National Operations Manager

O'Donnell Metal Deck; Smyrna (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Competitive bonus eligibility

Career growth opportunities

Team-oriented culture

Job summary

O'Donnell Metal Deck (OMD) is seeking an Operations Manager to oversee the Atlanta yard while serving as the national operations control point for yard execution, inventory discipline, and compliance.

This role supervises a distributed team, coordinates with 3PL partners, handles fleet maintenance, and drives improvements across the fulfillment network. Travel up to 25% for yard coverage and cross-site support.

Qualifications

• Experience leading yard or warehouse operations in a multi-site environment.
• Ability to supervise drivers and yard staff and ensure safety and productivity.
• Strong organizational and follow-through skills for maintenance, compliance and vendor needs.
• Proven ability to coordinate with cross-functional teams and external partners.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% and provide hands-on yard coverage when needed.
• Experience with forklift, CDL, fleet compliance, and inventory control preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the national operations oversight lead for OMD yard operations, across yards and 3PL locations.
• Oversee day-to-day operations of the Atlanta yard via the full-time yard manager/driver.
• Provide temporary hands-on coverage for the Atlanta yard when needed.
• Track recurring operational requirements across sites, including inventory counts and paperwork.
• Coordinate with yard leads, drivers, and 3PL partners to ensure completion of paperwork and inventory activity.
• Build relationships with 3PLs, vendors, landlords, and other partners for issue resolution.
• Travel up to 25% to other yards, 3PL locations, vendors as needed.

Skills

Multi-site management

Yard operations

Driver supervision

Inventory control

Safety and compliance

Communication and coordination

Tools

Forklift operation

CDL experience

Fleet compliance knowledge

Inventory systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

About Us

O'Donnell Metal Deck LLC is a national structural steel distributor with 20+ locations across the country, specializing in open web steel bar joist and metal deck. We’re growing rapidly and evolving our internal operations to match. As we continue to scale, we’re looking for smart, proactive people who thrive in process-driven environments and want to make a real impact.

Position Summary

This role provides direct oversight of the Atlanta yard while also serving as OMD's national operations control point for yard execution, inventory discipline, paperwork completion, compliance follow-through, and 3PL coordination.

The Atlanta yard will have a full-time yard manager/driver responsible for daily execution. The Operations Manager will supervise and support that employee and must be capable of providing temporary yard coverage when the yard manager is on delivery, absent, or otherwise unavailable. This hands-on capability is important, but the primary focus of the role is operational oversight, follow-through, and improvement across OMD’s fulfillment network.

This is a multi-site management role with responsibility for a small, distributed group of yard employees. Most will report directly to the Operations Manager, while the supervisor at OMD's largest location will also report to this role. Because employees frequently support multiple departments, success will require strong cross-functional coordination as well as clear operational accountability.

The Operations Manager will also help handle recurring operational items that otherwise elevate to senior leadership, including OMD fleet maintenance & compliance, facility repairs, vendor coordination, employee issues, order review, safety follow-up, inventory counts, and other operational needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the national operations oversight lead for OMD yard operations, helping monitor operational execution and follow-through across OMD‑operated yards and approved 3PL locations.
• Oversee the day‑to‑day operation of the Atlanta yard through the full‑time yard manager/driver, including receiving, staging, loading, deliveries, inventory control, yard organization, safety, and customer service.
• Provide temporary hands‑on coverage of the Atlanta yard when the yard manager/driver is on delivery, absent, or otherwise unavailable, including receiving material, staging orders, and loading or unloading trucks as needed.
• Track recurring operational requirements across all sites, including inventory counts, yard task completion, receiving paperwork, shipping documentation, equipment records, facility needs, registrations, inspections, compliance filings, and vendor follow‑through.
• Work with OMD yard leads, drivers, operations employees, and 3PL partners to make sure required paperwork, inventory activity, order documentation, and site‑level operating steps are completed, reviewed, and escalated when needed.
• Provide direct or functional oversight to yard leads, drivers, and operations employees across OMD sites. Set expectations, coach employees, coordinate with other department leaders, and hold the team accountable for safety, accuracy, productivity, communication, and customer service.
• Help hire, onboard, train, and manage yard and driver employees, while serving as a first point of escalation for day‑to‑day employee issues.
• Coordinate recurring fleet, equipment, facility, compliance, and vendor needs, including maintenance, registrations, inspections, repairs, quotes, scheduling, renewals, and follow‑through.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with OMD's 3PL partners, fleet and equipment vendors, landlords, repair providers, and other operating partners, serving as the primary point of contact for routine execution and issue resolution.
• Support inventory discipline across OMD and 3PL sites by coordinating counts, investigating discrepancies, reviewing selected fulfillment issues, confirming inventory records are updated, and improving recurring yard processes.
• Identify recurring operational issues, recommend practical improvements, communicate clearly with internal and external stakeholders, and travel as needed to other OMD yards, 3PL locations, vendors, or operational issue sites.
• Travel up to 25% of the time to other OMD yards, 3PL locations, vendors, or operational issue sites as needed.

Why Join Us?

• Competitive salary and performance‑based bonus
• Full benefits: health, dental, vision
• 401(k) with company match
• Career growth opportunities within a growing national business
• Supportive, team‑oriented culture

Requirements

Qualifications

• Prior experience in yard operations, warehouse operations, logistics, construction supply, building materials, trucking, distribution, or a similar hands‑on operating environment.
• Comfortable operating primarily as a multi‑site manager while also stepping into hands‑on yard responsibilities for temporary coverage or operational problem‑solving when needed.
• Experience supervising drivers, yard workers, warehouse employees, or similar hourly operations employees.
• Strong organizational and follow‑through skills, including the ability to track maintenance items, compliance tasks, employee issues, vendor needs, deadlines, and open operational items.
• Strong interpersonal skills and sound judgment, with the ability to work effectively with employees, vendors, 3PL partners, and internal teams while holding people accountable and driving issues to completion.
• Forklift experience, CDL experience, trucking / fleet compliance experience, inventory control experience, and basic Microsoft Office proficiency preferred.