Operations Supervisor

Operations Supervisor

Job Category: Operations & Manufacturing

Full-Time

On-site

Location: Houston, TX

Description

Job Title: Operations Supervisor

FLSA Status: Exempt

Group: Regular – Full Time

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 to more than 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.

Job Overview:

As the Operations Supervisor, you will play a pivotal role in facilitating the operations of a job shop facility. This position entails directing shop mechanics, assemblers and technicians, contributing to meeting the organization's financial goals, and assuming a leadership role within the management team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate leadership by effectively communicating business goals, programs, and processes for the area or business segment.
• Utilize your experience and expertise to solve problems, develop and execute objectives for yourself and others, and contribute to both short-term and long-term business goals.
• Maintain care, custody, control, and safe operation and maintenance of the shop, equipment, and staff.
• Establish and uphold a culture that promotes a safe and positive work environment, ensuring compliance with environmental, health, and safety regulations.
• Develop and implement procedures and systems to ensure the safe and effective operation and maintenance of the shop by personnel.
• Manage the annual budget and monitor shop expenditures appropriately.
• Recruit, train, supervise, and evaluate an effective workforce, delegating and monitoring work activities for safe and efficient facility operation.
• Oversee the hiring, evaluation, and work activities of contractors/subcontractors for maintenance and repair activities.
• Collaborate with sales teams to develop commercial strategies and solutions that meet customer requirements and business goals.
• Achieve revenue, profitability, utilization, and budget targets.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college preferred, or a high school diploma/GED with at least 7 years of experience in a support or field engineering role.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a management role, with 2-5 years of experience in General Operations Support, Machine Shop Management, or Operations Management.
• Additional experience in industrial/utility/power plant systems preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple projects/tasks
• Lean and/or Six Sigma certification preferred.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
• Ability to influence others, lead small teams, and identify individual strengths to maximize team performance.
• Effective problem identification and solution skills.
• SAP experience strongly preferred

Competencies:

• Communication
• Customer-oriented
• Business focused
• A self-starter
• Dependable
• Strong teamwork skills
• Results oriented
• Sense of urgency

Cooper Machinery Services is an equal opportunity employer and gives all qualified applicants consideration of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, any other characteristic protected by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.