Assistant Area Manager - Chicago North

Lazer Logistics; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Lazer Logistics in Chicago, IL is seeking an Assistant Area Manager to support field operations across 24/7 customer sites. You will oversee site performance, safety compliance, and resource coordination while developing site personnel through the full employee lifecycle.

The role partners with customers and vendors to ensure seamless service delivery, coaches frontline teams, and drives continuous improvement in a fast-paced, safety-minded environment.

Qualifications

• Guides and develops site personnel across full lifecycle.
• Ensures safety standards and efficient daily operations.
• Collaborates with customers and vendors for service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations across 24/7 sites, focusing on safety and service levels.
• Monitor performance, implement process improvements, resolve issues.
• Coordinate equipment maintenance and rentals as needed.
• Provide supervision, coaching, and performance management for site staff.
• Recruiting, hiring, and training for new managers and drivers, plus retraining.

Skills

Operations management

Safety compliance

People development

Customer service

Team leadership

Job description

Summary

The Assistant Area Manager is a member of the Field Operations team, supporting the Area Manager in overseeing day-to-day operations across an assigned portion of 24/7 customer sites within a geographic region. This role owns site-level performance management, safety compliance, and resource coordination while supervising and developing site personnel through the full employee lifecycle. The role partners closely with customers and vendors to ensure consistent service delivery. The ideal candidate is a hands-on operator who is safety-minded, adaptable, and skilled at developing frontline teams in a fast-paced, 24/7 environment.

Job Description

Operational Excellence

Oversee day-to-day operations across an assigned portion of 24/7 customer sites, with a focus on safety and service levels.

Monitor performance metrics, develop process improvements, and resolve issues that impact service levels.

Ensure all locations have the necessary equipment to operate (maintenance & rentals).

People Development

• Provide guidance, supervision, and performance management to site personnel to meet business needs.
• Support the full employee lifecycle recruiting, hiring, team building, and training for new managers and drivers, and lead retraining for existing staff.
• Coach, mentor and develop employees while growing the team.

Customer & Vendor Relations

• Coordinate logistics activities with internal and external customers to ensure seamless service delivery.
• Ensure employees consistently deliver the highest level of customer service across assigned sites.

Safety & Compliance

• Hold site managers accountable for safety standards and resolve maintenance-related safety issues.
• Conduct safety observations and coaching sessions to reinforce adherence to safety standards.
• Escalate safety incidents and unresolved compliance issues to the Area Manager for resolution.

Team Leadership

• Be a leader by example and live our overall purpose and core values. Foster communication, collaboration, diversity, inclusion, innovation and a productive team environment.
• Promote a business partner and ownership mindset to the team to prioritize customer service excellence, adoption and resilience to change and continuous improvement.
• Other tasks that may be assigned.

Pay Range: 72800.00-76500.00 per_year,

General Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance