General Manager
Element U.S. Space & Defense
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Santa Clarita • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $225,000 - $275,000 per year
About the role
- P/L responsibility for a $15-20M and growing testing operation with 40-60 employees.
- Lead organization to meet or exceed corporate profit objectives.
- Implement best practices for continuous process improvement.
- Train, supervise, and direct Department Managers in management development issues and corporate affairs.
- Recommend new complimentary/supplementary business opportunities to senior executives.
- Develop and execute implementation plan for new opportunities and communicate them effectively to corresponding teams; ensuring goals and objectives are set in place.
- Provide the direction, motivation, and training necessary to assure that employees are consistently offering outstanding levels of service to their customers and maintaining all standards necessary to being recognized for superior customer satisfaction.
- Create and maintain a work environment that promotes teamwork and cooperation where employees can prosper, are rewarded for their effort, and are continuously challenged to improve the performance of all functional areas of the facility and operation.
- Set the standard for integrity, ethics and job performance.
- Influence sales staff to foster year-to-year revenue growth.
- Act as senior customer advocate, ensuring that all complaints are addressed and resolved in a timely manner.
- Implement corporate policies and procedures to ensure safety and regulatory compliance.
- Develop policies and procedures related to Division operations and implement them as needed.
- Manage staffing levels and ensure proper skill sets to achieve corporate goals.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field
- 10 years of P&L, business management, leadership, and people management experience working as a Director of Operations, Sector Manager, Business Owner or General Manager, preferably for a company that provides testing, engineering, contract services and/or products to the Aerospace, Space and/or Defense Industries.
- Proven track record of P&L success.
- Business development experience includes sales growth, marketing strategies, negotiating and closing deals, process improvements, innovation and bringing new opportunities to market.
- Experienced and skilled at developing and implementing efficient and effective operational processes.
- Experience in coaching and developing personnel and teams.
- This role is required to be on-site in a lab. Travel may be required from time to time.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Short- and Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts
- Seven (7) paid holidays and four (4) paid floating holidays, depending on your hire date
- Paid Time Off (PTO), accrued biweekly
- 401k with employer match
- Twelve (12) hours of Paid Volunteer Time Off (PVTO) each year
- Tuition reimbursement and other employee programs
- Flexible schedules offered at some of our labs
- Monthly Lab Bonus plans (Based on position)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
P&L managementbusiness managementprocess improvementbusiness developmentsales growthmarketing strategiesnegotiatingoperational processescoachingteam development
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationmotivationteamworkintegrityethicscustomer advocacyproblem-solvingtrainingorganizational skills
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering