RedBalloon

Operations ManagerAnonymous

  • Not-remote
  • Full-time
  • $125K - $150K/yr
  • Salary
  • Beachwood, OH
Job Summary

We are a successful and growing family-owned company specializing in electro-mechanical systems, seeking an Operations Manager with a strong sense of teamwork and excellent management skills. This role oversees three departments — Project/Installation Management, Service Scheduling, and the Technical Team — and works closely with the Sales, Administrative, and Leadership teams. This is an opportunity to have a meaningful impact on the company's success, with significant room for growth.

Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Management

  • Manage team members and supervisors, including hiring, task assignment and coordination, scheduling, performance evaluation, and disciplinary actions

  • Set priorities and monitor workloads to ensure efficient operations

  • Provide coaching, mentoring, and training to team members for skill enhancement

  • Participate in strategic planning and implementation of company initiatives and best practices

  • Ensure effective communication and collaboration across all Operations Teams and other departments

  • Monitor and adhere to assigned team goals and budget

Project Management

  • Monitor the quality and efficiency of project management provided by the team to general contractors and property owners

  • Handle escalated project management issues and ensure timely resolution

  • Lead the Project Management Team to achieve routine production/job completion goals

Service Scheduling

  • Drive a customer-centric approach within the team

  • Oversee responsive service request intake and maintenance/repair scheduling to ensure high levels of external customer satisfaction

  • Oversee interactions with external customers, ensuring professionalism and effectiveness

  • Lead the Service Scheduling Team to achieve routine production/job completion goals

Technical Team

  • Work with experienced senior technicians and technician supervisors to ensure technician training, skills development, and successful credentialing/licensure

  • Ensure responsible equipment/vehicle procurement and management necessary for the technical team to safely install and service high-quality, reliable equipment on customer job sites

  • Partner with supervisors and lead technicians to ensure adherence to safety best practices

  • Assist technicians and supervisors in resolving complex customer issues and provide guidance on problem-solving

Process Improvement

  • Develop and optimize processes, workflows, and standard operating procedures

  • Implement best practices for incident management, service request handling, and knowledge management

  • Identify training needs for the team and organize training sessions to enhance technical and soft skills

Performance Monitoring & Reporting

  • Monitor and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) such as job times, warranty call-back rates, and customer feedback

  • Work with senior technicians and supervisors to analyze root causes of recurring issues and implement proactive measures to prevent them

Additional Duties

  • Effectively work with all team members, team leaders, and external parties (customers and vendors)

  • Establish and refine efficient warehousing processes that support the team

  • Occasionally interface with customers

  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications
  • Comfortable wearing multiple hats and changing gears as business needs dictate

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills — every interaction with external customers reflects on our team

  • Willingness to learn, be humble, be coachable, and follow directions

  • Self-motivated and willing to take initiative

  • People-oriented with the ability to build business relationships

Requirements
  • Supervisory experience 5 - 10 years
  • Leadership must be excellent
  • Problem Solving must be excellent
Nice to Have
  • Budget Management
  • Experience managing construction/technical staff and supervisors
  • Experience managing construction projects, either for a general contractor or subcontractor
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field (Management, Operations, Business, Engineering, or other related field)
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