Chief Operations Officer

LET'S GET ACQUAINTED

About Us:

At Bergkamp, we are a team proudly dedicated to the bigger purpose of making lives better by making roads better. We are people devoted to our craft with an all-in, respected team that has each other's backs. We are relentless in our pursuit of excellence, innovation, and asking the bigger questions. We're servant leaders, industry leaders, and good people that operate with Kansas values.

What do we do? We manufacture some of the coolest heavy equipment that is used to make and keep asphalt roads in better shape-and when our customers succeed, communities across the world thrive with better infrastructure. We think it's some of the most exciting stuff happening in infrastructure today.

The Way We Do Things:
We believe that a team of people who are humble, hungry and smart will deliver superior performance over the sum total of talented individuals; therefore, we are committed to achieving our mission through teamwork while honoring our core values.

Humble - Puts the needs of the organization before themselves. Acknowledge each individual's strengths and responsibilities. Is committed to the organization's success.

Hungry - Active participation and engagement in department and company-wide initiatives. Demonstrates an eagerness for achieving results, learning, setting a positive example, and adding to the success of the team.

Smart - Understands the impact of their words and actions on other people. Demonstrates good judgment and intuition of group dynamics.

Summary:

The Chief Operations Officer (COO) is responsible for the leadership, strategic direction, and day-to-day management of the company's manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, and supply chain operations. This role ensures operational excellence, alignment with business objectives, and achievement of short and long term goals through a high performing team of managers, supervisors, and operational staff. The COO is accountable for driving continuous improvement, improving efficiency, and ensuring increasing levels of customer and employee satisfaction.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Operational Leadership

• Provide strategic and tactical leadership for manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, and supply chain operations to achieve company objectives.
• Oversee daily production, manufacturing engineering, quality, logistics, and supply chain activities to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations.
• Supervise team members at multiple levels, ensuring clarity of expectations, accountability, and operational discipline.
• Optimize day-to-day workflows, processes, and systems to maximize productivity and minimize operational bottlenecks.

Strategic Planning & Execution

• Partner with the CEO and executive leadership team to develop long-term operational strategies aligned with overall business goals.
• Translate organizational objectives into measurable operational action plans, KPI's, and ensure successful execution.
• Manage operational budgets and capital planning to support growth initiatives and long-term organizational needs.

Safety, Compliance & Quality

• Ensure compliance with all regulatory, safety, and environmental requirements across manufacturing and supply chain operations.
• Drive a strong safety culture, ensuring that policies, practices, and training are consistently followed.
• Oversee service and product quality standards, ensuring operations consistently meet or exceed customer expectations.

Customer & Employee Satisfaction

• Ensure operational performance supports high levels of customer satisfaction related to quality, service, delivery, and cost.
• Promote a workplace culture that values employee engagement, communication, and organizational alignment.

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of managers, supervisors, and operational staff.
• Support workforce development, succession planning, and leadership capability building throughout the organization.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and employee engagement.

Continuous Improvement

• Lead continuous improvement efforts using Quick Response Manufacturing, lean, Six Sigma, or other operational excellence methodologies.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, reduce waste, lower costs, and enhance throughput.
• Implement strategies to increase operational efficiency and overall organizational effectiveness.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with leadership across Finance, HR, Sales, and Product Development to support company-wide initiatives and growth strategies.
• Participate in strategic planning sessions, providing data-driven recommendations to support decision-making.
• Help set organizational goals and drive achievement of metrics that support business growth and stability.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business Administration, or a related field required
• 10+ years of progressive operations leadership experience, including substantial responsibility in manufacturing,…