Chief Operations Officer

4 days ago


Knoxville, United States Aqua-Chem Full time

Position Summary

The Chief Operations Officer (COO) is a critical position that is part of the Americas Executive Leadership Team that has accountability for manufacturing, engineering, project execution and facility operations. The COO will work alongside the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to make timely adjustments to strategies to support the organization’s sales, revenue, and EBITDA goals. The COO will work closely with the Global Leadership Team, local Senior Management Team, and other key resources in the organization to plan, build, and execute business strategy to generate significant new revenue for the company.


Essential Duties

  • Prioritize Safety, developing a culture of safety in operations and product development.
  • Oversees organizational operational policies and procedures.
  • Working with Global Teams to ensure alignment on best practices, manufacturing, and engineering strategies.
  • Responsible for the oversite of day-to-day operations, including manufacturing, engineering, project management, supply chain and quality, and direct supervision of team managers.
  • Ensures products are designed and manufactured in accordance with required specifications and project estimates.
  • Responsible for setting strategy for the Manufacturing, Project Management, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain departments as it relates to strategic growth and execution.
  • Oversees production planning, maintenance, and efficiency. Driving sustainable growth and minimization of losses.
  • Prepares operational and management reports as requested.
  • Ensures company, state, and federal compliance in relation to areas of oversite.
  • Reviews, evaluates, and provides recommendation to departmental budgets and staffing needs to align with organizational objectives.
  • Establishes key performance indicators (KPI’s) for members of the team and conducts performance reviews of these team members on a periodic basis.
  • Mentors, coaches, trains, and/or replace team members to ensure the highest standards of performance.
  • Executes annual revenue and EBITDA targets in accordance with the company’s strategic growth plan.
  • Ensures that appropriate systems and communications methods are installed and maintained to support the effort of the organization.
  • Oversee the development of detailed strategic and operating plans for the organization utilizing customer forecasts, market data and organizational objectives.
  • Prepare periodic reporting, as requested, that identifies performance, problems, strengths, weaknesses, improvements, and industry trends.
  • Responsible for performance management and hiring of the employees within departments of responsibility.


Education/Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Masters’ of Business Administration (MBA), preferred but not required
  • 10+ years of Executive Leadership within a heavy manufacturing organization.
  • Extensive experience working with numerous customer facing teams, account managers, inside sales, engineering, and purchasing.
  • Strategic and highly analytical skillset having extensive experience developing and successfully deploying operational changes to boost efficiency and quality of products. Resulting in higher revenue recognition and EBITDA performance.


Requirements

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen



*This description indicates the general nature of the tasks and responsibilities required of positions given this classification. It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities. Nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of management to assign, direct, and control the specific duties of individuals performing this function. The Company reserves the right to change, modify, amend, add to or delete from any section of this document as it deems, in its judgment, to be proper. This description supersedes any previous description for this position.


**Aqua-Chem provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.



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