Vice President Operations - Commercial Paint (Required)

Cherry Coatings•Raleigh, NC

About The Position

Cherry Coatings is a family-owned commercial painting contractor established in 1968, providing architectural, industrial, and maintenance coating services. The Vice President of Operations supports City Leaders with the planning, leadership, and oversight of daily operations across the company’s markets. The role is essential to keeping operations focused on safety, quality, and production, and requires deep experience in commercial paint environments. The position works with Project Managers, Field Managers, and Foremen to meet client needs and deliver projects safely, on time, and on budget. It leads operational execution, field-team development, staffing and subcontractor coordination, cost and schedule oversight, safety and quality standards, and support for new markets, products, and services. The role also helps resolve problem jobs and works with teams to implement the company’s vision and execution of the VTO. The role is guided by Cherry Coatings’ core values: put others first; invest in developing yourself and mentoring others; respond promptly and accurately; innovate; and follow through with excellence.

Requirements

Deep operations experience in commercial paint environments is required.
Ability to apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Ability to handle change and adapt easily.
Strategic thinking and planning skills.
Accountability.
Ability to mentor and motivate people.
Organization and time-management skills.
Decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

Oversee day-to-day commercial painting operations across the assigned region and support City Leaders in planning and leading operations.
Maintain and continually evaluate a safety-first culture, and hold employees and subcontractors accountable to safety, quality, and production standards.
Recruit and hire field personnel, find and onboard subcontractors, evaluate their capabilities, establish pay rates, and hold them accountable.
Train and mentor Project Managers, Field Managers, and Foremen; evaluate training needs and provide training solutions.
Work with Project Managers and City Leaders to allocate manpower and ensure field staff are appropriately scheduled and assigned.
Meet with general contractors to address client needs, protect project sequence, solve problems, and establish what Cherry Coatings needs to succeed.
Attend project and preconstruction meetings to address scheduling, sequencing, change orders, quality, risk management, safety, and project starts.
Monitor change-order logs and extra work, review job-cost sheets for profitability and cost control, and assist with labor-cost forecasting.
Conduct job walks with Project Managers and Field Managers to check standards, train team members, and improve performance.
Review schedules and project approaches for changes that may affect costs, profitability, or project execution.
Conduct routine Field Manager and Foremen meetings to identify and resolve concerns and improvement opportunities using the EOS System.
Work with the team to implement the vision and execution of the VTO, and assist City Leaders in developing new products, services, and subsidiaries.
Collaborate on project approaches, product selection, and solutions to difficult project or jobsite situations.
Participate in buyout meetings and scope reviews for potential projects, offer field expertise, and build relationships with general contractors.
Attend L10 integrator meetings, lead L10 operations meetings, and attend L10 Project Manager meetings as needed.
Lead efforts to recover problem jobs by walking sites, setting systems and milestones, aligning with general contractors, holding teams accountable, and following up regularly.
Support operations and markets as they are developed.