Capital Tool Manager
interstates
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80 ptsTake Charge of Your Career at Interstates
At Interstates, we don’t just show up to work, we show up for each other. From our headquarters in Iowa to job sites across the country, we’re doing award-winning electrical, controls, automation, and OT work that powers industrial facilities for clients here in the U.S. and around the world. Whether you’re bending conduit, wiring panels, writing code, supporting projects, or helping things run behind the scenes, you’ll be part of a crew that works hard, shares laughs, and takes pride in doing quality work. We believe in building strong teams, doing the right thing, and making a difference in the communities where we live. If you want to grow and do meaningful work, you’ll feel at home here.
Interstates is looking for a Capital Tool Manager to help lead a major tool program that directly supports our field teams and jobsites across the country. In this role, you’ll bring structure, consistency, and smart decision-making to a capital tool inventory valued at approximately $20 million — helping make sure the right tools are in the right place, at the right time.
If you enjoy solving problems, building better processes, and making decisions that create real impact, this is a great opportunity to grow your career with a team that values dependability, trust, quality, and family.
What you’ll do
- Manage the full lifecycle of capital tools, including acquisition, deployment, repair, depreciation, retirement, donation, and sale
- Make informed repair-versus-replace decisions based on cost, safety, downtime, and remaining service life
- Track repair costs and maintenance trends to support budgeting and replacement planning
- Oversee the annual capital tool budget, forecasts, and related financial reporting
- Monitor inventory accuracy, availability, and location across warehouse and jobsite assignments
- Coordinate shipping, returns, and reallocation as project needs change
- Lead tool standardization efforts and help identify approved tool models and preferred vendors
- Partner with Safety, Operations, Procurement, and project teams to ensure tools support field and compliance needs
- Stay current on recalls and product advisories and take appropriate action when needed
- Develop and maintain SOPs that improve consistency, accountability, and efficiency
What we’re looking for
- Experience in tool management, equipment management, fleet management, operations, or a related field
- Strong financial acumen and comfort managing budgets, forecasts, and lifecycle cost decisions
- Experience with inventory control and asset tracking
- Ability to evaluate product quality, safety, and serviceability
- Strong organization, problem-solving, and communication skills
- A collaborative mindset when working with field, operations, safety, and procurement teams
Preferred qualifications
- Experience managing a large capital tool or equipment program
- Familiarity with depreciation, capital expense planning, and asset retirement processes
- Experience building SOPs and standardizing operational processes
- Background in construction, industrial services, or multi-site field operations
- Experience working with vendors and evaluating tool technologies
Compensation: The base pay range for this position is $110,000–$130,000. Our salary ranges are determined by the experience and education required, as well as the level of responsibility. The range posted for this role represents what Interstates, in good faith, believes it is willing to pay at the time of posting. Final pay is determined by job-related skills, training, education, and experience.
Location: This position can be based in our Des Moines, IA; Omaha, NE; or Sioux Center, IA office.
Travel: This role requires travel up to 50% or more of the time, depending on business needs.
Benefits of working at Interstates
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Short- and long-term disability, group life insurance, and more
- Company discount perk program with access to discounts from recognized brands
- Paid time off and holiday pay
- Flexible schedule to support work/life balance
- Bonus incentives, including end-of-fiscal-year incentives and merit increases
- A family and safety culture where people are valued as whole individuals
- Company-sponsored holiday events, team celebrations, and community outreach volunteer time
- Advancement opportunities aligned with your long-term goals
- Career coaching and support for continued growth
Why Interstates
At Interstates, we value dependability, integrity, trust, quality, and family. You’ll join a team that works together to solve problems, support one another, and build something that lasts — for our people, our customers, and our communities.

What You Should Know Before You Apply
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Interstates is an EEO provider and offers a drug-free workplace. Employment at Interstates is at-will and may be terminated at any time with or without notice or cause, except as otherwise provided by law.
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