Job Description- Provide overall leadership and direction for the facility by establishing business objectives, driving operational performance, and ensuring achievement of safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, customer service, and financial goals.
- Maintain accountability for operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement through Lean Manufacturing, structured problem solving, and effective performance management processes.
- Align manufacturing, engineering, maintenance, supply chain, inventory, logistics, and workforce resources with customer demand, business priorities, and long-term growth strategies.
- Lead development and execution of operating and capital budgets, productivity initiatives, cost reduction efforts, and strategic investments to improve profitability and sustainable business performance.
- Build strong relationships with customers, suppliers, corporate leadership, and other key stakeholders while partnering with commercial teams to support customer satisfaction and business growth.
- Develop organizational capability through workforce planning, coaching, succession planning, employee engagement, and fostering a culture of accountability, teamwork, respect, communication, and effective labor relations.
- Lead strategic and cross-functional initiatives related to capacity expansion, capital investments, technology advancement, process improvement, organizational development, and business growth.
- Perform additional duties as required to support business objectives and company goals.
QualificationsEducation & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related discipline required, or an equivalent combination of education and significant relevant experience; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
- 10+ years of progressively responsible leadership experience in a world-class or heavy industrial manufacturing environment, including at least 5 years in senior supervisory, functional, plant, or business leadership roles.
- Demonstrated track record of improving safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, customer service, and overall operating performance.
- Demonstrated experience implementing Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, continuous improvement, or comparable operational excellence methodologies.
- Experience leading large-scale industrial manufacturing operations strongly preferred; metal manufacturing, foundry operations, fabrication, machining, or related heavy industrial process experience is a plus.
- Experience working with represented employees and managing labor relations in a union environment preferred.
Skills & Knowledge
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills for interacting with team members, senior management, customers, vendors, suppliers, and other stakeholders.
- Strong strategic leadership and business acumen with the ability to translate business strategy into priorities, objectives, and measurable results.
- Self-motivated and achievement-oriented with the ability to deliver challenging objectives in a competitive and demanding manufacturing environment.
- Managerial courage and change-leadership capability to challenge the status quo and implement improvements as needed.
- Strong leadership, influencing, coaching, and mentoring abilities; a team builder with a bias toward action and accountability.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with logic and fact-based decision-making.
- Solid understanding of manufacturing economics, budgeting, capital planning, operational tradeoffs, and customer requirements.
- Ability to effectively manage competing priorities, lead multiple functional disciplines, and work in a union environment.
Additional InformationBased on the founding principles of McWane in 1920, it is expected that all team members will know and exhibit the eight principles of The McWane Way: Safety, Environment, Leadership, Accountability, Excellence, Trust, Teamwork, and Communication as well as the values and behaviors supporting these principles.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
