Are you ready to take on an exciting leadership role in a company that has a significant presence in the electric motor and power systems industry? A growing Milwaukee-based company specializing in industrial electric motors is seeking a dynamic General Manager to lead and inspire their team. We are in the business of buying, selling, rebuilding, rewinding, and storing large industrial electric motors, as well as offering electrical plant maintenance and power systems services.
Why This Opportunity?
- Lead with Impact: As a General Manager, you’ll lead a team of skilled technicians, department leads, and administrative staff in a facility that operates at the forefront of electric motor and power system technology.
- Career Growth: This is an opportunity to help expand a well-established business, implement new processes, and make an impact across the entire company. The company has ambitious plans to grow their product and service offerings, and you will be a key part of that transformation.
- Work-Life Balance & Flexibility: The position offers flexibility—shop hours run from 6:00 am to 2:30 pm, while office hours can start anytime between 6:00 am and 9:00 am with end times accordingly adjusted. It’s a family-friendly environment that values work-life balance.
- Great Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, excellent benefits, and the opportunity to work for a company that offers a small-company feel with big-company perks.
Key Responsibilities:
- Team Leadership: Manage and lead a team of around 25-30 employees, including technicians and department leads.
- Shop Operations: Plan and coordinate labor requirements on the shop floor to efficiently support incoming inspections, teardown, repair jobs, and field service work.
- Quality Control: Develop and implement quality control processes, ensuring that customer requirements such as inspections and data collection are met to the highest standard.
- Customer Relationships: Assist in coordinating customer visits, providing technical and scheduling support as needed, and communicating effectively with customer engineers to ensure successful outcomes.
- Employee Development: Ensure that all staff are adequately trained and have a clear development plan to grow within the company.
- Continuous Improvement: Assist in implementing a continuous improvement culture through Lean, Six Sigma, and other methodologies to enhance processes and quality.
- Facility Management: Coordinate the maintenance and upkeep of the facility and its equipment.
Qualifications:
- Experience in Electric Motor Repair: Ideally, experience with AC and DC electric motors, including diagnostics, repair, and maintenance. Candidates with a strong background in machining and familiarity with electric motors are also encouraged to apply.
- Leadership Skills: Strong ability to lead, mentor, and coach a team of technically skilled employees, including junior technicians and seasoned professionals.
- Continuous Improvement: Experience in environments that focus on continuous improvement (Lean, 5S, Six Sigma) is highly preferred.
- Customer Interaction: Coordinate with customers to provide technical support, assist sales, and address service inquiries as needed. The ability to think on your feet and make quality decisions is important.
- Industry Expertise: Experience working in or overseeing machine shop operations is a big plus.
Company Culture: This company has a unique culture that combines senior-level expertise with the energy of junior talent. The General Manager will play a key role in fostering an environment that minimizes turnover and maximizes employee engagement and satisfaction. A family-friendly company, they offer flexibility to ensure employees can maintain a healthy work-life balance while being part of a challenging and rewarding workplace.Compensation & Benefits:
- Competitive salary based on experience expecially for good fit candidates.
- Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, and more.
- The opportunity to work in a supportive, family-like environment while benefiting from the resources of a larger corporate umbrella.
If you are a leader who can inspire change, drive growth, and make an impact, we want to hear from you.
If you have questions about this position – please email jimz@employs.com
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $110,000.00 – $135,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Compensation Package:
- Bonus opportunities
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- Factory: 1 year (Required)
- Leadership: 1 year (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Milwaukee, WI 53207 (Required)
Work Location: In person
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