Service Manager

W P Keith Co Inc

Pico Rivera, CA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Aerospace and Defense, Allen-Bradley, Analysis Skills, Automation, Budgeting, Coaching, Communication Skills, Customer Support/Service, Customer Training, Data Analysis, Dental Insurance, Electricity, Event Management, Financial Control, Health Insurance, High Availability, High Reliability, Identify Issues, Industry Standards, Leadership, Lift/Move 30 Pounds, Lift/Move 40 Pounds, Low Voltage (LV), Maintenance Services, Mentoring, On Site Support, People Management, Physical Demands, Preventative Maintenance, Problem Solving Skills, Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Provider Contracting, Reporting Skills, Sales, Sales Management, Sales/Support Engineering (SE), Schematics, Team Player, Test Equipment, Time Management, Trend Analysis, Vision Plan, Welding, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Pico Rivera, CA
POSTED
30+ days ago
Benefits:
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Keith Company engineers and manufactures state-of-the-art industrial furnaces, kilns and ovens that are sold to domestic and international customers. We are currently seeking a Service Manager to join our team.
 
Job Summary:
The Service Manager will perform a leadership role in developing, implementing and monitoring service plans. The Service Manager will exercise a managerial function in supervising and managing the service staff/department. He/she will be in direct contact (onsite and offsite) with customers.

Skills/Qualifications:
• Electrical know how (understand high and low voltage schematics, drives systems, temperature controllers, P&ID loops, basic understanding of PLC programming, phone support and troubleshooting)
• Knowledge in Industrial Automation.
• Hands on experience in field service functions is a must
• Experience with gas burner systems is a plus
• Leadership skills.  Help to select, train, assign, schedule, and coach service employees.  Mentor field engineers, and support sales manager.
• Experience with: Office 365, PLC, Honeywell, Allen Bradley, Temp. Controller, Welding.
• Good communication skills with staff, vendors, and customers.

Operational Duties:
• Service operational objectives
• Prepare service reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends
• Implement quality and customer-service standards
• Service budget quota objectives
• Manage annual service department
• Resolve service issues
• Organize appropriate and timely service requests
• Contract with service providers
• Improve service programs
• Analyze service and support failures
• Create preventive maintenance (PM) service plans
• Test Equipment prior to Shipment.
• Run Temperature Uniformity Tests per industry standards (AMS 2750).
• Responsible for Warranty parts Shipments, coordination of returned material for the sites, and vendor repairs of returned material from the field.
• Coordinating and planning maintenance events with the customer to ensure high availability and reliability of equipment.
• Planning and coordinating of field engineering services.
• Travel to customers to build relationships, handle emergency troubleshooting and repairs.  Travel may require for less than 20% for customers and vendors onsite visit.
• Presenting upgrade opportunities to customers.
• Supervise field installations.
• Train customers and staff on new technology/equipment.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:
• At least 5 years of work related experiences or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering preferred.

Physical Requirements:
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Standing, climbing, or kneeling is necessary to evaluate large mechanical structures.
• Must be able to lift 30-40 pounds at a time.
• Must be able to access and inspect all areas of the facility.

Work Environment and Benefits:
This job is suited for somebody who enjoys working in a small team for customers in the aerospace, aircraft, medical and energy sectors. 

We offer a challenging, creative, and service-minded working environment.  The vast majority of our staff have a long tenure with our Company and have a strong sense of accountability.  We welcome our new staff members the opportunity to feel at home with us too.
Reports to the CEO.

About the Company

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W P Keith Co Inc