Operations Manager - vendor management (Virginia Beach, VA)

Fernwood Linden Inspection Services tests and certifies buildings, pipelines and equipment around Virginia Beach, and we need an Operations Manager to lead our vendor management. You would join a large organisation of about 258 people based in Virginia Beach. What you will do • Lead safety and compliance routines and follow up on incidents. • Manage a team of supervisors and coordinators. • Track performance measures for scheduling and act on them. • Find and fix the small process problems that cost hours every week. • Plan daily and weekly work and keep it moving when things change. What we are looking for • Four or more years in operations, with some people-management. • Comfort with numbers, schedules and reports. • Good judgement under pressure. Nice to have • Experience with field inspections. • Lean or continuous-improvement training. Working arrangement • Full-time, with a steady weekday schedule. • On site in Virginia Beach, with some flexibility after the first few months. • Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.