Chief Operating Officer

Cox Manufacturing Company, Inc.; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Cox Manufacturing Company, Inc. in San Antonio, TX seeks an experienced Chief Operating Officer to lead all manufacturing operations and optimize the full value stream from raw material receipt through final shipment.

You will drive lean initiatives, build leadership depth, and align Operations with Engineering, Sales, Finance, and People & Culture. The role requires a strong track record in high-mix, precision machining environments, and the ability to navigate a family-owned business while

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive manufacturing operations experience.
• 5+ years in senior operational leadership.
• Experience in precision machining, complex job-shop manufacturing, or another high-mix production environment.
• Strong track record of leading measurable lean and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Experience managing budgets, plant performance, or business-unit P&L.
• Relational, trusted leader who can develop people, navigate a family-owned business, and introduce change thoughtfully.
• CNC machining experience, particularly Swiss-type or multi-spindle, is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead Cox’s manufacturing operations, overseeing Production, Quality, Maintenance, Facilities, Warehouse, and Shipping and Receiving.
• Strengthen operational performance across the full value stream from raw materials to final shipment.
• Build systems, accountability, and leadership infrastructure to support sustainable growth.
• Develop capable operational leaders and align cross-functional teams across Operations, Engineering, Sales, Finance, and People and Culture.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Continuous improvement

Operations leadership

Budget & P&L management

People development

Change management

Job description

Cox Manufacturing Company is a third-generation, family-owned precision manufacturing company based in San Antonio, Texas. With more than 120 machines, over 200 employees, and continued growth ahead, we’re seeking an experienced manufacturing operations leader to join our leadership team as Chief Operating Officer.

The Role

Reporting to the President, the COO will lead Cox’s manufacturing operations and oversee Production, Quality, Maintenance, Facilities, Warehouse, and Shipping and Receiving. This leader will strengthen operational performance across the full value stream - from raw-material receipt through final shipment - while building the systems, accountability, and leadership infrastructure needed to support sustainable growth.

Key Focus Areas

• Improve on-time delivery, throughput, labor productivity, quality, scrap, rework, and inventory flow
• Establish a visible and consistent daily management system that translates company goals into disciplined operational execution
• Apply practical lean manufacturing and Theory of Constraints principles to improve flow, eliminate bottlenecks, and strengthen equipment reliability, preventive maintenance, uptime, and OEE
• Develop capable operational leaders, earn trust with the existing team, and lead change without unnecessarily disrupting the organization
• Assume increasing ownership of day-to-day operations while strengthening alignment across Operations, Engineering, Sales, Finance, and People and Culture

What We’re Looking For

• 15+ years of progressive manufacturing operations experience
• 5+ years in senior operational leadership
• Experience in precision machining, complex job-shop manufacturing, or another high-mix production environment
• A strong track record of leading measurable lean and continuous-improvement initiatives
• Experience managing budgets, plant performance, or business-unit P&L
• A relational, trusted leader who can develop people, navigate a family-owned business, and introduce change thoughtfully
• CNC machining experience, particularly Swiss-type or multi-spindle, is preferred but not required

Join Cox Manufacturing as we pursue our mission to “Love God. Love People. Advance American Manufacturing.”