Assistant Operations Manager | Rochester, NY (DOT)

ACRT$80K — $105K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor's Degree preferred.
  • Minimum of 2 years of field experience in meter reading, line locating, or leak surveying.
  • 3+ years experience and supervisory experience are advantageous but not mandatory.
  • Exceptional communication and time management abilities are essential.
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office tools required.

Responsibilities

  • Supervise and coordinate operations team, including scheduling personnel.
  • Oversee project execution, assisting technicians, and support roles as necessary.
  • Conduct performance assessments when objectives are lacking.
  • Train and supervise new employees effectively.
  • Manage client relations, ensuring contract compliance and satisfaction.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health coverage options including medical, dental, and vision.
  • Company-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance.
  • Automatic enrollment in Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) at no cost.
  • Paid time off including vacation, holidays, and special allowances.
  • Company vehicle and allowances for travel-related expenses.
Full Job Description
Bermex, Inc.

Full time Regular

About the Role 

The Assistant Operations Manager reports to the Senior Operations Manager at Bermex. This position plays a key role in planning, directing, coordinating, and managing the operations of Bermex. This position is a liaison between the field, corporate office, and the client while ensuring operational corporate objectives are accomplished through safety, productivity, work quality, techniques, and profit. This position also requires a high degree of organization, excellent time management, and exceptional communication skills. 

What You’ll Do 

Supervise and assist the operations team: 

  • Coordinate work schedules for personnel 

  • Oversee projects and supports technicians, line locators, and meter readers 

  • Assist personnel in these areas when objective goals are not being met 

  • Supervise and train employees, accordingly 

  • Must be willing to travel (potentially overnight) when required

  • May require walking for long distances (occasionally up to 30 miles per day) in various weather conditions (rain, sleet, hair, snow, extreme heat or cold, etc.)

  • Exert physical force moving objects (routinely 10lbs. of force, up to an occasional 50lbs. of force.)

Act as the liaison between the field, corporate, and clients:

  • Attend and conduct meetings to ensure the terms and conditions of the contract are being met 

  • Capable of starting new contracts and assisting sales team as needed 

  • Assist the Operations Manager, Director of Operations, and President as needed 

  • Prepare documents, reports, analyses, and presentations, such as monitoring or producing time sheets, job costs, profitability, audits, productivity, and purchase information 

  • Communicate with customers

  • Refer all customer complaints to the appropriate authorities

  • Understand customer guidelines and adhere to those guidelines 

  • Facilitate client communication when needed 

Other duties as assigned.

About You 

Must haves: 

  • Education: High School Diploma or GED 

  • Experience: 2 years of field experience in meter reading, natural gas line locating, or leak surveying

Nice to haves: 

  • Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management

  • Experience: 3 or more years of experience in meter reading, line locating, or leak surveying; 1 or more years of supervisory or management experience

Your Skills: 

  • Ability to multi-task, and work independently and as a team 

  • Exceptional flexibility in daily routines, especially when assistance is needed for meter reading, line locating, or leak surveying 

  • Adequate time management skills to finish daily meter reads in a timely manner, figuring out an efficient way to read meters for that day 

  • Excellent communication skills, comfortable interacting with management and customers 

  • Ability to interact with unhappy or negative customers in a professional manner 

  • Excellent attention to detail for problem solving and finding 

  • Ability to walk long distances and prepare for weather conditions, accordingly  

  • Strong knowledge of business acumen  

  • Knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office (e.g., Microsoft Excel, Teams, Outlook, etc.) 

Drug/Alcohol Testing:

  • Drug/alcohol testing is required

  • Drug/alcohol testing required per Non-Regulatory requirements for employees working with water, electric or meters

  • Drug/Alcohol testing required per Federal DOT regulations for employees working with gas meters

Benefits 

Health and Safety:

  • Group health plans including medical/prescription, dental, vision and a variety of other coverage options 

  • Company paid group life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, short and long term disability 

  • Flexible Spending Accounts or an option for a Health Saving Account with company match 

  • Company paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for all employees and eligible family members 

Retirement:

  • Automatic enrollment in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) at no cost 

  • Roth or Traditional 401(k) Retirement plan with company match  

PTO Plans (after 90 completed days of service for full-time employees):

  • Paid Vacation 

  • Paid Holidays 

  • Paid Wedding Day 

  • Veterans Day paid time off for our veterans 

  • Paid Sick Time (New York based positions ONLY) 

Perks/Allowances:

  • Company vehicle (for all driver-based positions) 

  • Gas card for company vehicle (if applicable) 

  • Company provided cell phone or mobile allowance (if applicable)  

  • Boot allowance from approved vendors  

  • Daily per diem for travel-based positions  

Pay for this position is $80k to $105k based on experience

Where We Work  

Employees will begin their day at the local office where they will pick up their company vehicle, equipment, and assignments for the day.

Company: ACRT, Inc.

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