Repair Manager

Premier Aquatics; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Performance bonuses

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with company‑m‎

Paid time off

Job summary

The Pool Pros in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking an experienced Repair Manager to lead our repair department. This role owns the full repair process, from diagnosis and estimating through scheduling, job completion, customer communication, invoicing, and closeout.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader who runs an organized, profitable, and accountable department with minimal day-to-day direction from the General Manager.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of professional pool and spa repair experience.
• Minimum 2 years leading or supervising field technicians.
• Experience preparing repair estimates and managing job costs.
• Strong knowledge of pool pumps, filters, heaters, automation systems, plumbing, and basic electrical components.
• Strong customer service and communication with clients, property managers, and team members.
• Experience with work order, scheduling, or field service software.
• Valid driver's license.
• Organized and able to run a department independently with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrates core values: ownership of results and integrity.

Responsibilities

• Manage all incoming repair requests, work orders, scheduling, and technician assignments, prioritizing jobs by urgency and workload.
• Coordinate parts, materials, equipment, and job-site requirements before work begins; monitor orders to completion.
• Ensure repair estimates are accurate and submitted promptly; follow up to secure approvals.
• Identify additional repair opportunities, equipment upgrades, and replacements.
• Maintain clear communication with customers and property managers throughout the repair process.
• Lead repair technicians; provide training, accountability, and field support.
• Review completed work, photos, and service documentation; address callbacks and warranty issues.
• Ensure all work meets company standards and safety requirements.
• Monitor revenue, labor hours, material costs, and gross profit; work toward monthly targets.
• Control parts purchasing and expenses; minimize callbacks and trips.
• Ensure proper documentation and close-out of work orders; coordinate invoicing with office staff.
• Collaborate with Service Managers on repair opportunities and account needs.
• Provide weekly performance updates to GM; propose solutions to operational challenges.
• Represent The Pool Pros with professionalism and integrity.

Skills

Pool repair

Team leadership

Repair estimates

Pool equipment knowledge

Customer service

Field service software

Independent management

Core values alignment

Tools

Field service software

Job description

Compensation

$70,000–$90,000/year

Full-time, salaried

Summary

The Pool Pros is seeking an experienced Repair Manager to lead our repair department. This role owns the full repair process, from diagnosis and estimating through scheduling, job completion, customer communication, invoicing, and closeout. The ideal candidate is a hands‑on leader who runs an organized, profitable, and accountable department with minimal day-to-day direction from the General Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage all incoming repair requests, work orders, scheduling, and technician assignments, prioritizing jobs by urgency, customer needs, and department workload.
• Coordinate parts, materials, equipment, and job-site requirements before work begins, and monitor open work orders through timely completion.
• Ensure repair estimates are accurate, professional, and submitted promptly, and follow up on pending estimates to secure customer approvals.
• Identify additional repair opportunities, equipment upgrades, and replacements.
• Maintain clear communication with customers and property managers throughout the repair process.
• Manage, train, and hold repair technicians accountable for productivity, workmanship, and professionalism, and provide technical guidance and field support.
• Review completed work, photos, and service documentation, and address callbacks, warranty issues, and workmanship concerns.
• Ensure all work meets company standards and safety requirements.
• Monitor repair revenue, labor hours, material costs, and gross profit, and work toward monthly revenue and profitability goals.
• Control parts purchasing, inventory, and unnecessary expenses while minimizing callbacks and return trips.
• Ensure all work orders are properly documented and closed out, and coordinate with office staff on invoicing, billing, purchase orders, and customer approvals.
• Collaborate with Service Managers on repair opportunities and account needs.
• Provide the General Manager with weekly performance updates, and identify operational challenges with proposed solutions.
• Represent The Pool Pros with professionalism, integrity, and a commitment to our employees and clients.

Minimum

• Minimum of 3 years of professional pool and spa repair experience, including equipment diagnosis, repair, and installation.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience leading or supervising field technicians.
• Experience preparing repair estimates and managing job costs, labor, and materials.
• Strong working knowledge of pool pumps, filters, heaters, automation systems, plumbing, and basic electrical components.
• Strong customer service and communication skills to work professionally with clients, property managers, and team members.
• Experience with work order, scheduling, or field service software.
• Valid driver's license with a driving record that meets company vehicle operation requirements.
• Organized, dependable, and able to run a department independently with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrates our core values: a can‑do attitude, ownership of results, commitment to integrity, and a drive to keep improving.

Preferred

• Five or more years of pool equipment repair experience, including supervisory experience.
• Experience servicing and installing equipment manufactured by Pentair, Jandy, and Hayward.
• Experience managing a department's revenue, gross profit, and monthly targets.
• Commercial pool and property management account experience.
• Certified Pool Operator (CPO) certification or relevant manufacturer training and certifications.

Physical

• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs, work outdoors in varying weather conditions, and provide hands‑on field support, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, and kneel throughout an approximately 8‑hour workday, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to safely operate hand tools, power tools, and equipment used in pool service and repair.

• Competitive pay commensurate with experience
• Performance‑based bonuses
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off

Our company is an at‑will employer. This means that regardless of any provision, either you or the company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any reason, with or without cause for notice.

Our company is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally‑recognized basis [“protected class”] including, but not limited to: race; color; religion; genetic information; national origin; sex; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; age; disability; citizenship status; uniform service member status; or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.