Plant Manager

Commercial Metals; Jessup (MD); On-site; USD 102,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 Benefits Coverage

Paid-time Off

401(k) Match

Bonuses

Life and Disability Insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Training and Advancement Opportunities

Salary range $102,100 - $153,100

Job summary

Commercial Metals is seeking a Plant Operations Leader to direct daily plant operations across production, maintenance, logistics, and safety. You will mentor supervisors and frontline employees, ensure policy compliance, and optimize resources to meet customer demand.

Ideal candidates bring strong leadership, manufacturing experience, data-driven problem-solving, and solid communication skills. The role offers competitive compensation and comprehensive Day 1 benefits in a dynamic industrial

Qualifications

• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of production planning, maintenance, and quality control in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to analyze operational data and implement effective solutions.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Direct and oversee daily plant operations, including production, maintenance, logistics, and safety.
• Lead, develop, and mentor supervisors and frontline employees.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, safety standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor production schedules, inventory, and resource utilization to meet customer demand.
• Partner with quality, engineering, and EHS teams to address issues and drive improvements.
• Manage plant budgets, control costs, and identify efficiency opportunities.
• Support hiring, training, and employee development initiatives.
• Maintain equipment, facilities, and infrastructure to ensure safe, reliable operations.
• Communicate plant performance, challenges, and corrective actions to the regional operations manager.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with employees, customers, and community stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Production planning

Maintenance knowledge

Quality control

Data analysis

Communication

Microsoft Office

Job description

There's more to CMC than our products and the buildings, structures, and roads they go into. At CMC, it's the people inside our recycling centers, fabrication plants, manufacturing facilities, steel mills and offices that make us who we are as a company. Our success comes from finding, retaining, and supporting the highest quality talent by offering:

• Day 1Benefits Coverage with low cost Medical, Vision and Dental
• Day 1 Paid-time Off and Vacation
• 4.5% Company Match 401(k) Plan
• Competitive Compensation and Bonuses
• Company-paid Life and Disability Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Training and Advancement Opportunities
• Salary range $102,100 - $153,100

Why This Job

CMC provides an excellent opportunity to learn the steel, construction reinforcement and ground stabilization industries and to grow in your career. Whether you will spend your day brainstorming in an office cubicle, operating a crane, running manufacturing equipment or troubleshooting technical obstacles, at CMC, you'll get the training and support from your team that you need to excel in your role and reach your full potential.

What You'll Do

• Direct and oversee daily plant operations, including production, maintenance, logistics, and safety
  
• Lead, develop, and mentor supervisors and frontline employees
  
• Ensure compliance with company policies, safety standards, and regulatory requirements
  
• Monitor production schedules, inventory, and resource utilization to meet customer demand
  
• Partner with quality, engineering, and EHS teams to address issues and drive improvements
  
• Manage plant budgets, control costs, and identify efficiency opportunities
  
• Support hiring, training, and employee development initiatives
  
• Maintain equipment, facilities, and infrastructure to ensure safe, reliable operations
  
• Communicate plant performance, challenges, and corrective actions to the regional operations manager
  
• Build and maintain positive relationships with employees, customers, and community stakeholders
  

What You'll Need

• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and organizational skills
  
• Knowledge of production planning, maintenance, and quality control in a manufacturing environment
  
• Ability to analyze operational data and implement effective solutions
  
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
  

Your Education

We are CMC, a Fortune 500 company at the leading edge of our industry. Our construction reinforcement and steel products have supported construction projects and structures around the world. The secret to our success? We've built our legacy by assembling a team of innovators and doers to tackle some of the most challenging construction reinforcement problems facing our world for more than 100 years - and we're just getting started. If you're ready to join a team working to make our industry more sustainable, support the bridges, roadways, buildings and infrastructure that connects our communities, and do meaningful work, you're ready to joinCMC. Let's build a better world!

CMC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, or other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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