Job Details for Foundry Operations Manager: •    Direct Hire  •    Schedule: Day Shift  •    Pay Rate: SALARY:  $115000 to $125000 *BENEFITS AVAILABLE:  * •    .       Annual increase based on Collective Bargaining Agreement •    .       401K with up to $1500 / year employer matching •    .       Medical - High Mark Medical •    .       HRA - $2500 - Company Paid •    .       Dental - United Concordia •    .       Vision - Davis Vision •    .       $35,000.00 Basic Life Policy - Mutual of Omaha - Company Paid •    .       Voluntary Life AD&D - Mutual of Omaha •    .       Short Term Disability - Mutual of Omaha - Company Paid •    .       Accident / Hospital Indemnity - Mutual of Omaha - included with Medical •    .       Paid time off - (7 PTO days at 1 year anniversary, 5 flex days after 80 working day probationary period) •    .       10 Paid Holidays •    .       Bereavement •    .       Annual Training:  Safety •    .       Annual Training:  HR •    .       PPE Provided / Reimbursed •    .  Opt out payment option for employees who choose not to receive employer medical benefits

Job Responsibilities & Description for Foundry Operations Manager: NOTE:  An employee assigned to this title shall perform a majority, but may not perform all, of the duties listed in this job description.  Conversely, minor level duties performed on the job may not be listed.   

•    Responsible for availability and suitability of all pattern equipment necessary to meet customer order requirements and production schedules.  •    Responsible to ensure all manufacturing, altering, maintenance and rigging of patterns for production of quality castings.   •    Responsible for specifying and procuring patterns of high-quality castings.   •    Manage foundry operations to provide acceptable levels of customer service and on time delivery.  •    Manage foundry manpower levels to ensure on time delivery.   •    Manage production of molds and cores conducive to the manufacturing of quality castings with low scrap and rework contact and daily participation in MRB.  •    Establish and meet production targets in the core and mold areas.  •    Ensure an efficient and safe melting and pouring operation. •    Supervise and coordinate schedule of melt/pour, shakeout and blast employees to ensure quality casting while meeting on time delivery.  •    Operation of spectrometer and other metallurgical laboratory equipment to attain proper chemical analysis of heats poured.   Compliance to quality standards and specifications.  •    Analyze and adjust (as needed) all chemistry on all heats.  •    Maintain accurate records pertaining to melting and pouring to ensure traceability & accountability.   •    Maintain inventory and order all purchased materials needed to efficiently and cost effectively run melt/pour, shakeout, blast, and burn.  •    Make decisions on appropriate frequencies or as needed to reline furnaces, ladles, and AOD.   •    Calculate charges to utilize least cost materials.  •    Instruct employees supervised and communicate all related procedures to ensure safe operations.   •    Participate in developing and maintaining procedures, practices, and controls.   •    Manage projects to established timelines through coordination with various internal groups including, but not limited to, purchasing, sales, customer service, and marketing. •    Communicate project status and progress on a timely basis.  •    Evaluate and assist in implementing cost cutting, productivity, and efficiency methods. •    Maintain daily operations to ensure customer specifications and requirements.  •    Direct, lead, and execute strategies to ensure sustainable results that meet or exceed financial and operational targets.  •    Oversee production of the daily schedule and make necessary changes due to production or customer demands. •    Entry of production information into business system. •    Ensure monthly saf ty, delivery, quality, production, inventory, and financial metrics.  •    Prioritize projects and coordinate activities with other departments and organizations within and outside the organization.  •    Maintain schedules for hourly employees, and make necessary changes, based upon available employees.  •    Plan, assign, and direct work of employees assigned for supervisory purposes. •    Maintain an open-door policy for all employees.   •    Review performance, reward, and discipline employees, as appropriate.  •    Address employee concerns, resolve issues, and work to resolve problems and implement corrective action, as needed.  •    All other duties as assigned.

SKILLS/REQUIREMENTS for Foundry Operations Manager: EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE  1.    Bachelor's degree; or,  2.    High School Diploma/GED; and,  3.    Three (3) to five (5) years of relevant manufacturing experience with pattern, foundry, melt and pour operations, foundry process control, and supervisory experience preferred; or

LANGUAGE SKILLS •    Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. •    Ability to speak effectively before the employees in the organization. •    The ability to manage delinquent suppliers and negotiate effectively is required.

•    Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. •    Knowledge of business and management principles involved in resource allocation, leadership, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. •    Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. •    Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answer