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General Manager
Job Description
The successful candidate will oversee fabrication, scheduling and field execution, build strong client and supplier relationships, and drive team performance while improving efficiency and profitability.
General Manager Responsibilities:
- Oversee scheduling, resource planning, and field coordination for installation work
- Work directly with the manufacturing and fabrication plant to ensure the quality of the product
- Ensure jobs are delivered on time, within scope, and to quality standards
- Resolve escalations and keep work moving without surprises
- Lead plant supervisors, administration and installers with clarity and accountability
- Build an ownership mindset, follow-through, communication, and professionalism
- Recruit, onboard, and develop talent as the business scales
- Maintain trusted relationships with builders, developers, contractors, and homeowners
- Monitor margins, costs, labor utilization, and job profitability
- Support estimating with operational input
- Identify opportunities to streamline processes
- Improve coordination between sales, installation, service, and logistics
- Support the long-term growth plan with data-driven decisions
- Leadership experience in an installation-based business
- Proven success in running field operations, not just office administration
- Strength in scheduling, coordination, and turning plans into executed work
- Ability to hold teams accountable without breaking culture
- Experience improving efficiency, communication, and customer outcomes
- Financial awareness and a solid understanding of P & L’s Â
- Natural relationship-builder with professional communication and follow-through
- The discussed salary range is $130 000 – $[150 000 depending on experience
- Candidates with additional experience and higher compensation expectations may also be considered
- Comprehensive benefits package
- 3 weeks vacation
- Profit Sharing
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Meet Your Recruiter
Danielle Bragge
Managing Director & Co-Founder
Recruiting Specialty: Operations & Engineering
Danielle has had a rewarding career of over 30 years of recruiting in Canada and South Africa, including co-founding The Headhunters in 2009. Drawing on this extensive recruitment experience and managing the operations of her own businesses, she specializes in the placement of operations and engineering professionals. Focusing on senior-level searches, she has recruited coast-to-coast across a variety of industries, including manufacturing, energy, technology and construction.
Danielle’s business achievements are predicated on people, since she understands profoundly that companies are successful because of the individuals they hire and the leadership they cultivate. She partners with her clients to resolve critical vacancies, and with her highly consultative approach, helps them develop long-term human capital strategies to drive growth and sustainability.
Rising quickly during her early career through the ranks of Fortune 500 and Deloitte Best Managed companies in various management roles, Danielle was previously named one of the Top 100 Women in Business in Alberta. A mother of five, she strongly believes in balancing family, work and service to the community. In keeping with that spirit, she and her family run a not-for-profit organization called Saving the Hungry, leading teams to support community projects in developing countries.