District Manager

Superior Plus Propane

• $85K — $110K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5 years of operational management experience
  • High School Diploma required; Bachelor's Degree preferred
  • Strong preference for experience in the propane industry or similar sectors
  • Strong analytical and performance data interpretation skills
  • Customer-facing experience with supervisory skills in workforce management

Responsibilities

  • Promote a safety-first culture and ensure compliance with safety standards
  • Coordinate delivery schedules alongside logistics to minimize customer churn
  • Oversee installations, leak checks, and emergency responses, ensuring regulatory compliance
  • Optimize resources to improve efficiency and manage seasonal workforce needs
  • Lead and mentor employees to achieve strategic goals and foster accountability
  • Manage district finances, focusing on controllable expenses and operational effectiveness
  • Ensure fleet and infrastructure compliance to maximize equipment uptime

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead and develop a frontline team
  • Engagement in a dynamic industry with emphasis on safety and operational excellence
  • Participation in an annual incentive program
  • Focus on professional development and talent retention
  • Exposure to diverse operational challenges in a fast-paced environment
Full Job Description
The District Manager is responsible for executing the safe, reliable, and efficient delivery of propane and associated services, while positioning the organization as the lowest-cost-to-serve provider in the market. This role provides leadership, guidance, and oversight to frontline employees to ensure operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and customer satisfaction.

What you'll do:

Safety & Environment
  • Promote a safety-first culture with strict compliance to standards.
  • Engage with teams through field visits, coaching, and accountability to achieve Zero Harm.

Delivery & Service Execution
  • Ensure schedules are met in coordination with Logistics, minimizing customer churn.
  • Oversee efficient service work, including installations, leak checks, and emergency response; responsible for ensuring compliance is always met.
  • Optimize resources (both people and physical assets), improving efficiency (route adherence, overtime, idle time) and managing seasonal workforce needs.

People & Workforce Management
  • Lead and mentor employees to align with strategic goals.
  • Recruit, develop, and retain talent while fostering accountability and satisfaction.
  • Drive performance through effective communication with Area leaders and frontline teams.
  • Managing and approving time for employees.

Financial & Operational Effectiveness
  • Manage district finances, focusing on controllable expenses like overtime.
  • Use KPIs to drive improvements, optimize inventory, and manage field capital effectively.

Fleet & Infrastructure
  • Ensure compliance with maintenance programs to reduce costs and maximize equipment uptime.
  • Oversee fleet and infrastructure to meet operational goals.

What you bring:
  • 5 years of operational management experience
  • High School Diploma
  • Bachelor's Degree preferred
  • Experience in the propane industry is strongly preferred. Relevant experience includes: waste management, pest control, construction, trucking.
  • Ability to manage, analyze and interpret performance data
  • High level of customer-facing experience
  • Supervision and development of others
  • Conflict resolution training is helpful
  • Experience managing field personnel
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suites
  • Highly motivated, professional individuals
  • Ability to travel in local market as needed
  • Legal Authorization to work in the US is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas now or in the future for this job opening.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $85,000 - $110,000 a year. This position is also eligible for an annual incentive program.

Please note the compensation information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, candidate's geographical location, as well as market and business considerations.

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