Shop Manager / Mechanic

Description Join us at Apex Companies Inc., where we're redefining the landscape industry with our commitment to innovation and employee growth. As a Shop Manager / Mechanic, you'll play a key role in ensuring our equipment is always ready to deliver top-notch service to our commercial, HOA, and multi-family clients. You'll lead a team dedicated to maintaining our high standards while fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence. Your expertise will empower us to continue our expansion and maintain our reputation as a leader in home services. We're looking for someone with a strong mechanical background and a knack for leadership. At Apex, we value your professional development and offer numerous opportunities for career advancement. You'll thrive in our supportive and inclusive environment, where your contributions are recognized and rewarded. With competitive compensation and a focus on work-life balance, Apex is the perfect place to grow your career. Let's work together to shape the future of landscape services. Responsibilities • Maintain a clean and organized Shop and Yard, ensuring tools and equipment are properly stored. • Hold Crew Leads accountable to clean up their areas, equipment, and trucks/trailers. • Perform routine maintenance, diagnose issues, and make repairs on a fleet of trucks, trailers, skid loaders, front-end loaders, zero-turn mowers, spray rigs, and other equipment. • Determine whether a piece of equipment is worth keeping repaired or purchasing a new one. • Keep detailed records of maintenance performed and parts used. • Utilize new software for tracking equipment/truck/skid loader repairs. • Maintain a clean and organized Shop and Yard, ensuring tools and equipment are properly stored. • Come up with a better system than the one currently used for employees to report broken equipment. • Ensure all work is performed in compliance with safety and environmental regulations and company policies. • Communicate effectively with the management team regarding the status of vehicles and equipment. • Year-Round Work. • Trucks are mostly Ram Trucks 2019-2025, Mowers are mostly Scag and Exmark, Skid Loaders are CAT, and heavy-duty trucks are Ford F750. • Be punctual and report to work daily. • Field repair of mowers and landscape equipment during the summer months. Trucks/Trailers as needed. • During plow events, be available in a truck to service on-site skid loaders and trucks/plows in the field and fill up skid loaders using the truck's bulk diesel tank. Qualifications • Proven experience as a mechanic with a focus on both truck and trailer maintenance, skid loader, and small engine repair. • Strong mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills. • Experience with hydraulics preferred (mower/skid loader/front end loader/Hook Truck) • Welding and light fabrication experience preferred. Mainly used for making repairs. • Ability to research mechanical issues on your own using the internet, product manuals, and current vendors. • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail. • Organizational Qualities in terms of shop/tool/yard organizing. • Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment. • Valid driver's license. • High school diploma or equivalent; technical training or certification in automotive or small engine repair is a plus. • Plowing experience preferred, but not required. • Job Hours from 12:00pm - 8:00pm are ideal as mowing and other equipment needs to be fixed when crews get done for the day, but we can work with other times.

Created: 2026-03-04