District Service Manager

Mustang Cat

$80K — $95K *
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of equipment service experience
  • 3+ years of service leadership experience
  • Experience in a fast-paced service operations environment
  • Strong knowledge of maintenance and repair processes
  • Ability to prioritize across multiple locations
  • Excellent leadership and organizational skills
  • Preferred experience in rental equipment or heavy equipment sectors

Responsibilities

  • Lead daily service operations across multiple branch locations
  • Monitor work order status and fleet readiness
  • Drive technician efficiency and workload management
  • Manage service staffing and workforce planning
  • Conduct performance reviews of branch operations
  • Implement recovery plans for unavailable equipment
  • Ensure compliance with safety standards and service processes
  • Collaborate with Branch Managers to prioritize and maximize fleet availability
  • Support customer escalations requiring service leadership
  • Train and develop service staff for operational excellence
  • Identify service execution and productivity improvement opportunities

Benefits

  • Great work-life balance
  • Job stability and career growth opportunities
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Tuition reimbursement and development opportunities
Full Job Description
District Service Manager - Mustang Rental Services

Houston, TX

Mustang Rental Services is seeking an experienced District Service Manager to lead service operations across an assigned group of Houston-area branches. This position is responsible for driving consistent service execution, fleet readiness, technician productivity, and equipment uptime across multiple locations.

This is an opportunity for an experienced heavy equipment service leader who understands how to manage people, prioritize repairs, improve shop performance, and keep a rental fleet ready to serve customers.

Why Join Mustang Rental Services?
  • Great Work-Life Balance
  • Job Stability and Career Growth Opportunities
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
  • 401(k) with Employer Match
  • Paid Time Off and Holidays
  • Tuition Reimbursement and Development Opportunities


What You'll Do

As District Service Manager, you will provide hands-on operational leadership to service supervisors, technicians, and service support personnel across your assigned branches.

Key responsibilities include:
  • Lead day-to-day service operations across multiple branch locations
  • Monitor open work orders, preventive maintenance compliance, and overall fleet readiness
  • Drive technician productivity, labor efficiency, and effective workload management
  • Manage service staffing needs and workforce planning
  • Conduct branch service reviews and evaluate operational performance
  • Monitor unavailable equipment and implement recovery plans to reduce downtime
  • Ensure compliance with established service processes and safety standards
  • Partner closely with Branch Managers to prioritize repairs and maximize fleet availability
  • Assist with customer escalations requiring technical or service leadership support
  • Support the training, coaching, and development of service supervisors and technicians
  • Identify opportunities to improve service execution, productivity, and equipment turnaround time


What We're Looking For
  • 7+ years of equipment service experience
  • 3+ years of service leadership experience
  • Experience leading technicians and service operations in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong understanding of equipment maintenance, repair processes, work order management, and preventive maintenance
  • Ability to manage priorities and performance across multiple locations
  • Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills
  • Multi-location leadership experience preferred
  • Rental equipment, Caterpillar dealership, industrial equipment, or heavy equipment experience strongly preferred


What Success Looks Like

Success in this position means maintaining a service operation that keeps equipment working and available for customers. Key areas of focus include:
  • Achieving fleet readiness targets
  • Reducing open work orders and repair backlogs
  • Improving preventive maintenance compliance
  • Increasing technician productivity
  • Reducing equipment downtime
  • Building consistent, high-performing service operations across assigned branches


If you are an experienced service leader who knows how to lead technicians, improve operational performance, and keep heavy equipment working and ready for customers, we encourage you to apply and grow your career with Mustang Rental Services.

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