Operations Director Jobs in Texas
Operations Director jobs in Texas are in high demand, with strong concentration in energy, logistics, healthcare, and technology sectors, and openings at every level from first-time operations managers stepping up to seasoned senior directors overseeing multi-site portfolios. Houston, Dallas, and Austin account for the bulk of activity, anchored by major employers like ExxonMobil, Dell Technologies, and HCA Healthcare that maintain large operational footprints across the state. The most sought-after specialties in Texas include supply chain operations, healthcare systems management, and energy infrastructure oversight. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Top employerAramark
Top cityHouston, TX
Cities hiring78
Work type64% On-site
Top industryTechnology
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Experienced Preschool Director of Operations
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Primrose Schools
Experienced Preschool Director of Operations
Richmond, Texas
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Director of Intake & Call Center Operations
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Demidchik Law Firm, PLLC
Director of Intake & Call Center Operations
Austin, Texas
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Director, Operations - QDC
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Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group
Director, Operations - QDC
Houston, Texas
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Quanta Services
Director, Operations - QDC
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McCamey County Hospital District
Director of Emergency Management & Plant Operations
McCamey, Texas
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Experienced Preschool Director of Operations
Primrose Schools·Richmond, Texas
Job functions:
$37k - $70k/yr
CPR Certification
10,000+ employees
Job Description
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Free uniforms
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- Vision insurance
Role: Experienced Preschool Operations Coordinator at Primrose School of Aliana - 11225 Markdow Road Richmond, TX 77407
Full-Time | In-Person
Salary: $37,000–$70,000 annually, commensurate with experience (see below)
Salary: $37,000–$70,000 annually, commensurate with experience (see below)
Job Overview
Primrose School of Aliana is seeking an experienced and operationally strong Director of Operations to join our School Leadership Team.
This is a senior leadership role for an experienced childcare Director who already understands what it takes to successfully operate a licensed childcare center. The Director of Operations will work closely with the Director, Education Coach, and Ownership Team, with primary responsibility for school operations, Texas Child Care Licensing compliance, staffing, employee relations, health and safety, facilities, and administrative execution.
This is not an entry-level leadership position. We are looking for a hands-on leader who identifies problems early, takes ownership, follows through without needing constant direction, professionally holds employees accountable, and maintains a visible leadership presence throughout the school.
For a high-performing leader, this position may provide opportunities for expanded leadership responsibility as the school continues to grow.
Key Responsibilities
Operations & Licensing
- Oversee daily school operations and maintain compliance with Texas Minimum Standards, Primrose standards, and health and safety requirements.
- Keep the school licensing-ready and inspection-ready every day.
- Conduct routine classroom, ratio, supervision, safety, facility, and compliance checks.
- Maintain required licensing records, staff documentation, drills, incidents, inspections, certifications, and compliance calendars.
- Work with licensing representatives, inspectors, vendors, and contractors.
- Identify operational or compliance concerns and ensure corrective actions are completed.
Staffing & Employee Relations
- Manage daily staffing, classroom coverage, ratios, schedules, breaks, attendance, punctuality, and call-outs.
- Support recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, orientation, and employee training.
- Maintain employee files, training records, certifications, and required documentation.
- Address employee performance, attendance, conduct, and accountability concerns in partnership with the Director and Ownership.
- Support coaching, counseling, corrective action, and performance management.
- Sustain a culture of accountability, professionalism, teamwork, reliability, and strong communication.
Health, Safety & Facilities
- Ensure the school remains safe, clean, organized, functional, and inspection-ready.
- Conduct routine facility and safety walkthroughs and follow through on identified issues.
- Coordinate maintenance, repairs, vendors, inspections, and operational supplies.
- Ensure health, sanitation, supervision, emergency, and incident-reporting procedures are consistently followed.
Administrative & Leadership Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate operational records, reports, calendars, checklists, and deadlines.
- Support scheduling, payroll/timekeeping review, purchasing, inventory, and expense documentation.
- Improve procedures and workflows to strengthen operational consistency and efficiency.
- Maintain a visible leadership presence and serve as a resource for teachers and staff.
- Support family concerns, tours, enrollment, school events, and other leadership responsibilities as needed.
- Provide classroom support when necessary to maintain ratios and continuity of care.
- Keep the Director and Ownership informed of significant staffing, compliance, safety, employee, and operational concerns.
What Success Looks Like
The successful Director of Operations will ensure that the school is licensing-ready every day, staffing and ratios are proactively managed, employee issues are addressed promptly, required records and certifications remain current, operational commitments receive consistent follow-through, and the facility remains safe and professional.
Most importantly, we are seeking someone who sees what needs to be done, takes ownership, follows through, and ensures the issue is actually resolved.
Qualifications
- Minimum 4 years of successful Director-level experience in a licensed childcare center or preschool (REQUIRED).
- Prior experience as a Center Director/School Director strongly preferred and will receive priority consideration.
- Director-level experience in a franchise or multi-site childcare organization strongly preferred.
