Operations Manager

Job Title:            Operations Manager

FLSA Status:      Exempt

Department:     Services

Location:            Odessa, TX

About Cooper Machinery Services:

Cooper Machinery Services provides natural gas compression equipment and services to customers globally in the Oil & Gas, Power, Transportation, and Marine sectors. With a proud heritage dating back to 1833, Cooper Machinery Services is the OEM for legendary product lines including Cooper-Bessemer™, Ajax™, Superior™, Gemini, TSI, CSI, Enterprise, and Joy. Headquartered in Houston, TX but with commercial and services hubs around the world, Cooper Machinery Services provides world class services for the 22,000 units in its installed base.

Our strength is our people. Each employee plays an integral role in our success and growth. With a commitment to our vision that strong relationships drive strong results and better business, our people make Cooper Machinery Services legendary.

Responsibilities:

• The Operations Manager demonstrates leadership in communicating business goals, programs, and processes for an area or business segment.  In this role, you will utilize your experience or expertise to solve problems, develop and execute objectives for self and others, and have the ability to effect short-term and some long-term business goals.
• Maintain care, custody, control, and safe operation and maintenance of a shop, equipment, and staff
• Establish and sustain a culture that promotes a safe and positive work environment
• Assure environmental, health and safety compliance
• Develop and implement procedures and systems for shop personnel to operate and maintain the shop in a safe and effective manner 
• Prepare annual budget and manage shop expenditures appropriately
• Hire, train, supervise and evaluate an effective workforce and delegate/ monitor work activities for safe and efficient facility operation
• Hire, evaluate, and monitor work activities of contractors /subcontractors for maintenance and repair activities for facility equipment
• Responsible for all aspects of customer order management, including proposal development, risk management and mitigation, specification compliance, scope development, pricing, customer negotiations, customer communications and issue resolution
• Interface with the Sales teams to develop commercial strategies and solutions that will meet customer requirements as well as meet or exceed business goals 

Requirements/Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma/GED with at least 7 years of experience in services or manufacturing
• At least 5 years of experience in a management role
•  Must have strong financial background in terms of meeting revenue,profitability utilization, and budget targets. 
• Additional experience in industrial/utility/power plant systems is preferred
• Ability to walk or sit for up to 8 hours continuously
• Ability to set and meet aggressive targets
• Asserts influence over events to achieve goals
• Capable of identifying individual strengths to maximize team performance
• Ability to take initiative to seek and act upon opportunities for positive change
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Strong Computer skills
• Experience in SAP is preferred
  

Summary: 

Join our dynamic and innovative team at Cooper Machinery Services where we value our employees by offering competitive benefits and a supportive work environment.

Benefits/Health and Wellness:

• All benefits effective on first day of employment
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental health support
• Tuition Reimbursement up to lifetime maximum of $50,000
• 401(k) match up to 5%. Employees are 100% vested in the 401(K) on Day 1.
• Company Paid Basic Life, Basic Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Short Term and Long-Term disability.
• Maternity and Parental leave benefits
• Arc Fertility Benefits
• Wellness Programs
• Onsite Fitness Gym at the Houston, TX headquarters

Cooper Machinery Services is an equal opportunity employer and gives all qualified applicants consideration of employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.