Regional Branch Manager

Lakes Gas Co•Richmond, MN

12h•$70,000 - $75,000•Onsite

About The Position

A Regional Branch Manager role will have a wide scope of responsibilities that encompass a larger market area. Along with the Regional Branch Manager duties, this role will include all aspects of conducting sales, safety, maintenance, customer service, employee scheduling, training, reviewing and extend support to other company needs. This position covers Miltona, MN and Richmond, MN Lakes Gas locations. REGIONAL BRANCH MANAGER IS A PROMOTED POSITION and will have a larger scope of responsibility inclusive of all Branch Manager functions with added duties including: Larger, More Diverse Market Area, Larger Asset Responsibility, Larger Leadership Role to Direct Employee Responsibilities, Support to Assist Other Branches as Directed, All Spare Company Vehicles and Excess Customer Tanks Under Regional Branch Manager Control.

Requirements

Manage company interest
Maintain company assets at the highest level
Lead employees to success
Accept nothing but the best customer service
Honest staff that functionally meets customer concerns
Driver courtesy on delivery sites
Treat customers like you want to be treated
Not hindered in the scheduling of customer delivery and service requirements
Effectively schedules personnel to meet the service territory
Understands how to operate larger customer geography, with quality service and support
Sales minded for growth and profit
Knows the market conditions and responds with sound judgement
Has the ability to competitively meet the challenges
Recognizes the ability to know the competitive players strengths and weaknesses
Manage dedicated sales staff
Can properly filter and select employees needed
Effectively trains employees to meet standards
Can highlight positives of employee’s performance
Recognizes poor performance and can retrain to acceptable levels
Knows when to separate from poor performing employees
Recognizes the need to extend help to other branches in need
Record and report effective practices to better employee performance
Promote good employees who are high achievers in performance, proficiency, procedure, safety, company minded and people friendly
Uncompromising to people and property for safety and code compliance
Customer and employee well-being
Awareness of conditions and contingencies for stressed situations
Thorough knowledge of: NFPA 58 Codes, NFPA 54 Codes, DOT Federal and State Codes and Laws, CFR 49 – Jurisdictional Pipeline as needed
Vehicles maintained to the highest standards
Delivery trucks are reliable for a minimum 20 year lifecycle
Fully DOT Compliant at all times
Spare equipment and trucks are a Regional Branch Manager responsibility
Bulk storage maintained to the highest standards
Paint coatings, rust, signage, decals, properly maintained
Supports for piping, pumps and hose
Domestic tanks blocked, accessible, properly stored and ready
Gates, fencing, locks, high state of security and functionality
Electric lighting, switches, conduit, outlets up to code and well maintained
Storage tank, manual valving, pneumatic valves, relief valves and Emergency Shutdown valves fully functional, code compliant and well maintained
Strategically looks to improve the service area
Assess how to better schedule customer needs: Tank Sizing, Clustering of unique accounts
Delivery/Service software integration
Bulk storage reloading points to effectively manage customer needs and company expenses
Maximize the use of Company Equipment
Delivery Economics - Reduce the cost of physical delivery
Help the company to reach more market share
Visual Reminder that we are here
Peace of Mind - Reduce the pressure off the driver
Must be up to date on all current technology the company is using
Must be open to and willing to learn new technology Lakes Gas Co is looking to implement
Must be able to teach managers under their region all technology in company use
Will be responsible for all technological devices in your region
Liquid propane accountability
Bulk Storage
Bobtail Storage
Cylinder Float
Merchandise management; mark up and accountability
Company tanks/cylinder and equipment meets expectation
Customer lease of equipment
Tank/equipment asset performance (rent)
Maintenance and care of all containers
Field maintenance, meet OEI compliance
Yard maintenance, meet OEI compliance
Readiness to deploy
Tank/cylinder evacuation of pressurized gas
Yard counts accurate and consolidated
Stored as close to plant as possible

Nice To Haves

10 ton road
High ground free of water problems
Access to actual market
Typically 20-30 mile by air from main office
Place in a location that is not at the outside fringe of the market
Consider locating near a town that is not served by natural gas
Electrical power readily available
Prefer to own the land, try not to lease
Minimum ½ acre lot, prefer 1 acre

Responsibilities

Conducting sales
Safety
Maintenance
Customer service
Employee scheduling
Training
Reviewing and extend support to other company needs
Manage company interest
Maintain company assets at the highest level
Lead employees to success
Accept nothing but the best customer service
Ensure honest staff that functionally meets customer concerns
Ensure driver courtesy on delivery sites
Treat customers like you want to be treated
Scheduling customer delivery and service requirements
Effectively schedules personnel to meet the service territory
Operate larger customer geography, with quality service and support
Sales minded for growth and profit
Respond to market conditions with sound judgement
Competitively meet the challenges
Recognize competitive players strengths and weaknesses
Manage dedicated sales staff
Filter and select employees needed
Effectively trains employees to meet standards
Highlight positives of employee’s performance
Recognize poor performance and retrain to acceptable levels
Know when to separate from poor performing employees
Extend help to other branches in need
Record and report effective practices to better employee performance
Promote good employees who are high achievers in performance, proficiency, procedure, safety, company minded and people friendly
Ensure uncompromising safety and code compliance for people and property
Ensure customer and employee well-being
Awareness of conditions and contingencies for stressed situations
Maintain vehicles to the highest standards
Ensure delivery trucks are reliable for a minimum 20 year lifecycle
Ensure vehicles are fully DOT Compliant at all times
Manage spare equipment and trucks
Maintain bulk storage to the highest standards
Ensure paint coatings, rust, signage, decals are properly maintained
Support for piping, pumps and hose
Ensure domestic tanks are blocked, accessible, properly stored and ready
Ensure gates, fencing, locks are in a high state of security and functionality
Ensure electric lighting, switches, conduit, outlets are up to code and well maintained
Ensure storage tank, manual valving, pneumatic valves, relief valves and Emergency Shutdown valves are fully functional, code compliant and well maintained
Strategically look to improve the service area
Assess how to better schedule customer needs (Tank Sizing, Clustering of unique accounts)
Delivery/Service software integration
Manage bulk storage reloading points to effectively manage customer needs and company expenses
Maximize the use of Company Equipment
Reduce the cost of physical delivery
Help the company to reach more market share
Ensure visual reminder that we are here
Reduce the pressure off the driver
Be up to date on all current technology the company is using
Be open to and willing to learn new technology Lakes Gas Co is looking to implement
Teach managers under their region all technology in company use
Be responsible for all technological devices in your region
Liquid propane accountability
Manage Bulk Storage
Manage Bobtail Storage
Manage Cylinder Float
Merchandise management; mark up and accountability
Ensure company tanks/cylinder and equipment meets expectation
Manage customer lease of equipment
Manage tank/equipment asset performance (rent)
Oversee maintenance and care of all containers
Ensure Field maintenance meets OEI compliance
Ensure Yard maintenance meets OEI compliance
Ensure readiness to deploy
Tank/cylinder evacuation of pressurized gas
Ensure yard counts are accurate and consolidated
Ensure tanks/cylinders are stored as close to plant as possible