Employment Opportunity

Job Description:

Directs and manages all plant operations with overall responsibilities for production, 
maintenance, engineering, quality, and other production-related activities while ensuring the 
mill’s number one priority is safety. Leads the mill’s culture initiative to create a great 
place to work for attracting and retaining top talent. Employs lean manufacturing techniques, 
visual controls, and plant performance measures to meet production goals and strives for 
continuous improvement. Provides leadership for problem resolution to facilitate faster 
improvements and better working relationships.

 

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Seeks to improve the mill’s operational performance and competitive positioning through 
continuous improvement of production related processes.
Assists with overseeing policies, procedures, and processes designed to minimize costs and 
maximize production
Oversees the mill’s manufacturing processes and identifies opportunities for process 
improvement or efficiency optimization.
Develops a manufacturing plan and production schedule that increases profit while reducing 
overhead
Work directly with department heads to coordinate purchasing, production, quality, and 
distribution processes, with the expectation of achieving budgeted year over year improvements 
in revenue, ROS, yield, and productivity.
Execute the strategy deployment plan within the business including implementing, operating, and 
optimizing new technologies and processes that build on our sustainable competitive advantage 
and position the business for decades of highly profitable rapid growth.
Champion health, environment, and safety initiatives within the business, while maintaining 
compliance standards.
Provide expectations, accountability, and direction to direct reports.
Prepares and maintains plant budgets; control and monitor cost to maintain budget goals.
Champion the Plymouth Business system and utilize PBS concepts in all aspects of the business 
resulting in elimination of waste, clarity of purpose, and organizational focus, while driving 
continuous improvement within the organization.
Develop a culture that promotes involvement, communication, mutual trust & respect, 
expectations and accountability, and a passion for excellence.
Core Responsibilities

Model Plymouth Tube values and behaviors as outlined in the Mission Statement
Represent Plymouth Tube in a professional manner
Follow all company Environmental and Safety policies, procedures, and standards
Follow all company Quality Standards
 

Supervisory Responsibilities

Production, Engineering, Maintenance, and Quality 

Additional Responsibilities:

Work with Engineering, Maintenance and Quality organization to assure project work is effective 
and meeting expectations to assure KPI’s are meeting desired targets.

 

QUALIFICATIONS and EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Material Science, Operations Management or Business; and / or 
combination of education and equivalent relevant years of experience
8-10 years of manufacturing experience
A strong lean manufacturing background
Previous experience in metals is strongly desired
Travel required
 

COMPETENCIES / DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS

Leadership: Getting the right people together with the right behaviors to make better, faster 
decisions, and achieve operating results.
Team Building: Calibrating people based on their actions, decisions, and behaviors and matching 
them to the requirements of the job; getting competent leaders to coordinate seamlessly.
Setting Goals: Determining the set of goals that balances what the operating unit can become 
with what it can realistically achieve.
Setting Priorities: Defining the path and aligning resources, actions and energy to accomplish 
the goal.