Tyler Union Foundry Operations Manager (Anniston, AL)

Job Specific Duties and Responsibilities (Other duties may be assigned.)

• Operations & Production Management
  • Lead and manage department managers within the foundry operations including molding core making pouring and finishing as assigned.
  • Establish foundry goals and objectives; monitor and evaluate operating performance; provide direction judgment leadership and technical expertise to maximize efficiency
  • Ensure production schedules are met while maintaining quality safety and cost targets
  • Monitor production metrics such as throughput yield scrap rework and on time delivery
  • Coordinate with planning to ensure material availability and efficient workflow
  • Troubleshoot production and process issues to minimize downtime and disruptions
• Quality Management
  • Ensure compliance with quality standards customer specifications and internal procedures
  • Work closely with Quality to reduce scrap defects and customer returns
  • Support root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions
  • Ensure proper documentation process control and adherence to ISO or customer requirements
• Cross-Functional Support
  • Work with Maintenance and Engineering to ensure equipment uptime and reliability
  • Participate in capital planning equipment repairs upgrades and new installations
  • Manage departmental budget as well as control labor materials energy and consumable costs
  • Identify cost-reduction opportunities without compromising safety or quality.
  • Evaluate new technology and how it can be applied to enhance the operation
  • Attend trade shows and other events to promote capacity and capabilities of the facility
• People Leadership & Workforce Development
  • Directly manage managers supervisors leads and production teams across shifts
  • Hire train coach and develop employees to build a skilled accountable workforce
  • Manage labor planning scheduling and performance evaluations
  • Foster employee engagement teamwork and adherence to company values

Qualifications :

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelors degree preferably in an engineering discipline such as Mechanical Engineering Industrial Engineering Materials Engineering or related field.
• 3-5 years of experience leading teams in a foundry (metals castings machined components or similar).
• Understanding of electric melt preferred.

Additional Information :

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to stand walk sit use hands and fingers to handle or feel reach with hands and arms talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb balance stoop kneel crouch or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race color religion sex national origin age sexual orientation disability veteran or service member status marital status citizenship status (In IL - sex including same sex ancestry order of protection status physical or mental disability military status pregnancy unfavorable discharge status genetic information) (In IA - gender identity) (In CA- gender identity or expression and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal state or local law.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time