Operations Manager

ZipRecruiter; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent company in Kansas seeks an Operations Manager to oversee its Commercial Operations Department in Topeka. The ideal candidate will manage installations and service teams, ensuring quality service while adhering to budget constraints. Responsibilities include employee development and operational management.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision options

Paid time off plan

401k retirement plan with employer match

Company paid life insurance

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of management experience preferred.
• Experience managing service teams essential.
• Strong communication and organizational skills required.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily operations of service and installation departments.
• Control department budget and labor costs.
• Develop and train team members for improved performance.

Skills

Communication

Management

Organizational Skills

Mechanical Aptitude

Job description

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Why DH Pace?

DH Pace Company is a distribution, construction and service organization offering a complete range of door and door related products and commercial security products. The company is privately owned and has been in operation over 95 years! We have 50+ US offices in 24 states with 2024 company-wide sales over $1 billion.

Our mission is to enhance the communities we serve by improving the safety, convenience, and aesthetics of the buildings where we live, work, and play. Our foundation of values represents who we are and what we stand for. Values are never situational or circumstantial, they are always and forever. Our core values are R.I.S.E. Respect, Integrity, Service, and Excellence.

DH Pace Company, Inc. in Topeka, Kansas, aspires to hire an Operations Manager who will actively manage our Commercial Operations Department. As the Operations Manager, you will manage the Topeka commercial installation and/or service departments which perform commercial work in the Topeka area. Product knowledge NOT required, however, experience managing a service or installation team responsible for servicing or installing mechanical and/or electrical products and/or equipment in homes is .

Position Overview:

• Responsible for managing daily commercial service or installation department operations of garage doors performed throughout the Topeka area by our skilled teams
• Will have department budget and P&L responsibility with the expectation of effectively controlling labor and material costs
• Manage and directly assist with employee job scheduling, dispatching and provide assistance with technical/mechanical trouble-shooting/problem solving to ensure customer commitments are properly executed and expectations are met
• Effectively communicate with customers ensuring the highest quality customer service is always provided while managing job in a fashion that's below budget and profitable
• Monitor manpower, workload, employee performance and develop, train and hire service technicians and installers, office administrative personnel and interns/management trainees with a focus on improving individual performance of all staff you manage through daily, monthly and annual performance reviews
• Other responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of Management experience ; ideally will have supervisory or managerial responsibilities with a company that services or installs new equipment/products
• Must have the capability of managing and developing skilled field technicians/installers and office personnel with a common goal of providing top level service with a focus on minimizing labor costs and maximizing profit
• Must be an excellent communicator who is highly organized and possesses a good mechanical aptitude
• Core Work Hours Monday - Friday with emergency / after-hours call rotation and some Saturdays
• Must possess a Valid Driver's License and good driving record

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Our benefit offerings include:

• Medical, dental, and vision options: Available on the 1st day of the month following your start date!
• Paid time off plan: 13 days accrued annually during your 1st year; 16 days accrued during your 2nd year!
• Paid Holidays: New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day
• Floating Holidays: Up to 2 floating holidays per year
• Competitive compensation: Including annual performance evaluations!
• 401k retirement plan: Including an employer match!
• Company paid: Life insurance, short-term , & long-term
• and more!

Successful completion of references, employment verifications, background check, and drug screen required in advance of hire.

DH Pace Company, Inc. does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of DH Pace Company, Inc. without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of DH Pace Company, Inc. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)