What are the responsibilities and job description for the Delivery & Installation Manager position at Montana Party Rentals, Inc.?
Delivery & Installation Manager
Overview
As a leading organization in the local event industry for nearly 30 years, Montana Party Rentals prides itself on offering customers high quality service and rentals for a wide range of events. While we serve clients across the state of Montana and beyond, our reach typically includes Big Sky, Paradise Valley, and the greater Gallatin Valley region.
We are currently seeking a department manager to take charge of our Delivery & Installation team. While primarily tasked with overseeing the department crew, this role also actively participates in our deliveries, installations, and pick-ups. This includes driving trucks and/or trailers, leading crews onsite, and ensuring all paperwork is properly completed. The Delivery & Installation Manager sets the standard for their department, training and mentoring fellow team members to achieve business standards and company goals. This versatile role contributes to the company’s success through improving efficiency and productivity in the warehouse, while helping to cultivate accountability and teamwork amongst all departments.
Job Description
The Delivery & Installation Manager is primarily responsible for the operations and employees of the warehouse department. They will manage and oversee the daily operations of the department, including monitoring performance, ensuring productivity, and providing guidance and support to team members. This lead’s role is to ensure the department runs smoothly and successfully, with the recognition that their leadership directly impacts the department and company’s overall performance. Tasked with cultivating a harmonious and productive working environment, the ideal candidate will have experience with leadership and the general processes of management, including a proven track record of achieving organizational goals.
A typical day starts at the MPR warehouse, then delivery and installation crew members commute to job sites in company vehicles to various locations, which means the day-to-day is almost never the same. When not actively in the field, some key tasks for this department include cleaning and maintaining rental inventory, preparing upcoming orders, loading inventory for upcoming events, and ensuring all workplaces and vehicles are cleaned and orderly. This managerial role will work closely with other departments to ensure alignment and collaboration within the company, with the aim of meeting storewide deadlines and goals. They will also help the company with the execution of daily operations through staff training, supervision, and team building.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Training, managing, leading, and mentoring departmental staff
- Participating and leading deliveries, installations, and pick-ups
- Enforcing policies and procedures to ensure the department operates efficiently within the greater company
- Regularly communicating job and departmental expectations, goals, and priorities to team members
- Routinely connecting and communicating with leadership team
- Assisting with the creation and management of schedules and assignments for departmental employees to ensure proper coverage and efficient use of resources
- Conducting and improving driving trainings for delivery and installation team
- Ensuring company vehicles and workspaces are kept orderly, clean, and functional
A successful candidate will possess the following skills:
- Strong leadership and managerial skills
- Experience with training and/or onboarding employees
- Effective communication skills
- Ability and desire to work in a team environment and effectively delegate tasks
- Talent and desire to motivate others
- Ability to multitask and work under pressure
- Desire to develop and implement strategies for improvement
- Mathematical aptitude
- Ability to effectively organize and manage company initiatives and priorities
- Ability to lift 75 lbs
Requirements
- At least 1 year of experience in a management or leadership role
- Experience driving trucks and/or trailers
- Experience working in a departmental or team-oriented setting
- Strong interpersonal and team-building skills
Benefits
- Health, Dental, & Vision Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Retirement IRA w/Employer Match (up to 3%)
To excel in this role, you should have a proven track record of identifying and implementing process improvements that increase efficiency and productivity while maintaining high standards of quality. A successful candidate will also have excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire their team through direct action, encouragement, and constructive feedback. If you are an experienced and motivated person looking for a challenge, we highly encourage you to apply for this position.
