General Manager

Job Reference: WM – 2978

Location: Ohio, USA

Salary: $80,000 - $110,000

Job Type: Permanent

Job Description

General Manager – Job Summary:

We’re supporting our client, sales, service, and rental company operating in the waste and recycling equipment industry based in Canton, OH who are looking for a General Manager to join their growing team. The successful General Manager will have proven leadership experience, as well as experience of hiring, firing, and growing a team.

Salary:                         $80,000 – $110,000

Job Type:                    Direct hire

Location:                     Canton, OH

Job Start date:            ASAP

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off

Responsibilities:

  • Oversee shop operations to ensure timelines are met safely and efficiently.
  • Manage daily operations of field staff including installations and service.
  • Create, manage, and improve daily operation processes.
  • Oversee quality control and foster a culture of professionalism.
  • In collaboration with the Vice President of Operations, ensure adequate resources (personnel, materials, equipment, and training) are provided to meet the company objectives.
  • Responsible for creating and holding safety meetings, working with insurance providers, and monitoring employee safety records.
  • Maintain a work environment conducive to good employee morale while inspiring an overall team mindset.
  • Help to create and monitor schedules of daily operations driving to meet project timelines.
  • Manage hiring and firing, employee payroll, coaching and development – Management of a team of 10-15 people, with support of Service Manager, Installation Manager, and Shop Foreman
  • Be customer service oriented and have ability to talk and sell to customers as required
  • Drive company towards continuous improvement of P&L and margin increases
  • Provide regular status reporting to company ownership
  • Implement new technology systems throughout company

About You:

  • Proven leadership background, as well as experience of hiring, firing, and growing a team
  • Great communication skills and creating an environment of world class communication
  • Proven track record of managing daily operations – logistics, managing field based technicians, but also manufacturing quality background
  • Proven knowledge of safety, and fostering environment of safe work
  • Understanding of business – cost of goods, job cost tracking, inventory management, project management, cost reduction
  • Ability to work with technology and implement new technology at direction of ownership
  • Clean legal background and willingness to undergo thorough background check.
  • Proven ability to lead by example through character traits, integrity, and hard work ethic.
  • Disciplined and high organizational skills
  • As a new position, candidate has to be growth oriented, and willing to create this new job from scratch, at the direction of ownership
  • Basic understanding of P&L
  • Understanding of basic engineering and mathematics
  • High School diploma
  • Understanding of all Microsoft products: Teams, Excel, Word, Outlook

Preferred

  • Bachelors degree in business of some type
  • Has worked in the field, knows mechanical knowledge but has an understanding of business

Job Application:

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