Shop Floor Manager
Hydra Service (S), Inc. — DeBary, FL | Full-Time | Salary DOE | Benefits Package
About Us
Hydra Service is a leading pump and process equipment distributor and licensed electrical contractor serving municipal and industrial customers across the Southeast. Our DeBary shop handles submersible pump, vertical turbine, split case, and other related equipment teardown and rebuild, motor repair, machining, and factory-certified service for major pump lines including Sulzer and Peerless.
The Role
The Shop Floor Manager owns everything inside the building. You will run the day-to-day operation of our repair shop — scheduling work, managing technicians, driving quality and turnaround times, and keeping the shop safe, organized, and profitable.
Responsibilities
- Manage daily shop workflow: intake, teardown/inspection, quoting support, repair, testing, and shipment of pumps, motors, and rotating equipment
- Supervise, schedule, and develop shop technicians and panel shop staff; conduct performance reviews and identify training needs
- Enforce quality standards on rebuilds — fits, tolerances, balancing, seal and bearing installation, and final run testing
- Coordinate with the Service Writer on job status, promise dates, and customer communication
- Review teardown reports and repair quotes for accuracy and completeness before they go to customers
- Manage shop inventory: parts, consumables, seals, bearings, and shop supplies; minimize dead stock and stockouts
- Maintain shop equipment (cranes, test stands, machine tools) and coordinate repairs and calibration
- Drive safety compliance: lockout/tagout, lifting, PPE, housekeeping, and incident reporting
- Support our ERP for work orders, labor tracking, and inventory
- Track shop KPIs: turnaround time, rework rate, labor utilization, and warranty claims
Qualifications
- 5+ years hands-on experience with rotating equipment repair (pumps, motors, or similar), including 2+ years in a lead or supervisory role
- Strong mechanical aptitude: bearings, mechanical seals, shaft/impeller fits, alignment, and dynamic balancing concepts
- Working knowledge of electric motors and basic motor testing (megger, surge, rotation)
- Proven ability to schedule work, manage people, and hold a team accountable
- Comfortable with computers — work orders, email, spreadsheets; ERP experience a plus
- Forklift and overhead crane experience; ability to lift 50 lbs
- Clean, organized, safety-first mindset
Preferred
- Experience in a pump distributor or authorized service center environment
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Health insurance, paid holidays, and PTO
- 401(k)
- Stable, growing company with a strong reputation in the Southeast municipal water/wastewater market
Pay: From $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
