Whether you're an owner stepping back from the day-to-day, or a sponsor standing up leadership across a portfolio, you don't need a stack of resumes. You need one person who can run the P&L and lead the business like they own it.

That is the only thing we do.

Smooth Operators Search places elite operators into the industrial small businesses that build, move, and power America. General Managers, COOs, CEOs, Presidents, Chiefs of Staff, VPs of Sales and Operations, Directors, and Managers. The GM is our most common and most important placement, the P&L owner who sits where sales meets operations.

We are operator-led. One side of this firm has run these businesses. The other has spent a career reading the people who do. That is how we know the difference between someone who manages tasks and someone who owns outcomes.

We are not a staffing agency. We do not dump resumes. Every operator we present has been screened and interviewed by us. You only meet people we would put in our own companies.

WHAT YOU GET
Speed. First introductions in 7 to 10 days, most placements in 45 to 60. Every month without the right leader is lost ground.
Certainty. A 90-day replacement guarantee on every salaried placement.
Straight talk. If you are not ready to hire, we will tell you.
Aligned terms. 25% of first-year comp, due on placement. Veteran-owned companies pay 20%. Retained and multi-hire engagements for portfolios.

Roughly two thirds of our placements have been veterans. Disciplined leaders who execute under pressure. We place the right operator for the role, every time.

WHERE WE WORK
BUILD. Construction, Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Home Services.
OPERATE. Energy, Utilities, HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, Data Centers.
MOVE. Logistics, Transportation, Supply Chain.
DEFEND. Defense, Aerospace, Government Services, Skilled Trades.

White-collar leaders for blue-collar industries.

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