General Manager

DH Pace

$75K — $95K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree preferred
  • 5+ years' experience managing personnel in a service organization
  • Valid Driver's License
  • Technical aptitude in mechanical systems and problem solving
  • Experience with team meetings for both exempt and non-exempt personnel
  • Experience in hiring, training, and conducting performance reviews
  • Ability to thrive in a hands-on, fast-paced environment focusing on deadlines and customer service

Responsibilities

  • Oversee daily operations of Service and Install Departments
  • Plan and implement schedules to fulfill customer commitments
  • Assess workload and manpower for cost-effective staffing
  • Ensure on-time and budget-compliant completion of installation projects
  • Participate in departmental annual budgeting and execution planning
  • Achieve return on sales exceeding budget forecasts
  • Analyze monthly financial and operational reports to drive improvements
  • Conduct performance reviews to enhance field force productivity
  • Champion safety initiatives and compliance
  • Analyze warranty issues and develop cost-reduction strategies
  • Enhance customer service survey scores through coaching and recognition
  • Evaluate and recommend improvements to operational processes
  • Assist in hiring, training, and employee development
  • Lead effective team meetings

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage beginning the first full month
  • Generous paid time off with holidays and floating holidays
  • Company-paid life and disability insurance
  • 401(k) plan with employer matching
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
  • Voluntary benefits like supplemental life and critical illness insurance
  • Employee discounts for staff and their families
  • Competitive salary with annual performance evaluations
Full Job Description
Overhead Door Company of Northeast Kansas™, a DH Pace Company aspires to hire a General Manager located in Topeka, Kansas. This position will have direct responsibly for leading, managing and profitably growing the Topeka market. If you have experience with operations, budgets, labor costs and profit and loss, take this opportunity to apply!

Job Responsibilities:
  • Manage day-to-day operations of Service and Install Departments.
  • Plan manage and implement schedules to meet daily customer commitments and ensure that the plan is properly executed.
  • Review workload and manpower to meet customer commitments in a cost-effective manner.
  • Ensure that install projects are completed timely, below budget and to the satisfaction of the customer.
  • Participate in the annual budgeting process for the Departments and the plan to execute.
  • Deliver return on sales that exceed your financial budget forecast for your assigned business unit(s).
  • Review monthly financial/operational reports and work with front-line managers to develop action plans to improve.
  • Improve individual performance of the field force you manage through daily, monthly and yearly performance reviews
  • Improve safety performance by complying with all aspects of our safety program and consistently emphasizing safety to your team through your words and action
  • Improve warranty performance by conducting root cause analysis and developing and implementing plans to reduce the numbers of warranties and the associated costs.
  • Improve Customer survey scores and response rates over prior year results by (1) consistently emphasizing the importance great customer service and actively coaching it (2) consistently recognizing employees who deliver great customer service (3) Quickly and consistently repairing relationships where customers give us low scores while making the needed improvements in people and processes to help ensure better service in the future.
  • Will evaluate and make suggestions to improve operational processes and procedures
  • Will assist with hiring, training and developing new employees
  • Leading effective field force meetings
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree preferred
  • Minimum of five (5) years' experience managing personnel; preferably with a Service Organization
  • Must possess a Valid Driver's License
  • Possess an ability for technical applications, mechanical systems and problem solving
  • Experience conducting meetings with exempt and non-exempt personnel
  • Experience hiring, training, developing and conducting annual performance reviews
  • Must enjoy a high level of activity in a hands-on environment where there is an emphasis on meeting deadlines and providing unmatched customer service
  • Travel on occasion to customer job sites and quarterly for senior management meetings

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What We Offer
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage - available your first full month
  • Generous paid time off plus paid holidays and floating holidays
  • Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
  • Voluntary benefits including supplemental life and critical illness coverage
  • Employee discounts for you and your immediate family
  • Competitive compensation with annual performance reviews

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