Department Supervisor - Pieper Electric, Inc.

Responsibilities:

Lead the department's sales effort and continually prospect for new customers. Install, oversee, and coordinate production efforts at various industrial and commercial facilities, ensuring all work is performed within the customer’s operational schedule

• Invoice customers, manage billings, track accounts receivable, and manage working capital.
• Facilitate constant process improvement in production and efficiency in our field labor.
• Prospect for leads continually.
• Forecast what is to be done every week, when, and by whom. Analyze and forecast factors that affect results to maximum efficiency.
• Monitor work authorizations (tools, job status reports, etc.).
• Day-to-day planning and acquisition of materials and labor necessary to complete tasks at hand.
• Ensure that customer schedules and deadlines must be adhered to and plant production must resume at or before customer’s deadline, to maintain safety and quality standards.
• Assure compliance of mandatory weekly/monthly reports, such as safety talks, JHA and BBS documents.
• Develop and maintain relationships with customers; ensure high-quality service is provided to guarantee repeat sales and favorable recommendations. Take prompt action to resolve any customer complaints.
• Complete projects, jobs, and reports effectively.
• Be available at the customer’s request, which may require weekend, and holiday work on a regular basis; shutdowns are often scheduled on major holiday’s. Must be able to act/react quickly to customers’ demands.
• Provide overall leadership to department while acting as a team player; lead by example; provide necessary and frequent communication to direct reports to ensure smooth and efficient operation of department.
• Train and mentor electricians, apprentices, and lead people.
• Provide personnel development plans, monitoring, coaching, feedback, & growth opportunities to your direct reports.
• Participate in employee continuing education-house or through outside programs.

This position requires a decisive leader with a passion for hands-on work in outdoor environments and a strong drive for electrical installation project management work. Must have a desire to work in a team-based environment and contribute immediately.

• 1-2 years’ experience aiding workplace safety efforts required.
• 3-5 prior experience in the electrical, mechanical, or construction field required.
• Positive safety attitude and personal integrity – both are non-negotiable.
• Ability to work effectively with customers and service their needs, including working weekends, holidays, extended hours, and 2nd or 3rd shifts as the customer or project requires.
• Ability to think conceptually, apply practical solutions, and make decisions quickly.
• Technical knowledge for the applicable trade.
• Capabilities to self-start, display solid work ethics, and aspire to move ahead.
• Ability to be trusted by customers and employees, i.e. – the ability to serve.