Operations Manager- Service (Denver)

TK Elevator; Centennial (CO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance or company vehicle

Fuel card

Annual incentive program

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

TK Elevator is seeking an Operations Manager- Service in Denver, CO. The role leads field operations, oversees technicians, and ensures safe, efficient service delivery across assigned routes.

Key duties include supervising staff, enforcing safety and quality standards, and collaborating with branch and service sales managers to meet customer needs. A degree or substantial management experience is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; extensive industry/management experience acceptable in lieu of degree.
• Experience managing on a branch department preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervises superintendents and employees, providing direction and training.
• Administers safety program and conducts safety audits.
• Visits job sites to perform quality audits and support field technicians.
• Reviews route performance and profitability using accounting reports.
• Provides input to sales on scope and materials for bids.

Skills

Leadership

Safety program administration

Budget management

Field operations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Who we are

TK Elevator (TKE) is a world-leading innovator in vertical transportation and urban mobility. From engineering and installation to maintenance and digital transformation, we support all mobility systems, elevators, escalators, walkways, stairlifts and boarding bridges on any platform, at any time. With digital platforms like AGILE and the IoT platform MAX, we enable smarter, safer urban movement.With more that 50,000 employees, and 1,000+ global support centers, we are moved by what moves people.

TKE – Move Beyond.

TK Elevator is currently seeking an experienced Operations Manager- Service in Denver, CO.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Supervises superintendents and employees by providing direction and training, and communicating company policies, procedures and objectives. Includes hiring, supervising performance management, and administering progressive discipline.


• Administers company safety program. Includes performing safety audits on a weekly basis and stressing the importance of safety to all employees.


• Visits job sites and performs quality audits to ensure that route work is being completed efficiently, and in a cost-effective manner. Expectation is for a manager to spend four hours a day in the field working with technicians and meeting with customers.


• Ensures that the process of monitoring three callbacks in 30 days is followed for all units on service and takes lead in keeping cancellations under 3%.


• Uses accounting reports and Map Point to review route management and callbacks. Includes making necessary changes to improve profitability


• Ensures that NIM job audits are performed within 15 days of construction and modernization turnovers. Includes identifying issues that could potentially affect the overall reliability of the equipment and providing feedback and recommendations for the improvement of future installations.


• Uses accounting reports and Map Point to review route management and callbacks. Includes making necessary changes to improve profitability.


• Provides technical input to sales staff on the scope of work and materials needed to bid repair or service work. Includes calculating labor and material costs.


• Enforces Cancellation Reduction Program.


• Works with branch manager and service sales managers and account managers to address customers’ needs. Communicates daily with customers that have down cars.


• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of all federal, state and local elevator industry code requirements.


• Maintains strong familiarity of company products by attending company training classes, and reviewing factory equipment updates and supplier goods. Includes working with regional field trainers.


• Manages labor and materials to meet budget expectations and exceed customer needs.


• Performs other duties as may be assigned.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree (only to be substituted with extensive industry and management experience); or two years' experience managing on a branch departmental level; or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• Requires a valid driver’s license and a satisfactory Motor Vehicles Report.

• Thorough knowledge of the elevator industry and general management methods within the elevator industry

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions

• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form, and deal with several abstract and concrete variables

The application period is estimated to close in 40 days from the posting date. However, factors such as business needs and availability of qualified candidates may shorten or extend this window.

What makes us special

At TK Elevator, we offer more than just a role, we offer a place to grow, thrive, and make an impact.

Salary range: $140,000-$190,000. The role offers a car allowance or company vehicle, fuel card, and annual incentive program.

Provided they meet all eligibility requirement under the applicable plan documents, employees will be offered

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage


• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)


• Health savings account (HSA)


• Supplemental medical plans


• Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance


• Company-paid basic life insurance and AD&D


• Optional life and AD&D coverage


• Optional spouse and dependent life insurance


• Identity theft monitoring


• Pet insurance


• Company-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)


• Tuition reimbursement


• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with company match: Employees can contribute a portion of their pay on a pre-tax or Roth basis. The company provides a dollar-for-dollar match on the first 5% contributed.

Additional benefits include:

• 15 days of vacation per year


• 11 paid holidays each calendar year (10 fixed, 1 floating)


• Paid sick leave, per company policy


• Up to six weeks of paid parental leave (available after successful completion of 90 days of full-time employment)

Eligibility requirements for these benefits will be controlled by applicable plan documents. This is intended to provide a general description of benefits and other compensation and is not a substitute for applicable plan documents or company policies.

TK Elevator is an equal opportunity employer and committed to diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, and veteran status or any other protected status required by applicable law.

Important note:

TK Elevator is committed to a prejudice-free and diverse working environment with equal opportunities. We welcome applications from everyone we continently work towards an inclusive and barrier-free reality. Please do reach out to us and we will work on individual solutions tailored to you.

TKE – Move Beyond