Operations Manager

Fujitec America; Sharon (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Fujitec America is seeking an Operations Manager to oversee branch service operations, ensuring safety, scheduling, and timely performance of elevator installations, repairs, and modernization projects.

The role requires coordinating with mechanics, supervisors, customers, and vendors to maintain high customer satisfaction while meeting financial, safety, and compliance goals. Strong leadership, communication, and planning skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Leadership and management of branch service operations.
• Ability to monitor budgets, costs and revenue recognition.
• Strong communication with field staff, contractors, and customers.
• Experience coordinating elevators installations, repairs, and modernization projects.
• Knowledge of safety programs and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Administer safety program and audits.
• Plan and direct elevator installations, service/repairs, and labor needs using scheduling tools.
• Manage staff, schedules, and payroll approvals.
• Monitor vehicle use and allocate resources efficiently.
• Review bids, change orders, and purchase orders with technical input.
• Maintain knowledge of elevator codes and company SOPs.
• Resolve customer issues and coordinate with agents, contractors, and management.
• Coordinate material orders and subcontracting for installations and service.
• Manage budget and spend; obtain permits and inspections as required.
• Communicate weekly with field staff and visit sites to track progress and safety.

Skills

Leadership

Financial oversight

Project management

Communication

Customer relations

Job description

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The Operations Manager is responsible for the overall coordination, execution, and performance of branch service operations. This position ensures that field mechanics have the resources, information, parts, and support needed to complete service, repair, maintenance, modernization, and project work safely, efficiently, and on schedule.

The Operations Manager works closely with mechanics, supervisors, account managers, customers, vendors, and leadership to maintain a high level of customer satisfaction while ensuring the branch meets operational, financial, safety, and compliance expectations.

The Operations Manager is expected to take ownership of issues from identification through completion and maintain clear communication with all parties involved.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Administer company safety program, including performing safety audits when necessary and stressing the importance of safety to all employees.
• Plan, direct, and prioritize elevator installations and modernizations, service/repairs, and labor needs; utilize project management software and other scheduling tools.
• Manage staff, schedules, and review and approve payroll.
• Monitor use and assignment of vehicles.
• Use accounting reports and programs to review job status to identify risk and opportunity, including properly reporting fade issues prior to revenue.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with contractors, elevator consultants, construction firms, and architects.
• Survey, review, and sign off on all bids, including attending pre-bid meetings with construction sales representatives and providing technical input to calculate labor and material costs.
• Review and sign off on change orders, purchase orders, elevator turnover authorizations, accounts receivable, write-offs, credits, and other necessary approvals.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of all federal, state and local elevator industry code requirements.
• Maintain strong familiarity of company standard operating procedures and products by attending company training classes, viewing factory equipment updates and supplier goods; interface with corporate departments, including the factory, coordination, and labor, and consult with the management.
• Mediate and resolve complaints and problems of external and internal customers, including meeting with local business agents to resolve issues involving union employees.
• Determine what materials need to be ordered for job completion, coordinate, order, and arrange for sub-contracting portions of installations and service/repairs.
• Manage budget and spending.
• Perform necessary requirements, such as: applying for and obtaining permits and scheduling permit inspections at job completion.
• Regularly communicate with field staff and make weekly crew visits and day one visits to manage safety, site activities and progress of employees and customer, document findings.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive, and the employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties.

DIRECT REPORTS

20 - Mechanics

JOB QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

• Monitor branch performance against established goals and budgets.
• Review labor, overtime, parts, subcontractor, and other operational costs.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce unnecessary expenses.
• Monitor productivity and profitability of service and repair operations.
• Review outstanding work and identify opportunities to improve billing and revenue recognition.
• Provide leadership with accurate information regarding branch performance and potential risks.

SKILLS/CORE COMPETENCIES

• Strong technical aptitude and customer service orientation
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• High initiative, self-motivation, and a results-driven mindset
• Ability to build and maintain relationships at multiple levels, from ownership and management to field personnel
• Strong planning and organizational skills with attention to detail
• Strong problem-solving and consultative selling skills

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND EXPECTATIONS

• Job duties are performed within an established office environment under normal lighting and climate-controlled tolerances. The noise level in the work environment is typically low to moderate.
• When the employee has cause to visit a work site, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places and outdoor weather conditions. The noise in the work environment is often loud.
• Requires prompt, reliable, regular, and in-person attendance at the office to oversee shared services functions and/or employees, normally achieved by working standard business hours. Certain positions will require flexibility of working hours to meet the demands of the job and the direction of the manager.

The work environments are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Prolonged periods of standing and walking.
• Frequent reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds at times.

This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment. This job description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or work conditions associated with the job. Furthermore, the employer may revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

Fujitec America is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other applicable statutorily protected group status under local, state, or federal law.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are currently unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.