Service Field Manager

The Hiller Companies; Lafayette (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hiller Companies, Lafayette, LA is seeking a Service Field Manager to lead the service technicians and drive operational and financial performance. You will partner with branch leadership to set goals, recruit and develop staff, ensure safety compliance, and collaborate with support teams to optimize service delivery and customer satisfaction.

This role demands hands-on leadership, strong communication, and a focus on cost control, scheduling, and timely invoicing to support growth and

Responsibilities

• Operational & financial performance focus for service department with strong leadership and growth orientation.
• Plan annual department goals, headcount needs and growth projections with branch/GM.
• Recruit, train, develop, and retain service technicians; provide guidance on training and performance reviews.
• Collaborate with other Hiller support teams to ensure optimal operations of all Service Department functions.
• Coordinate and manage regular service team meetings to enable effective communication and collaboration.
• Build a high-performance team that is efficient, productive, and cost effective.
• Mentor, ensure professional development, and regularly review team performance.
• Communicate with customers and colleagues to resolve issues and maintain satisfaction.
• Support sales efforts through market leads and price optimizations.
• Review, schedule, and execute service, inspection, testing, and maintenance contracts to meet customer needs.
• Ensure time charging on jobs is accurate for proper costing.
• Use scheduling/invoicing systems to schedule calls and generate invoices timely.
• Monitor and ensure certifications are up to date for Service Department staff.
• Commit to Safety culture and ensure PPE and tools for work are provided.
• Establish quality control measures and ensure compliance with safety regulations and best practices.
• Other duties as assigned

Job description

The Hiller Companies, LLC has an immediate opening for Service Field Manager.

The Hiller Companies is a leading provider of fire protection and safety solutions, dedicated to safeguarding lives and property all around the world. Headquartered in Mobile, Alabama, Hiller extends its reach globally as well as in domestic markets with offices across the United States. With over 100 years in the industry, our mission is to ensure the highest standard of safety and innovation in comprehensive fire protection services, including installation, inspection, maintenance and repair of critical fire and life safety equipment.

Our team remains laser-focused on one goal - making the world a safer place.

Job Summary

The Service Field Manager is responsible for ensuring the effective leadership and operational success of the service technicians. The manager will provide both strategic and tactical guidance, to achieve financial, operational and growth objectives, while keeping customer satisfaction a key priority.

What You’ll Do

• Responsible for the operational & financial performance of the divisions service department, with a strong focus on operational leadership, business growth and continuous improvement.
• Work collaboratively with branch manager/ general manager in planning annual department goals, headcount needs and growth projections.
• Partner with Human Resources to recruit, train, develop, and retain service technicians. o Provide guidance on new employee training and periodic reviews of performance. Handle employee disciplinary actions when necessary. Motivate and track employee continued development and training.
• Collaborate with other Hiller support teams to ensure optimal operations of all Service Department functions.
• Coordinate and manage regular meetings for the service team to ensure thorough and effective communication to service employees, allowing for a collaborative team environment.
• Ability to build a high-performance team who can operate efficiently, effectively, productively and cost effectively.
• Ensure that all Service Department team members are appropriately mentored, professionally developed and that their performance is regularly reviewed.
• Communicate with customers and associates of Hiller regarding problems that may arise on jobs, to pursue a proper resolution, ensuring customer satisfaction remains a key priority.
• Support sales efforts through participation in market leads and price optimizations.
• Ensure all service, inspection, testing, and maintenance contracts are reviewed, tasked, scheduled, and executed to meet the customer needs.
• Ensure that required employees are correctly charging their time to assigned jobs so that all jobs are costed appropriately.
• Work within scheduling/invoicing platform to ensure all service and repair calls are scheduled properly, and resulting invoices are generated in a timely and accurate manner.
• Monitor and ensure that Service Department team members are up to date on required certifications.
• Commit to a culture of Safety and work with Safety partners to ensure employees have the required tools and PPE for the work being conducted.
• Establish quality control measures, conduct inspections, and ensure compliance with fire and life safety regulations and best practices.
• Other duties as assigned