Rolling Mill Operations Excellence Manager

Commercial Metals; Knoxville (TN); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an OpEx Manager to drive operational excellence across various manufacturing locations. This role offers the chance to lead safety initiatives, implement best practices, and enhance product quality in a dynamic environment. With a focus on continuous improvement, you will collaborate with a team of experts and gain insights into the steel and construction industries. If you're passionate about making a difference and advancing your career in a sustainable manner, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Day 1 Benefits Coverage

Paid-time Off and Vacation

401(k) Company Match

$500 Annual Lifestyle Benefit

Competitive Compensation

Life and Disability Insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Training and Advancement Opportunities

Qualifications

• 10+ years in manufacturing environments.
• Experience leading change for safety and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead OpEx groups and prepare operational reports.
• Develop initiatives for safety and quality improvements.
• Benchmark best practices across facilities.

Skills

Manufacturing Experience

Project Management

Process Improvement

Safety Management

Multi-tasking

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

it's what's inside that counts

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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


• $500 Annual Company-paid Lifestyle Benefit


• Competitive Compensation and Bonuses


• Company-paid Life and Disability Insurance


• Employee Stock Purchase Plan


• Training and Advancement Opportunities

Why This Job

The OpEx Manager position will report to Director of Manufacturing Excellence in the Engineering, Technology, and Innovation Group. The position will work as a leader in one of CMC's Lines of Businesses (areas) including Recycling, Fabrication, Impact Metals, Tensar, Maintenance, and Mills to share Best Practices across all locations and drive consistency in safety, practices, and product quality.

Work will be performed both remotely and at manufacturing locations. Travel to locations will be planned but some unplanned travel may occur when operational emergencies arise.

The position will involve developing and leading safety and operating initiatives with a team of subject matter experts at CMC facilities and implementing the initiatives across CMC locations.

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

• Leading OpEx groups in monthly Teams meetings
  
• Developing and preparing weekly/monthly operational reports for the OpEx area / Line of Business
  
• Developing a running list with priorities of initiatives/projects to improve safety, consistency, and quality in OpEx area
  
• Benchmarking best practices and standardizing across manufacturing facilities
  
• Return value through continuous process improvement
  
• Keeping up to date on latest technologies and practices around the US and world and sharing new technologies with our manufacturing teams
  

What You'll Need

• 10+ years working in manufacturing environments in one or lines of business of CMC
  
• Ability to prepare a project execution plan including timeline, order-of-magnitude budget, and presentation material
  
• Ability to travel up to 50% to CMC facilities, industry technical conferences, and equipment supplier offices
  
• Ability to organize, multi-task and manage multiple projects across multiple locations simultaneously
  
• Experience working in several manufacturing facilities with a variety of equipment
  
• Experience leading change in manufacturing environments for safety, efficiency improvements, or equipment upgrades
  

Your Education

• High School Diploma or GED required
  

We are CMC, a Fortune500 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. Apply today and start moving your career - and our world - forward. 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.