Electric Motor Repair Shop Operations Leader

Knower; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Management Corporation in Salt Lake City seeks an Operations Manager to lead the electric motor repair shop. You will oversee daily operations, scheduling, staffing, and safety while translating customer commitments into efficient shop execution.

Join a team focused on quality repairs, on-time delivery, and continuous improvement. You will partner with HR, purchasing, engineering, and accounting to drive performance and growth at EMC.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and experience.
• 5+ years of operations/branch management in an industrial or technical environment.
• 2+ years of supervisory or management experience.
• Experience with ERP systems and shop scheduling.
• Industrial equipment, field service, electric motor repair, rotating equipment, or VFD experience preferred.
• Repair shop experience is beneficial but not required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily shop operations, job flow, repair turnaround, and on-time delivery.
• Plan and schedule repairs through the ERP system; manage workload, labor, resources, and backlog.
• Lead, coach, and develop supervisors, technicians, and support staff.
• Partner with HR on recruiting, onboarding, employee development, and performance management.
• Maintain quality standards, safety compliance, and consistent operating procedures.
• Monitor labor utilization, productivity, job costs, margins, expenses, and work in progress.
• Identify operational issues and implement improvements to efficiency, quality, and cost performance.
• Coordinate with the Branch Manager and other departments to meet customer commitments and support branch growth.
• Support customer opportunities by coordinating shop capacity, technical resources, and service requirements.
• Oversee shop equipment, tooling, facility maintenance, and preventive maintenance practices.
• Approve overtime, labor allocation, purchase requisitions, and operating expenses within assigned authority.
• Provide operational reporting and support budgeting and forecasting.
• Act as the Branch Manager’s operational partner and make day-to-day decisions when needed.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Planning / Scheduling

Cost control

Safety mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

5+ years in industrial/technical operations management

2+ years supervising staff

ERP systems experience

Electric motor / VFD experience preferred

Repair shop experience beneficial

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Energy Management Corporation in Salt Lake City seeks an Operations Manager to lead the electric motor repair shop. You will oversee daily operations, scheduling, staffing, and safety while translating customer commitments into efficient shop execution.

Join a team focused on quality repairs, on-time delivery, and continuous improvement. You will partner with HR, purchasing, engineering, and accounting to drive performance and growth at EMC.