District Service Manager

At Arbon Equipment, a Rite-Hite Company, your work makes an impact. We deliver industry-leading solutions that keep workplaces safe, productive, and efficient. When you join Arbon Equipment, you’re not just selling or servicing equipment – you’re building trusted partnerships with customers and growing your career with a company backed by the strength of Rite-Hite’s global innovation. PURPOSE AND SCOPE To manage the Service Department within an assigned area to ensure customer expectations are exceeded in the maintenance, repair, and service of equipment while maintaining acceptable profitability.  Note, in smaller assigned areas this position may be combined with the Installation Supervisor, and still referred to as "District Service Manager", while those responsibilities would be included with these. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Maintain a staffed, trained service team that works safely and efficiently. Ensure customer expectations are exceeded in the maintenance, repair, and service of equipment. Exceed budgeted targets for profitability. The position must maintain up-to-date technical knowledge on all products sold by the district as well as major industry trends and competitive products. This position is responsible for building a strong Service Team.  This includes forecasting personnel needs to assure sufficient staff is available to meet demand while keeping overtime costs within acceptable parameters, and screening and hiring new Service Technicians. This position is responsible for ensuring that all Technicians are trained, including initial as well as ongoing training, and ensuring progress in completing the Technician Training Standard and movement through the ASAPP levels of development. This position is responsible for managing the safety of all Technicians.  This includes ensuring initial and periodic safety training, ensuring that all Technicians have proper, functioning safety equipment, periodic inspections of equipment and safety audits, and enforcing safety policies and compliance with applicable occupational safety and health regulations.  Should an accident occur, this position is responsible for completing the proper documentation, investigating the accident, and taking appropriate steps (including corrective action, if warranted) to minimize future risks. This position is responsible for enforcing all Company policies and performance standards.  This includes making all employees aware of these policies through an effective orientation, communicating changes, setting expectations for performance, and holding employees accountable through the use of corrective action as appropriate. This position is responsible for developing Technician Team Leaders in their roles and developing them to be ready for future opportunities within the Company. In addition to managing Arbon employees, the…