Customer Service Manager

Evenlite Inc; False Pass (AK); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Evenlite Inc. is seeking a Customer Service Manager to lead a high-performing team and deliver an exceptional customer experience.

You will partner with Sales, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Production and Accounting to ensure accurate, timely, and professional support across the customer journey. The role emphasizes coaching, talent development, and process optimization to improve service levels, KPIs, and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership of a customer service team.
• Ability to coach and develop staff for performance improvement.
• Strong collaboration across Sales, Operations, Engineering, and Finance.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, develop, and inspire a team of Customer Service Representatives while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and exceptional customer service.
• Recruit, interview, hire, onboard, and retain top customer service talent.
• Establish clear performance expectations, conduct regular coaching sessions, provide timely feedback, and complete performance evaluations that support employee growth and development.
• Develop employee capabilities through cross-training, career development planning, succession planning, and ongoing skills enhancement.
• Manage staffing levels, schedules, workload distribution, vacation coverage, and departmental resources to ensure business continuity and service excellence.
• Monitor daily departmental activity to ensure customer inquiries, quotations, orders, complaints, returns, and service requests are handled accurately, professionally, and within established service level expectations.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for complex customer concerns, partnering with internal departments to resolve issues quickly while strengthening customer relationships.
• Analyze customer trends, service metrics, order accuracy, response times, backlog, and customer satisfaction data to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Establish, monitor, and continuously improve departmental KPIs, service level agreements (SLAs), and quality standards.
• Conduct regular quality reviews of customer interactions including emails, phone calls, and other customer communications to ensure consistency, professionalism, and adherence to company standards.
• Develop and maintain departmental procedures, work instructions, knowledge base articles, and standardized processes to improve consistency, efficiency, and training effectiveness.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and lead initiatives that improve prod

Skills

Leadership

People management

Customer service

Cross-functional collaboration

Coaching

Process improvement

Job description

Job Description

WHO WE ARE

At Evenlite, our mission is simple:

Lives Depend On Us.

Every emergency light, exit sign, inverter, and life safety solution we design and manufacture has one purpose—to perform flawlessly when people need it most. That's a responsibility we take seriously.

Since 1993, Evenlite has been recognized as an industry leader in emergency lighting innovation, combining advanced engineering, thoughtful design, and precision manufacturing to create products trusted in commercial, industrial, healthcare, education, hospitality, and architectural environments around the world. From iconic architectural landmarks to everyday workplaces, our products help protect people while complementing the spaces they illuminate.

But what truly sets Evenlite apart isn't just the products we build—it's the people who build them.

We believe great companies are built by people who care about quality, take ownership of their work, solve problems collaboratively, and continually look for better ways to serve customers. Whether you're designing new technology, manufacturing products, supporting customers, or driving operational excellence, every role contributes to our mission.

As a privately held company, we move with purpose, encourage innovation, and empower employees to make meaningful contributions. We value integrity, accountability, teamwork, continuous improvement, and a commitment to doing the right thing—for our customers and for one another.

If you're looking for a career where your leadership matters, your ideas are valued, and your work makes a real difference, you'll find that opportunity at Evenlite.

Because Lives Depend On Us—and on the people who choose to work here.

POSITION OVERVIEW

As the Customer Service Manager, you will lead a high-performing customer service team dedicated to delivering an exceptional customer experience while supporting the company's strategic objectives. This role is responsible for developing people, optimizing processes, driving continuous improvement, and fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and service excellence.

The Customer Service Manager serves as a key business partner, working cross-functionally with Sales, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, and Accounting to ensure customers receive accurate, timely, and professional support throughout every stage of the customer journey. Success in this role requires a leader who is passionate about coaching employees, solving complex challenges, improving operational performance, and creating an environment where both employees and customers thrive.

Position Duties and Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):

• Lead, mentor, develop, and inspire a team of Customer Service Representatives while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and exceptional customer service.
• Recruit, interview, hire, onboard, and retain top customer service talent.
• Establish clear performance expectations, conduct regular coaching sessions, provide timely feedback, and complete performance evaluations that support employee growth and development.
• Develop employee capabilities through cross-training, career development planning, succession planning, and ongoing skills enhancement.
• Manage staffing levels, schedules, workload distribution, vacation coverage, and departmental resources to ensure business continuity and service excellence.
• Monitor daily departmental activity to ensure customer inquiries, quotations, orders, complaints, returns, and service requests are handled accurately, professionally, and within established service level expectations.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for complex customer concerns, partnering with internal departments to resolve issues quickly while strengthening customer relationships.
• Analyze customer trends, service metrics, order accuracy, response times, backlog, and customer satisfaction data to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Establish, monitor, and continuously improve departmental Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), service level agreements (SLAs), and quality standards.
• Conduct regular quality reviews of customer interactions including emails, phone calls, and other customer communications to ensure consistency, professionalism, and adherence to company standards.
• Develop and maintain departmental procedures, work instructions, knowledge base articles, and standardized processes to improve consistency, efficiency, and training effectiveness.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and lead initiatives that improve prod