Interim CEO

Scion Staffing; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 220,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay rate

Executive leadership opportunity

Flexible compensation structure

Collaborative leadership with Board

Impactful transition guidance

Job summary

Scion Staffing has been engaged to conduct a search for an Interim Chief Executive Officer for a well-established privately held manufacturing organization. This on-site leadership assignment is based in northeast Detroit and will run through March 2027.

The Interim CEO will provide strategic and operational leadership, guide the business through the transition, maintain customer relationships, and partner with employees, ownership, lenders, and the Board to achieve objectives.

Qualifications

• Executive leadership experience in manufacturing or related industries.
• Experience guiding organizations through significant change or transition.
• Strong financial, operational, and organizational leadership skills.
• Experience partnering with Boards, owners, investors, or lenders.
• Excellent communication and strategic decision‑making abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership to ensure stable day‑to‑day operations while guiding the organization through a planned transition.
• Partner with employees, customers, ownership, lenders, and the Board to foster open communication and maintain strong relationships.
• Oversee operational execution, customer commitments, and organizational priorities through project completion.
• Support employee engagement and organizational morale by leading with transparency, empathy, and professionalism.
• Collaborate with leadership to manage financial, operational, and strategic priorities throughout the engagement.
• Promote a culture of accountability, operational excellence, and thoughtful decision‑making.

Skills

Executive leadership

Strategic communication

Financial leadership

Board collaboration

Operational leadership

Job description

Scion Staffing has been engaged to conduct a search for an Interim Chief Executive Officer on behalf of a well‑established privately held manufacturing organization. This onsite leadership opportunity is based in northeast Detroit and offers the opportunity to guide a respected industrial business through an important organizational transition. This opportunity will run through March 2027.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

This is a unique executive leadership opportunity for an experienced operations leader who excels at guiding organizations through periods of transition. The Interim Chief Executive Officer will provide strategic and operational leadership while maintaining business continuity, supporting employees, and ensuring strong customer relationships through the completion of business objectives. The ideal candidate is a thoughtful communicator, collaborative leader, and trusted executive who can successfully partner with employees, customers, ownership, and the Board during a significant organizational milestone.

PERKS:

• Competitive pay rate: $160 - $168 per hour
• Opportunity to lead a respected manufacturing organization during a high‑impact executive assignment
• Flexible compensation structure, including potential consulting arrangement
• Collaborative partnership with executive leadership, ownership, and the Board of Directors
• Meaningful opportunity to positively influence employees, customers, and organizational outcomes during an important transition

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide executive leadership to ensure stable day‑to‑day operations while guiding the organization through a planned transition.
• Partner with employees, customers, ownership, lenders, and the Board to foster open communication and maintain strong relationships.
• Oversee operational execution, customer commitments, and organizational priorities through project completion.
• Support employee engagement and organizational morale by leading with transparency, empathy, and professionalism.
• Collaborate with leadership to manage financial, operational, and strategic priorities throughout the engagement.
• Promote a culture of accountability, operational excellence, and thoughtful decision‑making.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Executive leadership experience within manufacturing, industrial, aerospace, automotive, heavy equipment, or related industries.
• Demonstrated success leading operational organizations through periods of significant business change or transition.
• Strong financial, operational, and organizational leadership skills with the ability to build trust across all levels of an organization.
• Experience partnering with executive leadership, Boards of Directors, investors, lenders, or ownership groups.
• Excellent communication, relationship‑building, and strategic decision‑making abilities.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

This position offers a competitive pay rate of $160 - $168 per hour paid weekly. The organization is committed to providing a collaborative leadership environment, flexible scheduling where appropriate, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact during a significant executive assignment. Additional benefit details will be discussed during the interview process based on the selected employment arrangement.

Scion Staffing, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent. For opportunities located in a region that have enacted fair chance, arrest or conviction‑based employment ordinances, Scion Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.