Director of Operations

Position: Director of Operations
Reports To: President & CEO
Department: Operations
Location: La Porte / Nederland, TX (dual facility)
Direct Reports: 4–8 (Warehouse, Assembly, Supply Chain, Quality)
Indirect Reports: 15–35 (scaling with business growth)

Swagelok Southeast Texas is a growing industrial distribution and value-added fabrication company serving the Houston energy corridor. We are building the operational capability required for our next stage of growth, and the Director of Operations will play a critical role in shaping that future.

This is a transformation and growth role. The Director of Operations will lead significant work across assembly and fabrication, facility and workflow design, capacity planning, operational systems, and continuous improvement, while ensuring our established distribution operation continues to perform at a high level.

We are looking for an operations leader who combines strategic thinking with hands‑on execution, develops people and leaders, uses data to improve systems, and contributes as an

enterprise‑minded member of the Executive Leadership Team.

Swagelok Southeast Texas serves customers across the Houston area energy and industrial markets through distribution, assembly and fabrication, and field service capabilities.

• We operate across North Houston, La Porte, and Nederland, Texas, with continued investment in the facilities and capabilities needed to support future growth.
• Our distribution business is well established, with deep customer relationships across downstream, midstream, and upstream oil and gas along with growing industries such as aerospace, biopharmaceutical and advanced manufacturing.
• Our assembly and fabrication business represents a significant growth opportunity and is undergoing meaningful operational transformation focused on scheduling, workflow, capacity, and quote‑to‑cash reliability.
• Our field services capabilities complement our product and assembly offerings and create additional opportunities to deliver value to customers.
• We continue to expand how we partner with customers, creating opportunities to integrate product, assembly, and service capabilities.

• The path from $13M to $35-50M in fabrication requires operational transformation, not incremental improvement.
• You will inherit an active consulting engagement, a new facility decision, and a team that is ready to be led well.
• The Director of Operations will be the architect and owner of that transformation.

The Director of Operations reports to the President & CEO and serves as a full member of the Executive Leadership Team. This role leads the performance, transformation, and scalability of Warehouse Operations, Assembly Solutions, Supply Chain, Safety, and Quality, while partnering across the business to deliver an integrated customer experience and support sustainable growth.

This role is designed for a leader capable of growing in scope as the business expands. Success will require building scalable systems, stronger leadership depth, and operational capability for the future.

Operational transformation within assembly and fabrication will be a major early priority, alongside strong performance across the broader Operations function.

• Lead implementation of improvements to scheduling, workflow, quote‑to‑cash, and capacity planning.
• Lead facility and operational transition work, including layout, flow design, equipment, staffing, and ramp‑up planning.
• Build a fabrication operation that can scale efficiently as revenue, volume, and complexity grow.
• Establish reliable operating systems that give Sales confidence to include assembly and fabrication capabilities in complex customer solutions.
• Create a culture where safety, quality, on‑time delivery, accountability, and continuous improvement are embedded in daily operating practices.

Maintain strong distribution performance while driving efficiency and building scalable infrastructure for future growth.