Area Operations Director- Modernization (Southwest)

Essential Job Functions

• Drives and supports a culture of safety throughout the organization.
• Participates in safety training, performs safety audits, and stresses the importance of safety to all employees.
• Drives success of area modernization processes from booking to turnover; coordinates with the AVP and branch management teams to drive initiatives.
• Reviews P&L and other financial reports to monitor branch performance within the area to ensure monthly budgetary goals are met or exceeded.
• Uses accounting reports to review job backlogs and possible job fades for all branches within the area.
• Develops, reviews, and approves the operation plans and budgets submitted by direct reports.
• Plans, directs, and prioritizes elevator modernizations with area manpower needs and ensures the areas operations are efficient and cost effective; supervises project managers and uses project management software and other scheduling tools.
• Visits jobsites to survey and advises on modernization jobs progress. Includes trouble-shooting problems with operations managers and mechanics, performing quality audits and meeting with contractors to review progress.
• Develops and maintains strong working relationships with customers.
• Implements and oversees strategic fade initiatives. Reviews and participates in bids of large or complex modernization jobs to ensure profitability. Includes attending pre-bid meetings with sales representatives and providing technical input to calculate labor and material costs.
• Maintains strong familiarity of company products by attending company training classes and reviewing factory equipment updates and supplier goods. Includes a strong understanding of TK Elevator, and its area and company mission and objectives, ethical standards and code of conduct.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of all federal, state and local elevator industry code requirements.
• Prioritizes and supports all US Field Operations and Area initiatives and supports the execution of initiatives and processes within the area and branches.
• Actively participates in branch coordination meetings; includes interfacing with corporate departments, including legal and labor relations, and collaborates with the factory as the main point of contact for area modernization.
• Possible direct project field crew oversight or project responsibilities on special tasks or projects.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

  Education & Experience

  • Bachelor's degree is required; IUEC (full mechanic) will be considered in lieu of degree.
  • 10+ years in upper-level management in the elevator or related industries, preferred.
  • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
  • Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form, and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
  • Requires a valid driver’s license and a satisfactory Motor Vehicles Report.

  What We Offer

  • Salary range for candidates located in Denver, CO is: $203,000- $$238,000.
  • The role offers a car allowance, fuel card, and annual incentive program.
  • Provided they meet all eligibility requirement under the applicable plan documents, employees will be offered Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Flexible spending accounts (FSA), Health savings account (HSA), Supplemental medical plans, Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance, Company-paid basic life insurance and AD&D, Optional life and AD&D coverage, Optional spouse and dependent life insurance, Identity theft monitoring, Pet insurance, Company-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
  • Tuition reimbursement.
  • 15 days of vacation per year, 11 paid holidays each calendar year (10 fixed, 1 floating), Paid sick leave, per company policy, Up to six weeks of paid parental leave (available after successful completion of 90 days of full-time employment).