Casting Department Manager

Jobot; Waupaca (WI); On-site; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot, a growing aluminum casting manufacturer building out its U.S. operation, seeks a Casting Department Manager to lead a shift and shape the process. You’ll own safety, quality and cost while guiding engineers and production staff across multiple shifts as the team scales.

You’ll develop supervisors, set explicit standards, and collaborate with Quality, Engineering and Maintenance to reduce defects and improve throughput in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of a casting or foundry department with engineers and supervisors reporting to you.
• Strong knowledge of casting processes; aluminum is ideal.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Track record of improving safety, quality and throughput in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead a casting organization across shifts, engineers and production teams.
• Own safety, quality, output and cost for the department.
• Build and develop supervisors, set clear standards and accountability.
• Partner with Quality, Engineering and Maintenance to drive defect reduction and process improvement.
• Manage staffing, scheduling, budget and department reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Casting processes

Organizational skills

Communication

Job description

Casting Department Manager, $125K+ , 15% bonus, aluminum casting leadership

Salary: $105,000 - $125,000 per year

A growing aluminum casting manufacturer building out its U.S. operation, with modern furnace and casting equipment and a focus on quality and safety. Part of a global metals group with deep experience in precision metal components.

Lead your own shift in a newer aluminum casting operation where leaders still shape the process. Real backing from Quality, Engineering and Maintenance, a small team you can actually coach, and room to grow as the operation scales.

Lead the casting department across operations, quality and people, with accountability for safety, output and process performance.

What you’ll do

• Lead a casting organization that includes engineers, supervisors and production teams across shifts
• Own safety, quality, output and cost for the department
• Build and develop supervisors, set clear standards and hold the team to them
• Partner with Quality, Engineering and Maintenance to drive defect reduction and process improvement
• Manage staffing, scheduling, budget and department reporting

What we’re looking for

• Proven leadership of a casting or foundry department, with supervisors and engineers reporting up
• Strong working knowledge of casting processes. Aluminum is ideal, and iron or other metals with melt side experience will carry over well
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• A track record of improving safety, quality and throughput in a hot, fast paced environment

Keywords: casting manager, foundry manager, melt department, aluminum casting, iron foundry, molten metal, casting operations, department manager

Job titles: Casting Manager, Foundry Manager, Casting Superintendent, Foundry Superintendent, Melt Department Manager, Melt Supervisor, Foundry Operations Manager, Production Manager, Operations Manager

Companies: Gibbs Die Casting, Pace Industries, Ryobi Die Casting, Nemak, Linamar, Hitachi Astemo, Eck Industries, Waupaca Foundry, Neenah Foundry, Charlotte Pipe and Foundry, McWane, Dalton Corporation

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