently, and cost-effectively.

The Fleet Manager needs strong leadership, communication, and technical skills, as well as a deep understanding of the trucking/transportation industry and its regulations.

Key Accountabilities

Procurement:

+ Selecting and acquiring vehicles and mobile equipment through Wheels to purchase or lease, based on company needs and budget.

+ Maintain the list of vehicle upfitting equipment.

Registration & Insurance:

+ Ensuring all vehicles are properly emission tested, registered, licensed, and insured.

+ IFTA, IRP, HAZMAT, UCR, DOT and MOC numbers.

+ DOT driver files.

+ 2290 filing.

Vehicle Tracking & Monitoring:

+ Using telematics to track vehicle location and performance.

+ Maintain driving parameters and metrics.

+ Monitoring driver performance and behavior, providing feedback, and addressing any issues that may arise.

Cost Control:

+ Monitoring expenses and implementing strategies to reduce costs.

+ Maintain cost center assignments

+ Fuel Card management

Vehicle Disposal:

+ Determining the optimal time to dispose of vehicles and managing the sale or trade-in process.

Maintenance Scheduling:

+ Developing and implementing preventative maintenance schedules to minimize downtime and ensure vehicle safety.

+ Maintain mileage reports.

Compliance:

+ Ensuring the fleet aligns with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

+ Ensuring drivers follow hours-of-service regulations, Safety and Driving Policy guidelines, Fatigue, Minimum Vehicle Specifications and other company policies.

Communication:

+ Maintaining effective communication with drivers, staff, and other partners such as Wheels and First Advantage.

Requirements

+ High school diploma or GED

+ Strong leadership, communication, and technical skills.

+ Deep understanding of the trucking/transportation industry and its regulations.

Why Join Our Team?

At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee benefits such as a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others!

We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting environment! We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform crucial job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us to request any accommodations.

Travel Requirement

Negligible travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is not available for remote working

Skills:

Agility core practices, Agility core practices, Asset health monitoring, Asset Life Cycle Management, Asset Management, Commercial Acumen, Cost-conscious decision-making, Cost Leadership, Cost Performance Management, Decision Making, Defect Elimination, Digital fluency, Equipment criticality assessment, Equipment strategies, Facilitation, Group Problem Solving, Influencing, Maintenance, history and coding, Maintenance fundamentals, OMS and bp requirements, Plant Economics, Presenting, Process Safety Management, Reliability Fundamentals, Reliability in Design {+ 8 more}

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us .

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.