Remote Chief Operating Officer Manufacturing Jobs in Anderson, SC

About Operators Unlimited

Operators Unlimited was formed in 2001 to offer unsurpassed service to the water and wastewater industry. Located in Upstate South Carolina, Operators Unlimited has worked hard over the years to build a reputation of excellence in the wastewater community. Why?...because we believe in our mission.

Our Purpose
Operators Unlimited exists to glorify God by helping people have a better day.

Our Mission is Transformation
At Operators Unlimited, we clean dirty water with a refreshing approach to wastewater treatment. 
Transformation is why customers need us, people want to work for us, and the community continues to welcome us. By helping companies remove contaminants from water, we protect the lives of others and preserve our shared environment. 
Whether we are purifying water through our products, providing exceptional customer service with ouroperators, or encouraging the professional development of our team and industry, we strive to transform the environment through the lives we touch.
We are determined to revolutionize the way people think about wastewater treatment. Through our actions, we seek to elevate the impersonal into relational, the replaceable into remarkable, and the transactional into transformative. 

Our Core Values

Act with Agility
Agility is our superpower: we fearlessly embrace challenges and strive for efficiency without ever sacrificing quality. We push ourselves to exceed the expectations of our customers and to think quickly on our feet. Flexibility is the key to our shared success.

Own your Responsibility
Integrity benefits everyone. Make a mistake? Take ownership and work towards a solution. Foresee a problem? Lean on the team. We trust our people to do the right thing, and value accountability. Above all else, we say what we mean, and do what we say.

Pursue Growth
Growth is more than a goal – it’s a mindset. Whether we are striving to grow professionally or to cultivate our relationships, education, and interests, we know that continual learning and improvement is key to a fulfilled life.

Live with Thankfulness
Gratitude is the fuel that keeps us going each day. Our team thrives when we approach our work with
humility—and a mindset to serve others before ourselves. After all, we are here because others put us first. And for that, we are thankful.

What you OWN (Responsible For)
Are you ready to take part in our mission? Read more about what it takes to be part of our team!
At Operators Unlimited, we equally weigh a person’s potential value and current strengths with their
direct experience and track record of success.

Education/Experience:
 BS/BA degree is preferred.
 A minimum of 15 years of sales experience with industrial wastewater and/or wastewater treatment as a primary focus is preferred.
 Knowledge and experience selling solutions (Chemistry, Operations, Equipment, Compliance) to
industrial manufacturers and municipalities with a wastewater pre-treatment permit or a NPDES permit.
 Consultative sales approach with the ability to uncover challenges and articulate value-added solutions
 Book of Business in SC, NC, and GA
 Metal Finishing Background preferred
 Ability and experience selling to all levels (Environmental/Safety Manager, Engineering Manager, Plant Manager, Maintenance Manager) within the organization including C-Suite level (CEO/CFO/COO).
 Experience with the entire sales cycle from beginning to close.
 Experience with CRM documentation and report generation.
 Proven track record of consistently meeting or exceeding assigned annual/quarterly goals and targets.
 Driven by high commission earnings potential.
 Attentive to forecasting and business reporting responsibilities.
 At least an intermediate level in using Microsoft Office products. Especially Excel, Word, and
PowerPoint.
 Effective problem solving and decision-making skills
 Strong interpersonal and communication skills: writing, editing, and presenting
 Organization and time management skills

Physical Requirements:
 Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds
 75% travel through SC, NC, and GA
 Must be able to position self to analyze and review equipment by stooping, bending, and kneeling
 Must be able to occasionally ascend/descend ladders and steps to service a plant
 Must be able to walk through large facilities
 Must be able to work in environmental settings

Our ideal Business Development candidate will have the following capabilities and skills:

*No Team Member Supervisory Responsibility

 Representing the company by consistently demonstrating the understanding and modeling of company’s
mission and values
 Stay abreast of and learn about all new technical applications, products, programs, and services available to new customers and for applying or utilizing them whenever appropriate or timely
 Aligning the overall Operators Unlimited solution to the new customer’s business needs, challenges, and technical requirements

What you need to SUCCEED (Core Competencies)

What WINNING looks like (Reviewed On)
 Develop strong prospect relationships during the lead generation process while working to build
familiarity with Operators Unlimited, identify buying windows, and acquire new business.
 Work collaboratively with all Operators Unlimited teams to develop account strategies and specific
plans that target new accounts to grow the company’s services that meet the current and future business needs of the prospect’s company.
 Follow the Operators Unlimited lead generation strategy to identify new prospects.
 Be responsible for their defined role in the sales cycle from prospecting, closing, to hand off.
 Proactively and efficiently manage resources with dedicated teams, virtual teams, and executive staff around opportunities to ensure successful outcomes.
 Ability to establish and manage executive level customer relationships.
 Ability to handle multiple complex sales cycles simultaneously.
 Strong interpersonal and communication skills: writing, editing and presenting.
 Be a relentless hunter and build and maintain a consistently strong pipeline.
 Travel to customer locations

 Be Action Oriented: Enjoy working hard; be full of energy for the things you see as challenging, not
fearful of acting with a minimum of planning; seize more opportunities than others.
 Have Business Acumen: Know how businesses work; be knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices, trends, and information affecting Operators Unlimited; know the competition; be aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace.
 Be Customer Focused: Be dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and
external customers; listen intently, get first-hand customer information, and use it for improvements in
products and services; act with customers in mind; establish and maintain effective relationships with
customers and gain their trust and respect.
 Possess Timely Decision Quality: Make good timely decisions based upon a mixture of analysis,
wisdom, experience, and judgment which leads to most of your solutions and suggestions being correct
and accurate when judged over time; be sought out by others for creative advice and solutions.
 Learning on the Fly: Learn quickly when facing a new problem; be a relentless and versatile learner;
think outside the box; be open to change; analyze both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiment and try anything to find solutions; enjoy the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasp the essence and the underlying structure of anything.
 Perseverance: Pursue everything with energy, drive, and a need to finish; seldom give up before
finishing, especially in the face of resistance or setbacks.
 Plan Accurately: Accurately scope out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; set objectives and
goals; develop schedules and task/people assignments; anticipate and adjust for problems and
roadblocks; measure performance against goals; evaluate results.

 Living out Core values
 You get your role, want your role and you have the capacity to do your role
 Achieving sales goals/metrics
o Achieve goals that are stretch but realistic
 Achieving quarterly rocks (goals)
 Following the sales process, inputting all data, and staying on top of sales administrative requirements.
 Implementing solutions and using them to transform us and our customers

 Achieving quarterly goals and weekly commitments

Additional Information:
 Operators Unlimited reserves the right to pursue growth by adding additional responsibilities to
any OU job position when needed.
 Hiring will be finalized after a successful completion of a background and drug screening