About the Job:

This position is accountable for the success of the Warehouse/Shop operations in St. Louis, Kansas, and nationally. This leader will be tasked to manage and be responsible for the costs associated with safe, efficient, and productive operations of the Warehouse/Shop as it pertains the CS project estimates, workload, and actual costs incurred by the projects. Adjustments in manpower and operating procedures will be the responsibility of this leader to assure operating costs are not exceeding income. Shop Cost Reports will be developed by upper management and Cost Manager to accurately view and project shop costs as they relate to shop income. This leader will be responsible for completion and upkeep of these reports once established.

The main goal is to provide a full-service equipment operation that is well maintained (and branded) in order to keep our crews working in the field and to reduce/eliminate inefficiencies (unnecessary costs) along the way. The project teams renting from our own company versus renting 3rd party should ultimately aid in the company’s bottom line and provide an advantage over our competition meanwhile maintaining a diverse fleet of equipment/tools. Ensure safe and timely, DOT compliant, delivery of our quality tools/equipment to our projects and keeping overall control of our assets. Oversee the asset management, tracking, maintenance, and accounting of our fleet. Aid in the company being an industry leader utilizing the latest technology to the best of our ability.

Compensation and Benefits

Competitive Annual Salary based on qualifications, skills, training, experience, and location.

Salary Range: $80,000 - $100,000

Discretionary Annual Bonus: Subject to company performance and individual contribution.

Comprehensive Benefits Package Including: Medical, Dental and Vision plans, 401k, generous PTO and paid company holidays, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, learning & development programs and more!

Summary Description:

Specific Responsibilities:

• Provide a Safe working environment and uphold the safety culture and core values
• Develop and follow a Business Plan
• Customer Service (lifeline of this operation)
• C.R.E.W. acronym promotes Teamwork
• Maintain client relationships (CSI, Clayco, etc) and be effective at resolving disputes
• Promote organization and structure to allow for accountability
• Manage and supervise the office staff – including annual performance evaluations
• Embrace and promote the DOT compliance efforts
• Embrace and promote Technology to assist in the tracking of our assets, maintenance costs, payroll
• Work closely with the Asset Manager to make sure our fleet is current and we are selling our older equipment while it still brings a good value.
• Uphold and promote the preventative maintenance initiative
• Be proactive regarding budget analysis income vs spending
• Promote the CSI Brand on our equipment and maintain standards
• Creative thinking to be as efficient as possible
• Maintain relationships with key vendors
• Maintain a profitable business unit within reason!
• Hire top talent and retain the best for careers
• Constant communication with the Operations groups in order to understand how we can improve as a team
• Influence the KCBU and NBU equipment/warehouse operations
• Participate in the company Strategic Planning efforts
• Oversight of buildings and properties to ensure they are kept up and security measures are in place.
• CSI 3rd party rental oversight & compared utilization
• Constant communication with PM’s to insure prompt invoice approvals
• Oversight of bulk purchasing
• Flatwork pour schedule communication with Operations team

Job Specific Competencies/behaviors:

• Communicates well both verbally and in writing, creates accurate and punctual reports, shares information and ideas with others, has good listening skills.
• Ability to identify, assimilate and comprehend the critical elements of a situation to extract and interpret implications of courses of actions to attend to details of a problem.
• Effectiveness in planning and controlling work, motivating, and developing subordinates, improving work methods and results, encouraging, and supporting suggestions for work improvements, etc.
• Breaks down problems into smaller components, understands underlying issues, can simplify and process complex issues, understands the difference between critical details and unimportant facts.
• Plans for and uses resources efficiently, always looks for ways to reduce costs, creates accurate and realistic budgets, tracks and adjusts budgets
• Is attentive to detail and accuracy, is committed to excellence, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems.
• Knows and projects costs to complete accurately. Proactively adjusts budgets and develops solutions to minimize cost inefficiencies.
• Leads through change and adversity, makes the tough call when needed, builds consensus when appropriate, motivates and encourages others.
• Operates within the organization's formal and informal structures, builds allies and relationships across departments, uses allies to build consensus and create results, is appropriately diplomatic, understands others' roles and perspectives.
• Anticipates and resolves conflicts, turns team diversity into an advantage, uses unique team talents, defines processes and goals, works for consensus.
• Establishes goals, milestones, and procedures, defines roles and responsibilities, acquires resources,
• Inspires and stimulates the best efforts of subordinates in the accomplishment of identified goals.

Education/Experience/Attributes/Requirements

• 5-15 Years of Experience
• Bachelors degree preferred
• General knowledge of construction equipment
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with an adaptable and flexible style in working with all types of individuals
• Proficient at leading a successful project team, including development of employee and maintaining relationships
• Maintain a positive culture
• Self-motivated, with the ability to work equally well on own as well as in a team environment.

• Networking

About Us

Concrete Strategies is a full-service national concrete contractor with the in-house resources and expertise to safely self-perform a wide variety of commercial construction including all aspects of cast in place concrete, precast erections, and concrete restoration. CSI began as Clayco Tilt-Up in 1988. In 2005, our services expanded, and we re-branded the company to showcase the additional offerings. Our 30 years in the business have enabled us to learn and refine our craft to meet the current market needs.

Why Concrete Strategies? We provide the integrated services our clients expect, achieving Construction Success through:

• Economical Pricing

• Safe Jobsites

• Efficient, On-time Delivery

• High-quality, Innovative Results

National Presence: SEATTLE – PHOENIX - KANSAS CITY - ST. LOUIS - PENNSYLVANIA - DES MOINES

Engineering News Record Rankings

\#8 Top 20 Firms in Concrete

\#102 Top 600 Specialty Contractors

\#26 Midwest Specialty Contractors

\#3 Midwest Top Specialty Contractors by Sector – Missouri

\#2 Midwest Top Specialty Contractors by Sector – Concrete

The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company hires individuals on the basis of their qualifications and ability to complete the essential requirements and responsibilities of the job to be filled. It is our policy to grant equal employment opportunities to qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, religion, pregnancy, parental status, marital status, age, veterans’ or military status, regardless of how discharged, or physical or mental handicap or disability, genetic information, or other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. The Company will provide equal opportunities in employment and take affirmative action as necessary in all aspects of the employment relationship, including without limitation, recruiting, hiring, compensation, promotion, working conditions, benefits and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment. All employment decisions are made based on availability, qualifications, ability, merit and/or other legitimate factors consistent with principles of equal employment.

This position is a safety sensitive position for purposes of state and federal law