Technical Operations Manager

Position Details:

• Title: Operations Manager
• Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
• Shift: Monday- Friday, 1st shift
• Compensation: $115k-$120K
• Benefits : Employer paid medical, dental, vision, disability. Life insurance, retirement plan, employee funded pre-tax health and tuition reimbursement. PTO-Sick-Holiday leave
• Travel: Travel may be required to customer sites.

Position Description:

Manage day-to-day operations of a commercial calibration and repair laboratory, to meet and exceed customer requirements and company objectives. Responsibilities include technical operations, customer service, shipping & receiving, quality representatives, and drivers. This includes direct interaction with customers, corporate personnel, and sales personnel. Act independently to determine methods and procedures for new assignments and may guide the activities of other employees. Use ability as a skilled specialist to contribute to development of concepts and techniques, and to complete tasks in creative and effective ways. Work on assignments that are extremely complex in nature where independent action and a high degree of initiative are required in resolving problems and developing recommendations. Operations Managers have supervisors as direct reports, in addition to other non-exempt employees.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a leader and set an example of embodying the principles of company mission in service.
• Manage laboratory operations to budgeted financial objectives with Profit and Loss(P&L) responsibilities.
• Manage and control key variable expense accounts, technical and administrative staff.
• Maintain appropriate levels of accreditation and scope as defined by management; enhancement and expansion of the laboratory scope of accreditation (UKAS, KEMA, ISO/IEC 17025 Quality System).
• Instill operational process efficiencies to reduce costs and provide technical support for sales and operational efforts.
• Manage service performance of the laboratory to corporate objectives and assist technical staff in the analysis and resolution of complex problems commonly found in TMDE.
• Manage the laboratory assets to maximize the utilization and leverage of assets. Ascertain lab capabilities and increase where relevant.
• Support the Regional Director/VP in key initiatives and projects.
• Recommendation for asset acquisition with appropriate justification