Plumbing Manager

Location:Leesport, PA
Position Title: Plumbing Manager
Reports To:

General Manager or Operations Manager
Status : Full-time, Regular position
Category : Plumbing
Location Name : Berkshire Mechanical
Location Address : 2729 Leisczs Bridge Rd, Leesport, PA, 19533
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Why You Should Join the Berkshire Mechanical EENA Team?
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What Do We Offer You as a Berkshire Mechanical EENA Employee?
Service Experts offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees and their families in managing their health and wellness needs. Following is a summary of the many benefits that could be available to you as a Service Experts valued employee.
Competitive Pay, including incentive opportunities for many positions
Paid Time Off and Company Holiday Pay
Medical /Dental /Vision Insurance programs
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with company matching contributions
Life Insurance, for you and options you can elect for your family
Short-term and Long-term disability insurance options, that protects you and your family if you are unable to work
Supplemental benefit programs such as: Legal advice, pet insurance, health advocacy programs
World Class Training opportunities through our Experts University
Career Development opportunities
Position Summary:
The Plumbing Manager leads staff members that install, repair and maintain plumbing in both residential and commercial buildings. The Plumbing Manager routinely works directly with plumbers, service and install technicians, dispatch personnel, sales reps, and other managers to ensure customer satisfaction while meeting departmental goals and objectives. Serving as a senior company representative, the Plumbing Manager often communicates directly with customers, vendors and suppliers to ensure accurate communication of job or project status and requirements.
Key Responsibilities
The Plumbing Manager directs daily operations of the Plumbing Service Department by successfully performing the following tasks, duties and responsibilities:
Schedules, directs and provides technical support for plumbers to meet service demands and customers’ expectations
Recruits, interviews, hires and trains plumbers and apprentice plumbers as required meeting workload demands, and company or customer expectations and requirements
Supervises and directs the plumbers to effectively perform the functions of plumbing repair, replacement, installation and other duties as required to ensure customer satisfaction.
Reviews plumbers’ work to ensure quality meets established standards, techniques and safety requirements; makes recommendations as requirements to improve quality and productivity
Responsible for plumbers and apprentice plumbers’ performance appraisals, reviews and for setting improvement goals per company requirements
Establishes and maintains a regular training program to ensure that plumbers and apprentice plumbers are properly trained on latest service techniques and safety procedures for equipment and general working conditions
Conducts group and one-on-one meetings with plumbers as required for training, evaluation and general communication; participates and/or conducts regularly scheduled departmental safety/informational meetings
Communicates regularly with dispatch to ensure that personnel are being scheduled properly by skill level, efficiency and training requirements
Communicates daily with dispatch reporting on project information, estimated time to complete jobs, labor hours and parts or material used
Maintains communication with vendors and factory personnel concerning warranty issues, product recall notices, operational problems with products, premature failures and other issues as they apply to products and equipment sold and serviced by the Plumbing Department
Develops and monitors budgets, goals and objectives to insure departmental profitability
Reviews work orders, invoices and time reports for accuracy, and to ensure timely cash flow and maintain minimal account receivables
Specifies and makes sure that required parts are ordered in timely fashion to ensure work deadlines are met
Ensures that all company/department policies are being followed by all plumbing staff
Oversees assigned service vehicles, monitors vehicles to ensure they are being maintained and operated as required and used according to company policy
Monitors service vehicles to ensure they are in an acceptable condition to allow plumbers to efficiently work out of the vehicle, and that an adequate inventory of parts and material are maintained
Generate sales leads; and promotes and develops maintenance/service agreements; estimates and generates bids for contract projects/work
Manages larger installation, start-up and commissioning projects; coordinates and directs a team of plumbers and/or installing contractors; performs prestart-up inspections and completes turnover of equipment to owner
Work with other departmental managers to meet company and departmental goals and objectives
Other tasks and responsibilities as required maintaining efficient department operations
Desired Skills & Qualifications
Excellent customer service and sales skills
Five years Plumbing Management related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Some post-high school education from college, trade school or military
Exhibit an in-depth knowledge and understanding of Plumbing trades
Has the ability to read, interpret, utilize and train on blueprints, manuals, schematics and control circuits related to Plumbing systems
Technical aptitude with knowledge of local codes and an ability to use resources at hand to find solutions
Excellent leadership skills to enhance team productivity and standards of work produced
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; and strong conflict management skills
Detail oriented and highly organized with the ability to handle multiple tasks and assignments
Good computer skills: knowledge of and proficiency in common office applications such as MS Word, Excel, Outlook and general software navigation
Master Plumber or Journeyman License (with ability to be license holder for officeif needed)
Possess a strong personal desire for improvement; and the desire to motivate technicians to be better tomorrow than they are today
Have a clean, neat and professional appearance; a top performer who can instill pride of workmanship in himself and in others
Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record and background
Ability and willingness to work non-standard schedule: nights, weekends and holidays as/if required

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