Foundry Operations Manager

Are you ready to accelerate your career with a best-in-class organization that values innovation, dedication, and growth? Our employees at Grede are the key to our success and share our passion for teamwork, customer service, and operational excellence. If you want to join an industry-leading company that focuses on your professional growth and development, we’d love to hear from you!
The Foundry Operations Manager will oversee operations and is responsible for the effective and successful management of labor, productivity, quality control and safety measures as established and set for the Operations Department.
What You'll Do:

• Reducing foundry scrap to stated objective levels.
• Maintaining and implementing the Operations Procedure Manual.
• Submitting six months objectives.
• Meet or exceed operations labor budget expectations.
• Review and approve all operational invoices and ensure they are submitted for payment.
• Assist in implementation of total quality management system.
• Jointly with human resource manager and maintenance manager
• Establish and maintain in-plant safety programs including auditing and training.
• Assist in implementation of environmental programs to meet requirements of the state of North Carolina.
• Serve on EMS team with maintenance manager and environmental management representative working with relevant department managers, supervisors and employees to ensure all requirements of the EMS are met and maintained.
• Plan and review compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures.
• Contribute operations information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; prepare and complete action plans; implement production, productivity, quality and customer-service standards; resolve problems; complete audits; identify trends.
• ​​​​​Forecast requirements; prepare an annual budget; schedule expenditures; analyze variances; initiating corrective actions.

Why You'll Love Working for Us:

• Competitive wages and benefits
• Low-cost comprehensive insurance plans
• Paid vacations and holidays

What We Need from You:

• Degree in Business Administration or Engineering High school graduate required.
• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment, in a production role
• 5+ years of lead or supervisory experience
• Experience supervising groups ranging in size of 20+
• Business Acumen.
• Communication Proficiency.
• Problem Solving/Analysis.
• Project Management.

Grede is proud to support transitioning service members and current military veterans with career opportunities that are a match for their skills gained while serving our country. Military veterans are encouraged to apply.
Grede is an English as a second language friendly employer/Grede es un empleador amigable con el inglés como segundo idioma.
​​​​​To learn more about Grede, please visit our website atwww.grede.com.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.