COO: Growth, Systems & High-Performance Operations

Lebermuth Co Inc; South Bend (IN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Lebermuth Co Inc in South Bend, IN seeks a visionary Chief Operating Officer to scale operations, build leadership, and strengthen systems across headquarters and facilities. You will drive enterprise-wide performance, culture, and long-term growth while delivering exceptional customer value.

The COO will integrate Commercial, Manufacturing, HR, Purchasing, and Regulatory functions, creating scalable processes and high-performing teams aligned with the company’s values.

Qualifications

• Lead and optimize enterprise-wide operations for safety, quality, delivery, and profitability.
• Build a scalable operating model to support growth.
• Foster HPWP culture with trust, accountability, and open communication.
• Develop leadership talent and make HR a strategic driver.
• Collaborate with Sales, Customer Service, Finance, Purchasing, Regulatory, R&D, Quality, and Manufacturing.
• Drive continuous improvement to increase productivity and value.
• Ensure excellence in quality systems, food safety, regulatory compliance, EH&S, and operational discipline.
• Lead financial planning and performance management to fund future growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead and optimize enterprise-wide operations to ensure outstanding performance in safety, quality, customer service, delivery, and profitability.
• Build a scalable operating model that supports growth while reducing dependence on any single individual.
• Champion Lebermuth's High-Performance Workplace (HPWP) culture by fostering trust, accountability, ownership, continuous improvement, and open communication throughout the organization.
• Develop leadership talent, strengthen organizational capability, and ensure Human Resources serves as a strategic driver of business performance and growth.
• Partner closely with leaders across Sales, Customer Service, Finance, Purchasing, Regulatory, R&D, Quality, and Manufacturing to align strategy and execution across the enterprise.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance productivity, quality, efficiency, and customer value.
• Ensure excellence in quality systems, food safety, regulatory compliance, environmental health and safety, and operational discipline.
• Lead financial planning and operational performance management efforts that improve profitability and create resources to support future growth.

Skills

Operations leadership

Strategic planning

HPWP culture

Leadership development

Cross-functional leadership

Process improvement

Quality & compliance

Financial planning

Job description

Lebermuth Co Inc in South Bend, IN seeks a visionary Chief Operating Officer to scale operations, build leadership, and strengthen systems across headquarters and facilities. You will drive enterprise-wide performance, culture, and long-term growth while delivering exceptional customer value.

The COO will integrate Commercial, Manufacturing, HR, Purchasing, and Regulatory functions, creating scalable processes and high-performing teams aligned with the company’s values.