General Manager

Smart Care Equipment Solutions; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Smart Care Climate Solutions is seeking a General Manager to drive profitable growth across Service, Installation, and Equipment businesses. You will lead a team of leaders, foster top-tier customer relationships, and ensure safety and financial health while delivering strong EBITDA performance.

The role requires a track record in managing technical workforces, P&L accountability, and strategic growth initiatives within HVAC/foodservice or related equipment repair sectors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with technical and financial components.
• 8–10 years of managerial/supervisory experience in a service-related industry.
• 2+ years of P&L ownership and responsibility (minimum $10 Million).
• 3+ years of customer relationship development and management experience.
• P&L accountability and financial oversight experience.
• Experience in service apps and dispatch systems.
• HVAC, Grocery, Foodservice or equipment repair industry background.
• Willingness to travel within the market and spend substantial time with customers and location managers.
• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
• Experience managing multi-branch technician workforces and direct customer relationships.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with sales ability.
• Experience in strategic growth and service initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Directs and supervises Leaders across Service, Installation, and Equipment.
• Builds a selling organization to grow market share and deepen customer relationships.
• Ensures safe work environment and reports injuries promptly.
• Manages P&L and overall financial health of the business.
• Targets 10% annual growth in top line sales and 10% EBITDA increase.
• Prepares annual operating plan and budgets with department heads.
• Represents company values and adheres to policies.
• Leads weekly meetings with direct reports and oversees talent acquisition and development.
• Maintains relationships with top customers and contractors.
• Monitors customer satisfaction and initiates remedial actions as needed.
• Improves processes for productivity and oversees large projects and reports.
• Conducts quarterly business reviews on Smart Care performance.

Skills

Communication skills

Sales ability

Problem solving

Team development

Strategic growth

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management (or similar degree)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Company Overview

Smart Care Climate Solutions is the trusted service leader in the commercial and industrial refrigeration industry. Nationwide, leading grocery stores, cold storage facilities and distribution warehouses rely on Smart Care to design, build, maintain and repair commercial refrigeration and HVAC systems.

Position Description

The General Manager leads the profitable growth of the Service, Installation and Equipment businesses in their operating companies, ensuring high levels of safety, customer satisfaction, job profitability and quality work.

To succeed in this position, candidates should have strong technical skills with exceptional communication, problem-solving and time management skills. You should be resourceful, analytical, adaptable, and organized with the ability to build rapport with customers and employees.

Main Responsibilities

• Supervises and directs the work of the Leaders within Service, Installation and Equipment.
• Builds the selling organization to effectively grow share and deepen customer relationships.
• Responsible for a safe work environment for all employees and supports safety efforts for injury prevention, along with strong immediate communication when injuries occur.
• Manages the business P and L and overall financial health of the business.
• Responsible for an annual 10% growth in top line sales and 10% increase in EBITDA.
• Prepares and executes the annual operating plan and develops budgets in coordination with department heads and controllers.
• Represents and upholds company values and operates with the highest level of integrity, ensuring adherence to company policies.
• Meets with direct reports weekly.
• Oversees talent acquisition, development and retention.
• Maintains close business relationship with top customers, general contractors.
• Actively assesses customer satisfaction levels and initiates remedial actions as required.
• Improves processes for better productivity.
• Oversees large projects and interprets performance reports.
• Creates and conducts quarterly business reviews on Smart Care performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management (or similar degree program, with technical and financial components) or commensurate experience
• 8-10 years of managerial/supervisory experience in a service-related industry
• 2 or more years of previous P&L ownership and responsibility
• 3 or more years of customer relationship development and management experience
• Previous P&L accountability (minimum $10 Million responsibility)
• Track record of success leading a technical workforce
• Thorough understanding of initial call to cash process (i.e. sales, customer care, dispatch, service, supply chain, billing, etc.)
• Prior experience in developing and working in service app and dispatch systems
• Previous experience in HVAC, Grocery, Foodservice or equipment repair industry
• Willingness to travel within the market spending significant time with current and potential customers and assisting the location managers with sound business processes
• Valid driver’s license and acceptable motor vehicle record (5-year history)
• Preferred Previous experience managing a multi-branch technician workforce
• Preferred Previous experience managing direct customer relationships
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including sales ability
• Demonstrated experience developing strategic growth and service initiatives
• Demonstrated problem solving and decision-making skills in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated selection, hiring, and team development skills
• PC skills including MS Office

About Smart Care

Smart Care is a national repair and service provider for commercial foodservice, refrigeration, and cold storage equipment. Our offering of comprehensive mechanical services includes hot side cooking equipment, stand-alone refrigeration, specialty coffee and beverage, complex rack refrigeration and HVAC.

Smart Care is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected class status.

All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

If you need a reasonable accommodation with respect to Smart Care’s application or hiring process due to a disability, please contact the Human Resources department at [e-mail].

Smart Care is a national repair and service provider for commercial foodservice, refrigeration, and cold storage equipment. Our offering of comprehensive mechanical services includes hot side cooking equipment, stand-alone refrigeration, specialty coffee and beverage, complex rack refrigeration and HVAC.

Our strong reputation and leading customer service stems from our high-quality technician base, breadth of services and quick response times.

We are OEM-agnostic with the ability to service more than 10,000 types of equipment – giving you a valuable, single source provider to all your kitchen and refrigeration equipment needs.

As we continue to build upon our foundation of world class technicians and national coverage, it is centered around how to better serve our broad range of customers – from grocery to restaurants, from corporate dining to hospitality, from large entertainment venues to higher education, from cold storage to convenience stores, from healthcare to casinos.