Location Manager

Austin Powder; Weare (NH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Powder is seeking a proactive supervisor to lead and develop a manufacturing team in New Hampshire. You will recruit, train, and mentor staff, manage daily operations, and ensure safety and regulatory compliance across the site.

Ideal candidates bring a Bachelor's degree or equivalent and significant supervisory experience in industrial environments. A strong focus on teamwork, quality, and customer satisfaction will be essential, along with a valid driving history and ATF background

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent; related work experience may substitute.
• Experience leading and supervising a team; coaching and performance management.
• Industrial or construction supervisory experience with safety/regulatory compliance.
• Experience in explosives industry is ideal.
• Clean driving history and ATF background check.
• Team player with a positive attitude and strong work ethic.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and hire employees and orient/train them for success.
• Conduct job-oriented training and mentorship to support efficiency and success.
• Communicate work assignments and expectations with feedback and accountability.
• Encourage and nurture employee growth and development into higher levels of responsibility.
• Participate in investigation of accidents and safety incidents and provide corrective action as appropriate.
• Oversee site security standards and housekeeping guidelines.
• Provide required safety, health and task training for all location personnel.
• Participate in safety audits and maintain a safe work environment.
• Ensure maintenance of property, facilities and equipment.
• Provide vigilant security for inventory assets.
• Anticipate product needs and manage orders/deliveries to maintain inventory levels.
• Recordkeeping of inventory movements to meet federal requirements.
• Manage the location annual operating budget and monthly expenses.
• Project capital expenditures for facilities and equipment.
• Report production hours to DoL/MSHA.
• Coordinate with sales to allocate work, teams, vehicles and products.
• Understand and enhance service requirements to improve customer satisfaction.
• Communicate customer/community concerns to appropriate personnel.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Training

Safety Compliance

Team Management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Join the Family - Come work for an exciting company offering great benefits, challenging opportunities, and colleagues who feel more like family.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Recruit and hire employees, orient and train them for success in their positions.

• Conduct job-oriented training and mentorship to support their efficiency and success.

• Communicate work assignments and outcome expectations with feedback and accountability.

• Encourage and nurture employee growth and development into higher levels of responsibility.

• Participate in the investigation of accidents and/or employee relations and safety incidents and provide corrective action as appropriate.

• Adhere and oversees site security standards and housekeeping guidelines.

• Conduct and/or provide all required safety, health and task training for all location personnel as required.

• Participate in monthly and quarterly safety audits and observations; maintains a safe work environment.

• Accountable for the condition and maintenance of property, facilities and fixed and mobile equipment.

• Provide vigilant security for and accountability of inventory assets.

• Anticipate product needs and manage orders and deliveries to maintain inventory levels.

• Administer the electronic recordkeeping of inventory movements and usage to meet federal requirements.

• Manage the location annual operating budget and monthly expenses.

• Project capital expenditures for fixed facilities and mobile equipment.

• Track and report metal/non-metal and coal production hours to Department of Labor/MSHA.

• Coordinate with sales team to understand customer requirements and allocate and schedule work teams, vehicles and products to meet customer expectations.

• Understand and enhance service requirements to continually improve customer satisfaction.

• Communicate customer and community concerns to appropriate company personnel.

• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent. Relevant work experience may be substituted for some of the educational requirements.

• Experience leading and supervising a team, including training, individual and team development, performance management and coaching.

• Supervisory experience in an industrial or construction environment with responsibility for compliance with safety, environmental, inventory, maintenance and other regulatory requirements.

• Experience in the explosives industry is ideal, including experience with product delivery and down-hole blasting operations.

• Clean work, legal and driving history that will satisfy the scrutiny of an ATF background check.

• Team player with a positive attitude, strong work ethic and a cooperative and pleasant demeanor

Work Environment

This position at times will be required to work outside in all weather conditions in a hands‑on environment. Ability to walk, stand, sit, use hands to operate controls and work with tools, climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk and hear is necessary for this role.

Austin Powder is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job‑related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Austin Powder also participates in E‑Verify.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60‑1.4(a), 60‑300.5(a) and 60‑741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and for inquiring about, discussing or disclosing compensation. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.