Electrical Controls Branch Manager

Electrical Controls Branch Manager – Permanent – St. Louis Missouri

Talos Automation is currently recruiting for an Electrical Controls Branch Manager with strong leadership skills, and demonstrated success managing an automation and controls business. The successful candidate will oversee all activities and the personnel of the branch operations.

Job role:

Planning, developing, Analyzing, designing, implementing, training, and maintaining all facets of the organization with respect to the assigned remote facility. He/she will have full P&L responsibility, and will focus on maintaining a healthy relationship with our customers clients, with a mandate to grow existing accounts as well as source and qualify new leads in the automotive industry, and looking for growth opportunities in other industries.

Responsibilities:

* Manage the daily operations/ activity of our sales and support team
* Sell, promote and support our services and product range
* Liaise with clients and suppliers to maintain and grow our customer base
* Ensure the provision of market leading service standards
* Conduct Project Reviews (including: quotes, specifications, etc)
* Perform and approve design work (including: hardware, software, and project management role)
* While priority is given to local work, there will be times when additional work may be required outside of the St. Louis area
* Oversee installations as well as perform start-up and de-bug activities
* Perform related duties as required by company QOS Policies, Procedures and Instructions
* Manage and promote the growth of personnel (includes: hiring, training, coaching of staff; and conducting employee performance reviews)
* Other duties as assigned

Skills / Qualifications

* BS Degree in Electrical Engineering, or sixty (60) credit hours in Electrical Training
* Minimum of 8-10 years’ relevant experience, in the electrical controls industry
* Must have minimum of 4-5 years in a supervisory role and/or project management role, within a similar industry (supervising applications engineers, senior process controls and senior electrical controls engineers)
* Ability to run large projects, and multiple project teams preferred
* Individual must be able to perform engineering responsibilities with no difficulty
* Will possess solid business acumen, and sound commercial skills, considered an asset
* Proven trouble shooting skills and knowledge of human resource fundamentals are required
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills
* Travel is required in this position

Talos is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.