What are the responsibilities and job description for the Service Manager position at George E. Booth Co.?
George E. Booth Co., Inc is a family-owned and operated industrial automation sales company looking to hire their next full-time Service Manager. Visit our website: www.gebooth.com to learn more about our family owned and operated company.
The Service Manager is responsible for overseeing daytoday service operations in the Indianapolis market, with a strong focus on execution of large service and projectbased work. This role provides leadership and support for field service technicians, embedded technicians, and nextgeneration talent participating in our Flex Tech program. The Service Manager plays a key role in staffing, mentoring, and supporting open service roles while ensuring highquality execution for our customers.
This position is primarily based in Indianapolis with local travel to customer sites as needed during normal business hours. A clean driving record is required. This role comes with a competitive compensation plan and as well as excellent benefits.
Service Manager Responsibilities:
The Service Manager is responsible for overseeing daytoday service operations in the Indianapolis market, with a strong focus on execution of large service and projectbased work. This role provides leadership and support for field service technicians, embedded technicians, and nextgeneration talent participating in our Flex Tech program. The Service Manager plays a key role in staffing, mentoring, and supporting open service roles while ensuring highquality execution for our customers.
This position is primarily based in Indianapolis with local travel to customer sites as needed during normal business hours. A clean driving record is required. This role comes with a competitive compensation plan and as well as excellent benefits.
Service Manager Responsibilities:
- Manage and coordinate daytoday service operations in the Indianapolis area
- Provide leadership and oversight for large service projects, including planning, staffing, execution, and issue resolution
- Support and manage embedded technicians assigned to customer facilities
- Collaborate with project management, sales, and engineering teams to ensure customer requirements are met
- Assist with staffing, onboarding, and ongoing support of field service technicians
- Actively support the Flex Tech program by mentoring and developing nextgeneration field technicians
- Help identify staffing needs and support hiring efforts for open service and technical roles
- Monitor workload, resource utilization, and technician availability to meet customer and project demands
- Promote and enforce safety, quality, and company standards across all service activities
- Provide regular updates on service performance, project status, and challenges
- Foster a positive, teamoriented culture focused on development, accountability, and continuous improvement
- High School Diploma or equivalent required; technical degree or continued education preferred
- 10 years of experience in field service, industrial automation, or technical project execution
- Prior experience leading or coordinating technicians or service teams strongly preferred
- Strong understanding of industrial automation, instrumentation, controls, or related service environments
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across customers, technicians, and internal teams
- Strong organizational and problemsolving skills with attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and support both shortterm service needs and longterm projects
- Willingness to work overtime as business needs arise
- Must be willing to travel locally and maintain a clean driving record
- All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States