Operations Manager in Sacramento
• High school completion or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of three years customer service or general business experience.
• Management or supervisory experience helpful.
• Customer relations and sales skills.
• General knowledge of drapery cleaning, fabrics, hardware, and installation techniques beneficial.
• General knowledge of hard surfaces; Stone, Tile, Wood, and Concrete techniques beneficial
• General knowledge of HVAC cleaning techniques beneficial
• General knowledge of Area Rug cleaning techniques beneficial
• Prior carpet cleaning experience beneficial.
• Data entry or computer operation experience.
Hires, trains, and supervises operational staff. Monitors compliance with operational procedures and manages system paper flow. Schedules residential customer service stops.
• Creates and implements an Operational Department strategic plan for the division including short- and long-term goals, and a system to monitor progress towards reaching those goals. This includes achieving topline growth.
• Communicates effectively with customers, customer service, plant, and outside personnel.
• Anticipates, prevents, and solves problems.
• Supervises, directs, and monitors operational staff.
• Conducts regular department meetings following corporate format and including things unique to the department.
• Conducts effective performance reviews for operational staff containing specific performance standards and clear expectations.
• Supports performance by conducting appraisals.
• Regularly inspects safety and cleanliness of company vehicles and equipment. Ensures that company equipment is properly maintained.
• Organizes work and work assignments to maximize accuracy, timeliness, productivity, and effective customer service. Suggests and implements performance improvements.
• Confirms and ensures proper completion of On-Location, Sales, and Revisit routes. Conducts check-out and check-in; monitors associated paperwork and solves problems.
• Provides timely recognition and feedback to ensure adherence to company policy.
• Administers progressive disciplinary process as required.
• Initiates training program to include new and existing technicians. Implements systems so training program can are documented and monitored.
• On a monthly basis, conducts field visitations using corporate standards.
• Establishes criteria for evaluation of candidates for open positions. Using corporate interview questions appropriately screen for experience and background.
• Monitors safety training for effectiveness. Ensure safety training is documentation is complete and on-going.
• Enforces COIT Carpet Cleaning Standards to ensure the highest level of quality.
• Demonstrates technical expertise and commitment to customer service.
• Develops and implements effective systems to communicate with the customers. This information should be used to evaluate performance and establish benchmarks.
• Develops and implements systems to monitor customer concerns from start to finish. The systems should have the ability to track by problem type and by technician involved.
• Implements control systems, problem solving and follow-up procedures to ensure that standards are met. Keeps General Manager informed.
• Wears clean, neat, and proper attire every day, setting the standard for the department.
• Represents the operations function on task force assignments relating to areas of responsibility.
• Supports organizational teamwork and acts as an advocate for corporate values.
• Meets corporate standards for attendance and timeliness.
• Prepares reports, records and documentation as required or assigned; keeps management informed.
• Maintains effective working relationships and acts in a manner most beneficial to the company.
• All other duties as assigned.
This position is mostly a sedentary one. Requires sitting for extended periods of time and using the telephone, computer keyboard, monitor and mouse. Requires driving to monitor work in the field. Occasionally, it may be required to lift and carry materials or customer's goods.
Note: This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties required of this employee. The employee is required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties upon the request of the supervisor.