Operations Manager
Trade · Christchurch Central, Canterbury, New Zealand · Full-Time · $25/hr
Ready to step up into a senior role? An organisation in New Zealand needs an experienced technical professional to head up its field operations across several sites.
In this position you will make sure the team's technical skills translate into dependable work in the field. That means organising staff and resources, keeping an eye on operational results, upholding compliance and getting involved personally whenever technical oversight is called for. What sets strong leaders apart is the standards they keep, the people they grow and the trust others place in their decisions. Your hands-on experience counts, along with good judgement, business sense and the ability to keep teams in different places working the same way. Technical professionals from the Philippines and other countries are welcome to apply.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee the technical work happening at several sites every day
- Schedule people and resources around planned compliance checks and inspection programmes
- Guide and support a technical team whose members work in different areas
- Make sure quality, safety and service are delivered the same way everywhere
- Watch how busy the team is, how profitable jobs are and what work is still in progress
- Check each inspector's capability and send the right person to every assignment
- Stay firmly in control of authorised scopes of work and accreditation rules
- Encourage everyone in the field to put health and safety first
- Handle difficult or escalated client issues yourself, and go on site to supervise when more expertise or capacity is needed
- Team up with the technical services, compliance and finance departments
- Plan ahead for the skills and resources the business will need
- Help processes keep improving and support steady business growth without letting technical standards slip
Requirements & Eligibility
- Proven track record as a manager or leader of a field-based or technical team
- Solid practical background in a trade or technical field, backed by a relevant tertiary, trade or technical qualification
- Shown ability to set priorities and plan work when the pressure is on
- Good commercial sense around job costing, margins, utilisation and work in progress
- Can lead seasoned professionals and keep standards clear
- Sound grasp of authorisation, compliance and technical scope
- Having worked under ISO/IEC 17020 or ISO/IEC 17025 is advantageous
- A background in electricity distribution or a similar technical industry is advantageous
- Strong at making decisions, communicating and solving problems
- Used to looking after client relationships and escalated issues
- Full driver's licence, and happy to travel between sites when required
- Overseas applicants who have relevant technical experience that can be verified are encouraged to apply
- You must meet the applicable New Zealand employment and visa requirements
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