[Porsche-O-Phile]

Jobs are simple. People make them difficult.

I say go for it. Make no mistake though (as someone who recently got placed into a similar kind of management role) - you WILL be tested and "felt out" by those under you IMMEDIATELY. Everyone will want to establish their boundaries and their pecking order before you have a chance to get comfortable in the position. A new manager is often timid about cracking the whip on people that are overstepping their boundaries - can you do it? WILL you do it? Do you know exactly what authority you have? Can you hire/fire? You have to know you have the FULL backing and resources of your company behind you before you go into that position and that they're going to stand behind you no matter what you do - even/especially if that means transferring people, ****-canning one or more of them, hiring new people, etc. If the company won't give you the backing, run away. If they will, it sounds like a great opportunity.

Best of luck man. Time to become an expert in lubricating the machinery of business.