VP Operations - Commercial Painting & Safety

Cherry Coatings; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cherry Coatings, a leading commercial paint contractor, seeks a Vice President of Operations to oversee multi-market painting operations from a senior level in the Oklahoma City area. Primary focus is safety, quality, and production with strong leadership across PMs, FMs, and crews.

You will collaborate with City Leaders, general contractors, and subs to maintain schedules, protect sequencing, and ensure profitability across projects. Deep industry experience is essential.

Qualifications

• Deep operations experience in commercial paint environments is required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day commercial painting operations from a high level within your region.
• Maintain a safety-first culture across projects.
• Assist in recruiting and hiring field personnel.
• Mentor Project Managers, Field Managers and Foremen.
• Coordinate with PMs and City Leaders to allocate manpower on projects.
• Meet with general contractors to ensure timely delivery and resolve sequencing issues.
• Attend project meetings to address scheduling, change orders, quality, risk and safety concerns.
• Hold change order logs and ensure extra work is accounted for.
• Review job cost sheets to ensure profitability and cost control.
• Walk jobs with PMs and FMs to train and grow the team.
• Schedule field staff to ensure proper staffing levels.
• Identify and onboard subcontractors and evaluate their capabilities.
• Set safety standards for your market and enforce them 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.
• Analyze operational problems and implement corrective actions; drive lean execution.
• Lead Field Manager and Foremen meetings; use EOS system to resolve issues.
• Conduct frequent job walks to ensure Safety, Quality and Production standards.
• Help implement the vision and execution of the VTO across markets.
• Assist City Leaders in developing new products, services and subsidiaries.
• Bring innovative approaches to projects and problem-solving.

Job description

Cherry Coatings, a leading commercial paint contractor, seeks a Vice President of Operations to oversee multi-market painting operations from a senior level in the Oklahoma City area. Primary focus is safety, quality, and production with strong leadership across PMs, FMs, and crews.

You will collaborate with City Leaders, general contractors, and subs to maintain schedules, protect sequencing, and ensure profitability across projects. Deep industry experience is essential.