Vice President Operations - Commercial Paint (Required)

Cherry Coatings•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

Cherry Coatings is a family-owned commercial paint contractor established in 1968, providing architectural, industrial, and maintenance coating services. The Vice President of Operations supports City Leaders in planning, leading, and overseeing daily operations across multiple markets, with a focus on safety, quality, and production. Deep operations experience in commercial paint environments is required. The role provides high-level oversight of commercial painting operations and supports Project Managers, Field Managers, and Foremen in meeting client needs. It works with field and project teams to allocate manpower, manage costs and schedules, protect project sequences, resolve jobsite problems, and deliver projects safely, on time, and on budget. The position also supports market leadership, employee development, recruiting, subcontractor relationships, project planning, and the implementation of the company’s vision and operating systems.

Requirements

Deep operations experience in commercial paint environments.
Problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
Ability to handle change and adapt easily.
Strategic thinking and planning skills.
Accountability.
Mentoring and motivating skills.
Organization and time-management skills.
Decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

Oversee day-to-day commercial painting operations across the region and maintain a safety-first culture.
Help recruit and hire field personnel, and train and mentor Project Managers, Field Managers, and Foremen.
Work with Project Managers and City Leaders to move personnel and allocate appropriate manpower across projects.
Meet with general contractors to ensure client needs are met, project sequences are protected, and problems are resolved.
Attend project meetings to address schedules, sequencing, change orders, quality, risk management, and safety.
Hold teams accountable for tracking change orders and extra work, and review job cost sheets to support profitability and cost control.
Walk jobs with Project Managers and Field Managers to train and develop the team.
Review field staffing schedules to ensure appropriate personnel are assigned to projects.
Find, onboard, evaluate, and manage subcontractors, including setting pay rates and holding them accountable.
Set and continually evaluate safety standards for employees and subcontractors.
Understand the requirements of different job types and how Cherry Coatings executes them; hold teams accountable for safety, quality, and production.
Identify operational problems and inefficiencies and make corrective actions, including finding more efficient ways to execute work.
Conduct routine Field Manager and Foreman meetings to identify and resolve concerns and improvement opportunities using the EOS System.
Conduct frequent job walks to verify safety, quality, and production standards.
Work with the team to implement the vision and execution of the VTO.
Assist City Leaders with developing new products, services, and subsidiaries, and support development in other markets.
Collaborate with Project Managers and Field Managers on project approaches, product selection and education, jobsite situations, schedule impacts, and labor cost forecasts.
Participate in buyout meetings and scope reviews for potential projects, offer field expertise, and build relationships with general contractors through meetings, conversations, and entertainment.
Evaluate training needs and provide training solutions; attend L10 integrator meetings, lead L10 operations meetings, and attend L10 Project Manager meetings as needed.
Lead recovery efforts on problem jobs by walking sites, establishing milestones and systems, meeting with general contractors, holding teams accountable, and following up regularly.