- Strong working knowledge of Texas Child Care Licensing Minimum Standards.
- Current Texas Child Care Director Credential and ability to meet applicable Director qualification requirements.
- Demonstrated experience with staffing, ratios, scheduling, employee relations, performance management, licensing compliance, and daily center operations.
- Experience preparing for and successfully navigating licensing/regulatory inspections.
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, communication, and follow-through skills.
- Comfortable holding employees accountable and having difficult but professional conversations.
- Proficient with childcare management technology, Microsoft Office, email, and scheduling/timekeeping systems.
- CPR/First Aid certification or ability to obtain upon hire.
- Must meet applicable Texas childcare background requirements and be willing to support classrooms when operationally necessary.
The Ideal Candidate
You are experienced, proactive, highly organized, operationally minded, firm but approachable, hands-on, and calm under pressure. You can build strong relationships while maintaining accountability and do not need constant direction to identify and resolve operational issues.
Qualifications
Qualifications
- $37,000–$70,000 annually.
- Compensation will be based on directly relevant Director-level experience, credentials, Texas licensing expertise, prior leadership scope, franchise/multi-site experience, and demonstrated operational capability.
- The upper end of the range is reserved for highly experienced candidates with substantial, directly relevant childcare Director experience and demonstrated success leading center operations. Meeting the minimum qualifications does not automatically qualify a candidate for the top of the range.
Schedule
This is a full-time, in-person leadership position and is not an office-only role. Schedule flexibility is required, including occasional early mornings, evenings, Saturdays, school events, or training days.
Ready to Lead?
If you are an experienced childcare Director who takes pride in building strong teams, maintaining high operational standards, solving problems, and creating a safe, compliant, well-run school, we would welcome the opportunity to speak with you.
Primrose Schools
Experienced Preschool Director of Operations
Richmond, Texas
New 12h ago10,000+ employees
Job functions:
$37k - $70k/yr
CPR Certification
Job Description
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Free uniforms
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- Vision insurance
Role: Experienced Preschool Operations Coordinator at Primrose School of Aliana - 11225 Markdow Road Richmond, TX 77407
Full-Time | In-Person
Salary: $37,000–$70,000 annually, commensurate with experience (see below)
Salary: $37,000–$70,000 annually, commensurate with experience (see below)
Job Overview
Primrose School of Aliana is seeking an experienced and operationally strong Director of Operations to join our School Leadership Team.
This is a senior leadership role for an experienced childcare Director who already understands what it takes to successfully operate a licensed childcare center. The Director of Operations will work closely with the Director, Education Coach, and Ownership Team, with primary responsibility for school operations, Texas Child Care Licensing compliance, staffing, employee relations, health and safety, facilities, and administrative execution.
This is not an entry-level leadership position. We are looking for a hands-on leader who identifies problems early, takes ownership, follows through without needing constant direction, professionally holds employees accountable, and maintains a visible leadership presence throughout the school.
For a high-performing leader, this position may provide opportunities for expanded leadership responsibility as the school continues to grow.
Key Responsibilities
Operations & Licensing
- Oversee daily school operations and maintain compliance with Texas Minimum Standards, Primrose standards, and health and safety requirements.
- Keep the school licensing-ready and inspection-ready every day.
- Conduct routine classroom, ratio, supervision, safety, facility, and compliance checks.
- Maintain required licensing records, staff documentation, drills, incidents, inspections, certifications, and compliance calendars.
- Work with licensing representatives, inspectors, vendors, and contractors.
- Identify operational or compliance concerns and ensure corrective actions are completed.
Staffing & Employee Relations
- Manage daily staffing, classroom coverage, ratios, schedules, breaks, attendance, punctuality, and call-outs.
- Support recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, orientation, and employee training.
- Maintain employee files, training records, certifications, and required documentation.
- Address employee performance, attendance, conduct, and accountability concerns in partnership with the Director and Ownership.
- Support coaching, counseling, corrective action, and performance management.
- Sustain a culture of accountability, professionalism, teamwork, reliability, and strong communication.
Health, Safety & Facilities
- Ensure the school remains safe, clean, organized, functional, and inspection-ready.
- Conduct routine facility and safety walkthroughs and follow through on identified issues.
- Coordinate maintenance, repairs, vendors, inspections, and operational supplies.
- Ensure health, sanitation, supervision, emergency, and incident-reporting procedures are consistently followed.
Administrative & Leadership Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate operational records, reports, calendars, checklists, and deadlines.
- Support scheduling, payroll/timekeeping review, purchasing, inventory, and expense documentation.
- Improve procedures and workflows to strengthen operational consistency and efficiency.
- Maintain a visible leadership presence and serve as a resource for teachers and staff.
- Support family concerns, tours, enrollment, school events, and other leadership responsibilities as needed.
- Provide classroom support when necessary to maintain ratios and continuity of care.
- Keep the Director and Ownership informed of significant staffing, compliance, safety, employee, and operational concerns.
