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Service Operations
Leader

Player-Coach  |  Builder Role

We're not looking for someone to manage a service department. We're looking for someone to build one.

Neenah, WI  ·  In-Person
Full-Time
$100K Base + Up to 40% Bonus
Critical Power · Critical Cooling · HVAC · Monitoring

About the Role

We are a manufacturer's representative organization specializing in critical infrastructure systems — Critical Power, Critical Cooling, HVAC, and System Monitoring. Our service division supports the uptime of our customers' most mission-critical equipment.

This role exists to own the full performance, flow, and growth of that division. You will be accountable for outcomes — not activity. That means Labor Efficiency Ratio (LER), gross profit, service contract growth, and operational scalability are yours.

This is a high-ownership, player-coach role. You will start inside the work — stabilizing operations, understanding the business from the ground up — while simultaneously building the systems, team, and structure required to scale.

This role is accountable for results. Success is measured by LER, gross profit, service contract growth, and how much less the leadership team needs to be involved in daily operations over time.

If that sentence excites you rather than concerns you — keep reading.

What Makes This Role Different

Most service leadership roles sit above the work. This one starts inside it.

This Role — Early Phase
  • Step into dispatch and daily coordination as needed
  • Stabilize operations from the inside
  • Identify and fix breakdowns firsthand
  • Build systems and structure underneath you
  • Hire and develop the team as you go
What This Is Not
  • Inheriting a fully built team and structure
  • Managing from a distance from day one
  • Directing others without getting your hands dirty
  • A maintenance role — this is a builder role
  • A role where activity counts more than outcomes

If you prefer a fully defined structure, a built-out team, and clearly scoped responsibilities before you act — this will not be a fit. We want someone who sees an unbuilt operation as an opportunity, not a red flag.

What You'll Own

01

📊 Performance

Own and drive LER, gross profit margin, and technician utilization. Hold your team accountable to their KPIs and make the numbers move.

02

⚙️ Operational Flow

Own the full workflow from customer request → dispatch → execution → billing. Eliminate bottlenecks. Ensure techs are prepared before every job.

03

🏆 Player-Coach Leadership

Lead from the front during early stabilization. Step into dispatch when needed. Transition out of execution as systems and team mature.

04

🤝 Team Leadership

Lead Dispatch, Parts, Service Intelligence, and the Field Service Manager — who owns technical execution, field quality, and technician development. Your job is to lead the system; the Field Service Manager leads the technical work.

05

🔧 Systems & Process

Build SOPs and repeatable workflows across scheduling, job prep, and communication. If it can't be trained to a new hire, it isn't a system.

06

💰 Service Contract Growth

Own the service contract portfolio — count, revenue, and renewal rate. Convert non-contracted customers and develop tiered offerings that grow margin.

07

🚀 Business Expansion

Help expand beyond HVAC into power, monitoring, and infrastructure services. Evaluate new service offerings and build rollout plans with clear financial models.

08

💹 Financial Ownership

Own service P&L performance. Improve job costing, billing accuracy, and margins. Make decisions that balance growth and profitability.

What Success Looks Like — First 12 Months

LER improves and stabilizes at target
Gross profit trends upward consistently quarter-over-quarter
Service contracts grow in both count and revenue
Dispatch and operations run without constant intervention
Core systems are documented and followed by the team
At least one new service offering is launched
Leadership is no longer involved in day-to-day service decisions
Technician utilization and job readiness improve measurably

Your Team

You will have direct management responsibility over the full service operation, including:

Dispatch — scheduling execution and daily communication flow
Parts Coordinator — procurement accuracy and job readiness
Service Intelligence Coordinator — data, reporting, and proactive service generation
Field Service Manager — technical execution, field quality, and technician development

The Field Service Manager handles the technical side of the operation — training the field team, ensuring work quality, and troubleshooting in the field. Your role is to lead the system and the people; the Field Service Manager leads the technical execution. These two roles are designed to complement each other, not overlap.

Who This Role Is For

🎯

Owner Mentality

Thinks like an owner, not an employee. Takes outcomes personally. Uses "I" not "we."

🧠

Systems Thinker

Builds repeatable processes. Connects dispatch → parts → LER → customer impact.

💰

Financially Literate

Understands how operations drive financial outcomes. Margin and cost are not someone else's job.

Action-Oriented

Moves without waiting for perfect conditions. Stabilizes → then improves → then grows.

🌱

Comfortable in Ambiguity

Thrives in environments without perfect structure. Sees blank canvas as opportunity.

🏫

Natural Teacher

Educates the team and customers — and verifies the learning actually landed, not just that it was delivered.

This Role Is Not For You If —

Experience & Background

We're less concerned with titles and more focused on capability. Ideal candidates typically have:

Compensation

This role is designed for someone who wants to win based on results. The compensation structure reflects that.

Base Salary
$100,000 / year

Competitive base for the right operator — someone who brings proven capability from day one.

Performance Bonus
Up to 40% of base

Up to $40,000 additional, tied directly to the metrics this role owns.

Profitability LER / Efficiency Contract Growth

Total on-target earnings: up to $140,000. Hit the numbers, earn the upside. It's that straightforward.

Our Core Values

We are an EOS company. These values are how we hire, operate, and hold each other accountable — not words on a wall.

01

Customer Success Ahead of Our Own

02

Educate to Dominate

03

Creativity & Innovation

04

Bust Down Walls Tenacity

05

Quiet Confidence

Ready to Own It?

If you've read this and thought "that's exactly what I do" — we want to hear from you.

1

Submit your resume. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

2

Include the required keyword in your application (see below). Applications without it will not be reviewed — this is intentional.

3

Qualified candidates will be contacted for a phone pre-screen. If you advance, you will receive a DISC assessment that must be completed before the in-person interview. This is a required part of our process and helps us ensure the right fit for both sides.

To apply, your written application must include the word:

operator

We use this as a simple signal of attention to detail. If it's not there, your application won't be reviewed — regardless of experience.