**Job Title: Operations Manager - Automotive Shop** **Job Description** As an Operations Manager, you will oversee organizational processes and operations to ensure productivity and quality. Your main duties will include enhancing efficiency, managing quality standards, and supervising distribution, warehousing, and shipping operations. You will also be responsible for forecasting requirements, preparing budgets, and developing warehouse operations systems. The shop is a automotive shop that repairs and installs components on police and sheriff cars. The team will be a small team of 5 to oversee. **Responsibilities** + Manage safety and federal contractor compliance. + Conduct daily inventory management and troubleshoot any issues. + Determine customer needs and propose appropriate services. + Utilize the company's Growth Management System (GMS) to schedule and document activities and develop prospective customer profiles. **Essential Skills** + Experience in the Law Enforcement industry with Emergency Vehicle Lighting, Vehicle Equipment, and Tactical Duty Gear (not required but a plus). + Knowledge of vehicle wiring and the ability to identify electrical circuits. + Experience with the installation of emergency lighting (desired but not required). + Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel. + Self-starter with the ability to work independently and in a team environment. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Excellent verbal and written communication skills. + Strong presentation, negotiation, and closing skills. + Emergency Vehicle Technician (EVT) certification (desired but not required). + Good hearing and color vision. + Ability to communicate well with others and work on small objects. **Why Work Here?** We offer production/cost bonus incentives, a full benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage, and direct placement from day one. **Work Environment** You will work in a small shop environment, partial auto shop and partial retail store. The role demands promptness and preparedness to work. **Job Type & Location** This is a Permanent position based out of Gainesville, Florida **About Aerotek:** We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.