What Success Looks Like
The successful Director of Operations will ensure that the school is licensing-ready every day, staffing and ratios are proactively managed, employee issues are addressed promptly, required records and certifications remain current, operational commitments receive consistent follow-through, and the facility remains safe and professional.
Most importantly, we are seeking someone who sees what needs to be done, takes ownership, follows through, and ensures the issue is actually resolved.
Qualifications
- Minimum 4 years of successful Director-level experience in a licensed childcare center or preschool (REQUIRED).
- Prior experience as a Center Director/School Director strongly preferred and will receive priority consideration.
- Director-level experience in a franchise or multi-site childcare organization strongly preferred.
- Strong working knowledge of Texas Child Care Licensing Minimum Standards.
- Current Texas Child Care Director Credential and ability to meet applicable Director qualification requirements.
- Demonstrated experience with staffing, ratios, scheduling, employee relations, performance management, licensing compliance, and daily center operations.
- Experience preparing for and successfully navigating licensing/regulatory inspections.
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, communication, and follow-through skills.
- Comfortable holding employees accountable and having difficult but professional conversations.
- Proficient with childcare management technology, Microsoft Office, email, and scheduling/timekeeping systems.
- CPR/First Aid certification or ability to obtain upon hire.
- Must meet applicable Texas childcare background requirements and be willing to support classrooms when operationally necessary.
The Ideal Candidate
You are experienced, proactive, highly organized, operationally minded, firm but approachable, hands-on, and calm under pressure. You can build strong relationships while maintaining accountability and do not need constant direction to identify and resolve operational issues.
Qualifications
Qualifications
- $37,000–$70,000 annually.
- Compensation will be based on directly relevant Director-level experience, credentials, Texas licensing expertise, prior leadership scope, franchise/multi-site experience, and demonstrated operational capability.
- The upper end of the range is reserved for highly experienced candidates with substantial, directly relevant childcare Director experience and demonstrated success leading center operations. Meeting the minimum qualifications does not automatically qualify a candidate for the top of the range.
Schedule
This is a full-time, in-person leadership position and is not an office-only role. Schedule flexibility is required, including occasional early mornings, evenings, Saturdays, school events, or training days.
Ready to Lead?
If you are an experienced childcare Director who takes pride in building strong teams, maintaining high operational standards, solving problems, and creating a safe, compliant, well-run school, we would welcome the opportunity to speak with you.
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A snapshot from current Texas openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Consulting & Professional Services
- Education
- Manufacturing
- Food & Beverage
What Texas Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in operations director jobs across Texas.
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, operations management, or a related field required
- Seven or more years of progressive operations leadership experience in a relevant Texas industry
- Demonstrated ability to manage large cross-functional teams and multi-site operations
- Proficiency with ERP platforms and data-driven performance management tools
- Experience with P&L ownership and budget management at a departmental or divisional level
- Strong working knowledge of Texas regulatory and compliance requirements for the applicable industry
Operations Director Jobs in Texas: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a operations director in Texas?
Most operations directors in Texas move into the role through a combination of a business or engineering degree and progressive management experience in a relevant sector. Texas does not require a state-issued license specific to operations director roles, but industries like healthcare and energy have their own compliance requirements that employers expect candidates to know. Earning credentials such as a Certified Operations Manager designation or a PMP from the Project Management Institute strengthens a Texas candidacy considerably.
Which companies hire operations directors in Texas?
Employers hiring operations directors in Texas right now include Aramark, Chick-fil-A Restaurants, and DaVita, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Texas's concentration of energy, healthcare, and logistics headquarters means a wide range of large employers maintain ongoing demand for this role across multiple functional areas.
Which Texas cities have the most operations director jobs?
Houston, Austin, and Dallas have the most operations director openings in Texas. Houston leads because of its dense concentration of energy, petrochemical, and logistics companies, Dallas draws heavily from corporate headquarters in finance, retail, and technology, and Austin's rapid growth in tech and healthcare has made it a consistent source of senior operations roles.
Are there remote operations director jobs in Texas?
Yes, but they're less common than in purely analytical roles because operations directors typically need to be present to manage facilities, teams, and vendor relationships. About 36% of operations director openings tied to Texas are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, with most of those arrangements concentrated in technology, software, and corporate shared-services environments where the operational work is more process-oriented than site-dependent.
How can I get hired as a operations director in Texas with little or no experience?
The most realistic path is to secure an operations manager or senior operations analyst role at a large Texas employer and build from there. Companies like HCA Healthcare, Amazon's Texas fulfillment network, and major energy firms regularly hire operations coordinators and associate managers into structured development tracks. A PMP certification or a lean Six Sigma green belt credential meaningfully accelerates that progression and signals readiness for director-level responsibility to Texas hiring teams.
Where can I find and apply to operations director jobs in Texas?
You can find and apply to operations director jobs in Texas on Migrate Mate, which lists current Texas openings across industries and experience levels. Find roles that fit your background and apply directly to the ones that match.
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