Plant Manager - Recycling

Commercial Metals Company; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 Benefits

401(k) Company Match

Bonuses

Life Insurance

Stock Purchase Plan

Training Opportunities

Job summary

Commercial Metals Company in Chattanooga, TN seeks an experienced operations leader to drive safety, quality, and performance across multiple sites. You will oversee budgeting, staffing, and coordination with departments to meet production goals while upholding CMC's Guiding Principles and policies.

The role requires strong people skills, budget discipline, and a proven track record in metal recycling or related industries.

Qualifications

• Must maintain safety and environmental standards across operations.
• Experience leading through change with strong budgeting skills.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead in a professional manner toward achieving company performance goals with emphasis on safety, quality and all company standards.
• Direct all activities of the Area including accounting, shipping, receiving, operations, safety and environmental.
• Champion adherence to Guiding Principles, Code of Conduct, Culture, and policies.

Skills

Safety & environmental awareness

People leadership

Budgeting & cost control

Cross-department collaboration

Operational planning

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Tools

MS Office

Job description

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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 1 Benefits Coverage with low cost Medical, Vision, 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

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

• Lead in a professional manner toward achieving company performance goals with emphasis on safety, quality and all company standards
• Direct all activities of the Area including accounting, shipping, receiving, operations, safety and environmental
• Champion and ensure adherence to CMC’s Guiding Principles, Code of Conduct, Culture, and policies and procedures
• Must be able to establish operational goals, both financial and non-financial, with clear work plans, and hold management staff accountable
• Responsible for the planning of budgets, company assets, labor forecasts and capital expenditures for short-term and long-range production
• Collaborate with different departments to ensure successful accomplishments of company goals
• Develop and lead a Safety Culture that is consistent with CMC standards
• Control inventory dollars and tons by meeting inventory turn standards set forth by the company
• Provides guidance and direction to staff including hiring, disciplinary action, staff development, goal formulation and performance review
• Ensures compliance with employment laws and regulations, minimizing the company's exposure to adverse outcomes of complaints, litigation, audits and inspections

What You'll Need

• Must be able to maintain and be familiar with safety and environmental concerns
• Past successful experience in operations, marketing, sales in a metal recycling facility or other related industry a strong plus
• Must be able to control budgeted labor and overtime costs; as well as, maintain fiscal responsibility for all departments' budgets
• Understands and executes CMC accounting policies, RONA, Working Capital, Operating Profit, and Business strategies.
• Extensive knowledge of all areas of operations
• Preferred familiarity with material handling equipment and how to properly maintain (maintenance programs) and repair equipment
• Must collaborate and develop strong relationships with people to ensure successful accomplishments of plant and regional goals
• Ability to make sure all employees are trained and well prepared to carry out their daily tasks to ensure everyone's safety
• Able to clearly communicate expectations, issues and feedback
• Must be able to problem solve in all areas of plant
• Proficiency with computer operating systems, to include Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) required
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate up, down, and across the business

Your Education

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Bachelor's Degree strongly preferred

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.

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