Operations Manager - Precast Division

Royal Concrete Products; Mission (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Royal Concrete Products is seeking an engineering-minded Operations Manager to drive operational excellence across its Precast Division. You will lead improvements in throughput, quality, and cost across multiple plants while coordinating staffing, schedules, and material usage.

You will report to Owners and collaborate with plant managers, sales, estimating, purchasing, and maintenance to align production with project demand and delivery timelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial, civil, mechanical, or manufacturing engineering, or an MBA with operations focus.
• 7+ years in manufacturing operations, including leading multiple sites, production lines, or managers.
• Experience in precast concrete, concrete pipe, or heavy industrial manufacturing preferred; strong candidates from steel fabrication or building products encouraged.
• Proven track record reducing cost, waste, and overtime.
• Experience evaluating and justifying capital equipment purchases, and managing installation and startup.
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methods.
• Strong data and analytical skills (Excel required; ERP experience a plus).
• Experience launching or ramping up a new production line or facility is a plus.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, able to work with plant crews and senior management.
• Bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred.
• Willingness to travel between plants.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and engineer improvements to production processes across all plants to increase throughput, quality, and consistency
• Study labor hours and overtime, and develop production schedules, staffing models, and standard work that reduce unnecessary overtime
• Reduce material usage and waste through measurement, standards, and corrective action
• Coordinate production planning with project schedules, sales commitments, and delivery logistics
• Lead CAPEX evaluation: assess machinery and automation options, build cost-benefit and ROI analyses, manage vendor selection, and oversee installation and startup
• Lead physical plant growth, expansion, inventory storage and space handling
• Build and track KPIs: output per labor hour, scrap and waste rate, downtime, on-time delivery, and cost per unit
• Partner with plant managers and supervisors on coaching, accountability, and continuous improvement projects
• Support a strong safety culture and compliance with OSHA and company standards
• Work with quality teams to ensure products meet ASTM, state DOT, and NPCA/ACPA requirements

Skills

Data analysis

Excel

ERP experience

Lean Six Sigma

Leadership

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Civil, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering, or an MBA with an operations focus

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Operations Manager, Operational Excellence | Precast Division

About the Role

Royal Concrete’s Precast Division operates three manufacturing plants Pipe, Precast and Box Culverts. We’re hiring an engineering-minded Operations Manager to lead operational performance across the division: finding efficiencies in labor and materials, coordinating production with project demand, and guiding our equipment investments.

You will report to Owners and work directly with plant managers, sales, estimating, purchasing, and maintenance.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze and engineer improvements to production processes across all plants to increase throughput, quality, and consistency
• Study labor hours and overtime, and develop production schedules, staffing models, and standard work that reduce unnecessary overtime
• Reduce material usage and waste (concrete, rebar and wire mesh, aggregates, forms, and consumables) through measurement, standards, and corrective action
• Coordinate production planning with project schedules, sales commitments, and delivery logistics
• Lead CAPEX evaluation: assess machinery and automation options, build cost-benefit and ROI analyses, manage vendor selection, and oversee installation and startup
• Lead physical plant growth, expansion, inventory storage and space handling
• Build and track KPIs: output per labor hour, scrap and waste rate, downtime, on-time delivery, and cost per unit
• Partner with plant managers and supervisors on coaching, accountability, and continuous improvement projects
• Support a strong safety culture and compliance with OSHA and company standards
• Work with quality teams to ensure products meet ASTM, state DOT, and NPCA/ACPA requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Civil, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering, or an MBA with an operations focus
• 7+ years in manufacturing operations or operational improvement, including leading multiple sites, production lines, or managers
• Experience in precast concrete, concrete pipe, or heavy industrial manufacturing preferred. Strong candidates from steel fabrication, building products, or other heavy industries are encouraged to apply.
• Proven track record reducing cost, waste, and overtime
• Experience evaluating and justifying capital equipment purchases, and managing installation and startup
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methods
• Strong data and analytical skills (Excel required; ERP experience a plus)
• Experience launching or ramping up a new production line or facility is a plus
• Strong leadership and communication skills, able to work effectively with plant crews and senior management
• Bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred
• Willingness to travel between plants

Work Authorization

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. Mexican and Canadian engineers eligible for TN status under USMCA are welcome to apply.

What We Offer

• Performance bonus tied to overtime reduction, waste reduction, and output per labor hour
• Health, dental, and vision insurance, [401(k)], and paid time off
• The chance to build and shape a growing division with direct access to leadership

Royal Concrete is an equal opportunity employer.