Branch Manager

* Maintains a safe working environment by following Airgas/Red-D-Arc’s health and safety guidelines.
* Maintains an exemplary level of customer service at the branch.
* Maintains a high turn-around rate and high quality standard for all rental assets.
* Ensures that all rental assets are repaired quickly and cost-effectively.
* Ensures that parts inventories are organized and monitored.
* Ensures promotion of used equipment sales.
* Performs inventory audits at the main branch.
* Ensures that all branch equipment and vehicles are maintained to a high standard.
* Maintains responsibility for branch recruiting and on boarding.
* Maintains responsibility for branch training.
* Oversees all fleet transfer in/out of the branch.
* Ensures FA verification resolution during fleet inventory audit process.
* Ensures branches meet safety audits requirements.
* Ensures proper handling and tracking of all rental assets assigned to the branch.
* Ensures proper inventory procedures are followed at the branch.
* Approves all branch purchase orders and invoices with a view to minimizing expenses.
* Ensures A/R collections are performed by the branch in a timely manner, including proper cash management.
* Completes the annual review process in a thorough and timely manner.
* Sets mentoring in place and documents deficiencies with underperforming staff.
* Monitors exception reporting to find and repair problems within the branch.
* Participates in the annual budget process.
* Complies with all SOX requirements.
* Ensures all governmental regulatory requirements are met at the branch.
* Implements all operational directives.
* Communicates new policies, sales results and any other critical information to all branch staff at least monthly.
* Consistently communicates with sales to ensure the operations team is always meeting their customer service needs.
* Action Oriented:
Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm
* Attracts Top Talent:
Attracting and selecting the best talent to meet current and future business needs
* Decision Quality:
Ability to make sound decisions in the absence of complete information.  Relies on a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience and judgment.  Considers all relevant factors and uses appropriate decision-making criteria and principles.  Recognizes when a quick 80% solution will suffice.
* Drives Engagement:
Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives
* Managing Performance:
Ensures that the work of those under their supervision supports and furthers the goals and objectives of the business.  Creates a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.  Instill accountability and give guidance, learning opportunities and exposure.
* Project Management:
Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done with a focus on continuous Improvement
* Safety & Personal Ownership:
Protect own health and safety as well as that of others report unsafe situations and make others aware of possible risks take into account safety in daily work
* Tech Savvy:
Keep up to date on technological developments and make effective use of technology to achieve results
* Greater than five years related working experience preferred.
* Working knowledge of positioning equipment, welding applications and equipment as an asset.
* Equipment repair and maintenance training is an asset.
* Adaptable to set and prioritize work with varying exceptions.
* Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.
* Ability to work with a wide variety of people with different personalities and backgrounds.
* Ability to multi-task and work independently with little supervision.
* Must be able to proactively and methodically deal with conflicting goals and challenging situations
* Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups in a business setting
* Ability to anticipate and solve problems, act decisively and persist in the face of obstacles.
* Ability to work as a team in the conception and review stages of a project.
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