Vice President Operations - Commercial Paint (Required)
Cherry Coatings, Phoenix, AZ, United States
Vice President Operations – Commercial Paint (Required)
Established in 1968, Cherry Coatings is one of the largest commercial paint contractors in the country. We are a family‑owned business that provides architectural, industrial, and maintenance coating services for some of the most recognizable facilities in Texas, Arizona, Tennessee, and beyond. Our strong emphasis on high‑quality service and client satisfaction has made us the select partner for general contractors, property‑management firms, and facility managers.
Purpose of the Role: Essential in ensuring the business operates with a strong focus on safety, quality, and production. The Vice President of Operations will play a key part in supporting city leaders with the planning, leadership, and oversight of daily operations. The position is responsible for assisting project managers, field managers, and foremen in meeting client needs across the various city markets where Cherry Coatings operates.
Core Values
Servant Heart: Put others first.
Cultivate: Invest time developing yourself. Always take time to help & mentor others.
Act Promptly: Respond the way you hope others respond to you. Fast & accurate.
Innovate: Be creative. Think outside the box.
Deliver: Follow through, do what you say, honor your commitments. Go beyond expectations with excellence.
Responsibilities
55% Oversee day‑to‑day commercial painting operations from a high level within your region
Maintaining a safety‑first culture
Help in recruiting and hiring field personnel
Training and mentorship of all paint‑related project managers, field managers, and foremen
Work with the PMs and city leaders to help move men and allocate proper manpower on projects
Meet with general contractors to ensure Cherry is delivering while protecting sequencing and solving problems
Attend project meetings for schedule concerns, change order collection, quality issues, risk management, safety issues
Hold accountable change order logs and extra work is accounted for on projects
Review job cost sheets to ensure profitability and control costs
Walk jobs with PM and FM and use this as a time to train/grow your team
Review scheduling of all field staff to ensure we are properly staffed with the right people in the right places
Find and onboard subs; evaluate their abilities, set pay rates, hold accountable
Constantly evaluate and set the standard for safety in your market with employees and subs
Understand unique aspects of each job type and how Cherry executes it
Execute and hold teams accountable for safety, quality, and production
Review operational problems or inefficiencies and make corrective actions, find lean ways to execute
Conduct field manager & foreman meetings on a routine basis to identify and resolve concerns and opportunities for improvement using the EOS System
Conduct frequent job walks to ensure safety/quality/production standards are being met
Work with your team to implement the vision and execution of the VTO
Assist the city leaders in developing new products, services, and subsidiaries
Innovative approach to projects, problems, and future products
Attend preconstruction meetings to ensure seamless project starts with field leadership
Help in the same way in other markets as they get developed
15% Assist PMs and FMs to ensure we approach the job with an innovative spirit and with the right process
Use your expertise to collaborate on project approach
Help assist in product selection/education for difficult projects
Provide advice on how to approach situations that arise on job sites
Look over schedules for changes for impacts to our bottom line
Assist in forecasting labor costs for projects to ensure profitability
10% Take part in buy‑out meetings or scope review for potential projects
Attend meetings to offer expertise in our field
Politic with GC’s and establish Cherry as the right choice
Through meetings, phone conversations and entertainment
10% Leadership of the market
Constantly evaluate training needs and provide a solution for training
Attend L10 integrator meetings
Lead L10 operations meetings
Attend L10 PM meetings as needed
10% Problem Jobs
Walking problem jobs
Provide leadership at a high level to get us back on track
Put systems in place and set milestones to get us back on track
Meet with the general contractors to establish what Cherry needs to be successful
Hold the team accountable
Follow‑up weekly or daily, as you see fit to secure the win
Overall Duties
Safety and support of safety initiatives
Quality control management
Production
Site walks
RPRS
Culture
Training and mentoring
Recruiting & retention
Innovation, R&D, implementation
Motivating people
Allocating/moving manpower – aid
Core Skills
Problem solving using critical thinking
Handles change easily, adaptable
Strategic thinking & planning
Accountability
Mentoring and motivating
Organization
Time management
Decision making
Key Deliverables
GP of 38% on all projects
Zero recordables
Zero turnover of quality field personnel leaders
Training employees
Completing projects safely, on time, and on budget (with safety, quality, and production as a priority)
Department Scorecard Measurables
35% gross margins in all new markets in the first full year
Zero recordablesZero general liability claims (overspray, sprinkler heads, water damage)
Mentorship program in place and 100% buy‑in
Proper manpower count – employee to revenue ratio
Sub to employee ratio under maintained (market specific)
Main ideas
The purpose and core values of the role: The role is to help the business operate with safety, quality, and production, and to support the city leaders in planning, leading, and directing day‑to‑day operations. The role follows the core values of servant heart, cultivate, act promptly, innovate, and deliver.
The main responsibilities of the role: The role is responsible for overseeing day‑to‑day commercial painting operations in multiple city markets, maintaining a safety first culture, recruiting and hiring field personnel, training and mentorship of project managers, field managers, and foremen, meeting with general contractors, verifying change order logs and job cost sheets, conducting field manager and foremen meetings, conducting frequent job walks, and working with the team to implement the vision and execution of the VTO.
The key deliverables and department scorecard measurables of the role: The role aims to achieve zero recordables, zero turnover of quality field personnel leaders, training employees, and completing projects safely, on time, and on budget. The department scorecard measurables include 38% gross margins in all new markets in the first full year, zero recordables, zero general liability claims, mentorship program in place and 100% buy‑in, proper manpower count, and sub to employee ratio under maintained.
