Area vice president

TK Elevator Corporation
Downers Grove, IL

What We Expect

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TK Elevator is currently seeking an experienced Area Vice President in the Midwest Area.

Responsible for driving the success of the Midwest Area by strategically aligning sales and executing operations performance with an emphasis on differentiated customer service and service growth.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

  • Drives and supports a culture of safety throughout the Midwest Area. Includes partnering with H&S to continuously improve safety performance, acting as the face of safety to all employees; and strategically leading programs involving safety to ensure successful execution.
  • Partners with HR to build a culture that attracts and retains top talent to maximize human capital and diversity creating a leading employee experience in the market.
  • Leads Midwest Area team with an emphasis on empowerment and growth of the service business through all lines of business: new installation, modernization, repair and sales operations. Includes nurturing an organizational culture that challenges others to generate breakthrough ideas and take well-reasoned risks.
  • Ensures Midwest Area operations run efficiently and cost effectively. Includes monitoring staff performance and morale, overseeing office/jobsite environment and addressing performance issues when necessary.
  • Strategically reviews P&L and other financial reports to monitor branch performance within the Midwest Area to ensure monthly budgetary goals are met or exceeded. Develops, reviews, and approves the operating plans and budgets submitted by direct reports.
  • Implements organizational standard operational processes with a strong emphasis on continuous improvement of service revenue growth. Includes working with Midwest Area management to ensure a level of customer service that is differentiated from the competition; and developing a unified approach to serving external and internal customers and communicating a consistent message and brand.
  • Supports the execution of initiatives within the Midwest Area and branches. Includes interfacing with Regional and corporate departments, including the factory, coordination, leasing, legal, HR, and finance.
  • Supports effective business development activities such as market assessments and positioning, customer management and feedback and performance assessment. Includes working with Midwest region management to maintain and enhance strong working relationships with customers, elevator consultants, building owners and managers, construction firms and architects.
  • Maintains a strong working knowledge of the overall market area, including sales backlog, service and repair volume, market penetration, volume of outstanding bids, available new business, special projects, and staffing requirements and availability.
  • Maintains strong familiarity of company products by attending company training classes and reviewing factory equipment updates and supplier goods. Includes maintaining a strong understanding of TK Elevator, and its regional and company mission and objectives, ethical standards, and code of conduct.
  • Maintains up-to-date knowledge of all federal, state and local elevator industry code requirements.
  • Works with HR to ensure that managers use performance management techniques to evaluate employee performance. Includes verifying that promotions and merit increases are based on performance.
  • Actively involved in the recruiting efforts for employees within the Region, as well as working closely with HR in the development of employees.


Who we are looking for

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field, master’s in business administration, or related field a plus.
  • 5 to 10+ years of general or upper-level management and experience in the elevator industry.
  • Proven success managing and developing talent within the workforce.
  • Must be very well organized, have a high energy level, strong work ethic, acute attention to detail and be very process oriented.
  • Ability to read and interpret complex business theories, professional journals, technical procedures, and government.
  • Ability to identify, own, understand, supervise and delegate to ensure accurate completion under strict timelines with minimal guidance; ability to react well under pressure and willing to accept responsibility.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; must be able to address business challenges and provide solutions.
  • Ability to interpret and extensive variety of technical instructions.
  • Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work and collaborate with employees and customers within and outside the regional office.


What we offer

Salary range: $200,000-$250,000 the role offers a car allowance, fuel card, and incentive program with a bi-annual payout.

Provided they meet all eligibility requirement under the applicable plan documents, employees will be offered

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
  • Health savings account (HSA)
  • Supplemental medical plans
  • Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance
  • Company-paid basic life insurance and AD&D
  • Optional life and AD&D coverage
  • Optional spouse and dependent life insurance
  • Identity theft monitoring
  • Pet insurance
  • Company-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with company match: Employees can contribute a portion of their pay on a pre-tax or Roth basis. The company provides a dollar-for-dollar match on the first 5% contributed.


Additional benefits include:

  • 15 days of vacation per year
  • 11 paid holidays each calendar year (10 fixed, 1 floating)
  • Paid sick leave, per company policy
  • Up to six weeks of paid parental leave (available after successful completion of 90 days of full-time employment)


Eligibility requirements for these benefits will be controlled by applicable plan documents. This is intended to provide a general description of benefits and other compensation and is not a substitute for applicable plan documents or company policies.

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Posted 2025-10-30

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