Chief Operating Officer

Job Description

A leading metal fabrication and manufacturing company is seeking a Chief Operating Officer to oversee daily operations, drive strategic growth, and ensure operational efficiency. The ideal candidate is an experienced executive with strong financial acumen, a strategic mindset, and a proven track record of leadership in manufacturing. Working cross-functionally, the new team member will drive operational excellence by managing key departments, fostering high-level business development, and aligning operations with the company’s long-term vision while maintaining a focus on innovation, quality, and profitability.

Salary + Additional Benefits:

• $200,000-$300,000 + Bonus
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Job Training

Location: South Houston, TX
Type of Position: Direct Hire

Responsibilities:

• Leadership
  • Oversee all day-to-day operations and business activities to ensure they produce the desired results and are consistent with the overall business strategy set by the CEO.
  • Oversee product quality and service; develop and implement new standards, policies, and procedures to continually improve sales, product quality, service, and profitability.
  • Maintain a close working relationship with the CEO via regular touchpoints and notify of any significant business impacts.
  • Play an active role in meeting with key relationships, including customers, vendors, partners, internal stakeholders, and more.
• Business Development & Sales Management
  • Give pricing input as needed and drive overall strategy for sales; have a pulse on the competition as it relates to procedures, processes, and pricing.
  • Drive growth through expanding existing market share and develop new opportunities as able while increasing net income through a variety of measures.
  • Play an active role in sales by participating in ride-alongs as needed, partaking in ongoing communication with clients, and presenting to small and large groups about WMP and its products.
  • Oversee sales efforts including outside sales, estimating, drafting, order entry, customer correspondence, ensuring proper procedures and expectations are followed.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, vendors, and key partners.
  • Understand the target markets, their needs, pain points, and goals, and regularly review customer personas.
  • Understand the current industry landscape, including competition in the industry and positioning, as well as current and future trends.
• Production & Quality Oversight & Management
  • Oversee fabrication as it relates to WMP’s product scope and capabilities.
  • Provide operational oversight, understanding how to minimize bottlenecks and improve production capacity and workflow efficiency.
  • Evaluate current and future personnel and equipment needs.
  • Ensure quality is held to expected WMP and client standards.
• Financial Management
  • Accept full responsibility for the profit and loss of the business.
  • Create reports in software tools currently used by the company including Microsoft, and E2.
  • Provide overall accurate analysis of budgets, reports, and financial trends, and operational procedures.
  • Ensure individual departments remain within budgetary constraints.
  • Identify opportunities to cut costs and promote operational and purchasing efficiencies.
• Administration
  • Meets objectives defined by the CEO on an annual basis.
  • Review financial and non-financial reports for analysis and to devise improvements.
  • Coordinate legal documentation as needed, always with the utmost adherence to confidentiality.
  • Develop, oversee, and implement reporting for sales, shop productivity, and office needs including time reporting, quoting and ordering reporting, time utilization and more; drive changes and results as needed using E2, Microsoft and other tools as needed.
• Talent Management
  • Ensure the company is appropriately staffed with well-trained, quality, and engaged employees at all times; making recommendations as needed and ensuring training and ongoing supervision needs are being met.
  • Collaborate with fellow leaders to develop effective hiring, training, and compensation plans to attract and retain quality talent.
  • Lead, mentor, and provide resources to staff to empower them in their roles.
  • Provide direct supervision to management personnel, including reviewing performance, providing regular feedback, and holding personnel accountable to company policies and procedures.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree required, MBA preferred but other Master’s degree a plus
• 10-15+ years in a Fabrication setting
• Strong leadership ability
• Strategic mindset
• Professional business acumen, including familiarity with all business functions
• Outstanding problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels
• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills
• Mechanically minded understanding equipment structure and basic functionality
• Strong manufacturing / technical background and expertise
• Understanding of the energy industry
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings
• Flexibility to work long hours
• Experienced negotiation skills
• Ability to work under pressure with multiple inputs
• Ability to delegate as needed, ensuring project completion

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