Seniority Level Executive
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Management and Manufacturing
Industries Specialty Trade Contractors
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Purpose of the Role: Essential in ensuring the business operates with a strong focus on safety, quality, and production. The Vice President of Operations will play a key part in supporting city leaders with the planning, leadership, and oversight of daily operations. The position is responsible for assisting project managers, field managers, and foremen in meeting client needs across the various city markets where Cherry Coatings operates.
Core Values
Servant Heart: Put others first.
Cultivate: Invest time developing yourself. Always take time to help & mentor others.
Act Promptly: Respond the way you hope others respond to you. Fast & accurate.
Innovate: Be creative. Think outside the box.
Deliver: Follow through, do what you say, honor your commitments. Go beyond expectations with excellence.
Responsibilities
55% Oversee day‑to‑day commercial painting operations from a high level within your region
Maintaining a safety‑first culture
Help in recruiting and hiring field personnel
Training and mentorship of all paint‑related project managers, field managers, and foremen
Work with the PMs and city leaders to help move men and allocate proper manpower on projects
Meet with general contractors to ensure Cherry is delivering while protecting sequencing and solving problems
Attend project meetings for schedule concerns, change order collection, quality issues, risk management, safety issues
Hold accountable change order logs and extra work is accounted for on projects
Review job cost sheets to ensure profitability and control costs
Walk jobs with PM and FM and use this as a time to train/grow your team
Review scheduling of all field staff to ensure we are properly staffed with the right people in the right places
Find and onboard subs; evaluate their abilities, set pay rates, hold accountable
Constantly evaluate and set the standard for safety in your market with employees and subs
Understand unique aspects of each job type and how Cherry executes it
Execute and hold teams accountable for safety, quality, and production
Review operational problems or inefficiencies and make corrective actions, find lean ways to execute
Conduct field manager & foreman meetings on a routine basis to identify and resolve concerns and opportunities for improvement using the EOS System
Conduct frequent job walks to ensure safety/quality/production standards are being met
Work with your team to implement the vision and execution of the VTO
Assist the city leaders in developing new products, services, and subsidiaries
Innovative approach to projects, problems, and future products
Attend preconstruction meetings to ensure seamless project starts with field leadership
Help in the same way in other markets as they get developed
15% Assist PMs and FMs to ensure we approach the job with an innovative spirit and with the right process
Use your expertise to collaborate on project approach
Help assist in product selection/education for difficult projects
Provide advice on how to approach situations that arise on job sites
Look over schedules for changes for impacts to our bottom line
Assist in forecasting labor costs for projects to ensure profitability
10% Take part in buy‑out meetings or scope review for potential projects
Attend meetings to offer expertise in our field
Politic with GC’s and establish Cherry as the right choice
Through meetings, phone conversations and entertainment
10% Leadership of the market
Constantly evaluate training needs and provide a solution for training
Attend L10 integrator meetings
Lead L10 operations meetings
Attend L10 PM meetings as needed
10% Problem Jobs
Walking problem jobs
Provide leadership at a high level to get us back on track
Put systems in place and set milestones to get us back on track
Meet with the general contractors to establish what Cherry needs to be successful
Hold the team accountable
Follow‑up weekly or daily, as you see fit to secure the win
Overall Duties
Safety and support of safety initiatives
Quality control management
Production
Site walks
RPRS
Culture
Training and mentoring
Recruiting & retention
Innovation, R&D, implementation
Motivating people
Allocating/moving manpower – aid
Core Skills
Problem solving using critical thinking
Handles change easily, adaptable
Strategic thinking & planning
Accountability
Mentoring and motivating
Organization
Time management
Decision making
Key Deliverables
GP of 38% on all projects
Zero recordables
Zero turnover of quality field personnel leaders
Training employees
Completing projects safely, on time, and on budget (with safety, quality, and production as a priority)
Department Scorecard Measurables
35% gross margins in all new markets in the first full year
Zero recordablesZero general liability claims (overspray, sprinkler heads, water damage)
Mentorship program in place and 100% buy‑in
Proper manpower count – employee to revenue ratio
Sub to employee ratio under maintained (market specific)
Main ideas
The purpose and core values of the role: The role is to help the business operate with safety, quality, and production, and to support the city leaders in planning, leading, and directing day‑to‑day operations. The role follows the core values of servant heart, cultivate, act promptly, innovate, and deliver.
The main responsibilities of the role: The role is responsible for overseeing day‑to‑day commercial painting operations in multiple city markets, maintaining a safety first culture, recruiting and hiring field personnel, training and mentorship of project managers, field managers, and foremen, meeting with general contractors, verifying change order logs and job cost sheets, conducting field manager and foremen meetings, conducting frequent job walks, and working with the team to implement the vision and execution of the VTO.
The key deliverables and department scorecard measurables of the role: The role aims to achieve zero recordables, zero turnover of quality field personnel leaders, training employees, and completing projects safely, on time, and on budget. The department scorecard measurables include 38% gross margins in all new markets in the first full year, zero recordables, zero general liability claims, mentorship program in place and 100% buy‑in, proper manpower count, and sub to employee ratio under maintained.
Seniority Level Executive
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Management and Manufacturing
Industries Specialty Trade Contractors
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