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We hope your April sunshine outweighs your April Showers! Thank you again for your continued trust in us. Our April newsletter features some of our newest and hottest open opportunities in case you know someone who might be interested. We’ve also handpicked a short list of high-caliber candidates we’ve recently evaluated that are positioned for growth in their career and open to making a change.

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Project Manager
#2296

• 4+ years experience in Project Management leading teams with both Brownfield and Greenfield projects.

• Experience with PM budgets in excess of $25mil which includes working onsite with contractors and suppliers on new equipment supply, installation & upgrades as well as processing improvements.
• B.S. degree in engineering or related technical field preferred.
• Must have technical and financial construction start up management experience for industrial manufacturing facilities
• Open to relocation for the right candidate

April Star Talent

#207126
Quality Manager

• Saved $100,000 in year, improved quality, increased productivity

• Reduced 18000 PPM to 10 PPM
• Saved $25,000 in Hand Tooling Costs

#41100
#Metallurgist

• Managed quality for accreditation

• ISO 17025, ISO 13485
• Client communication, proposal, and report writing

#149847
Plant Manager

• Successfully implemented and managed a new start-up of large manufacturing facility

• Proven results with managing key metrics that provided direct change to overall performance and increased profitability within the operational manufacturing facilities
• Successfully manage capital expenditures and key investment decisions for overall performance that exceed $200M a year

#206767
#Maintenance Manager

• Setting Engineering & Maintenance depts on a roadmap to CI/success using lean tools, capex, and reliability engineering initiatives.
  
• Developed, implemented, and launched Reliability Maintenance programs at multiple manufacturing sites (ROXUL, ESCO Corporation, Tyson Foods, Kohler, Morrison Lamothe) using EAM (asset management software) including SAP, MP2, Infor 7i & Oracle.
• Capex – Planning, Project feasibility, Project design, Cost allocation and commissioning of systems with FAT & SAT documentation

#50890
Executive Vice President

• Reduced OSHA recordables over a 3-year period from 10 in 2019 to 2 in 2022. Went a total of 472 days without an OSHA when previous high water mark was 150

• Started a safety near-miss and action tracking system that allowed for employee submission of safety fixes. In 3 years, have received over 2,400 submissions and closed out 2,200.
• Saved in excess of $500K through insourcing of work to an underutilized, in-house heat treatment facility.
• Brokered Long Term Agreements with several test labs to decrease overall testing costs at a rate of roughly 5% year over year through both volume agreements and preferred payment terms. Saved roughly $750K in testing costs over 6 year period.
• Gained 30-40% productivity boosts through automation of final dimensional inspection via the use of robots and white light scanning cells. Reduced overall headcount by 40% during the same time frame, saving roughly $450K in labor and fringe cost.

Mobile Network Open Opportunities

Quality Manager
#2227

• Minimum of 4+ years in a Quality Management role with a background in QMS including IATF 16949 as well as ISO9001

• Experience leading teams working with PPAPs, APQPs, Control Plans, FMEA as well as SQAs
• Experience in developing safety awareness programs as well as working with safety audits and sub-contractors as needed.
• Responsible for evaluating vendors per ISO 9001 requirements as well as auditing procedures and qualifications.
• Background in Automotive, heavy metals industry preferred.

Outside Sales
#2255

• 5+ years carbon steel sales experience

• Proven success managing teams and sales success is a plus
• Familiarity with steel coil processing and/or fabrication required
• Preferred experience of sales in Ohio & Kentucky
• Must have ability to travel throughout the territory as needed

Outside Sales
#2290

• 3+ years metals industry sales experience is preferred

• Proven background in growing commercial focused business accounts in Southern California
• Stainless, Aluminum, and Titanium sales experience is a plus
• Proven success of high performance activity and growth of existing territory
• Driven individual with the desire to learn and grow with the company

Outside Sales
#2297

• 3+ years metals industry sales experience is preferred

• Proven background in growing commercial focused business accounts in the Northeast Region
• Full-line metals product sales experience not required but is a plus
• Proven success of high performance activity and growth of existing territory
• Driven individual with the desire to learn and grow with the company

Manufacturing Engineer – Castling
#2276

• Must have a minimum of 3+ years in a Metal Casting Engineering environment.

• Experience Implementing solutions to ensure cast quality is maintained, scrap is minimized
• Create and maintain detailed process documentation (PFMEA, Setup Sheets, Check Sheets), including standard operating procedures (SOPs) and work instructions.
• CAPEX experience for new and existing projects
• Experience supporting quality as well as IATF 16949 requirements.
• Open to relocation / 25% travel could be possible with this opportunity

Production Manager – Castling
#2299

• Minimum of 4+ years in a Production Management position within the metal casting industry required

• Experience identifying KPIs to identify areas of improvement as well as implementing corrective actions.
• Experience optimizing casting processes, minimizing waste, as well as continuous improvement processes.
• Excellent leadership and team management skills to achieve production goals..
• Open to relocation for the right candidate

#2257: Aluminum Trader

#2279: Sales Manager

#2280: Production Supervisor

#2281: Outside Sales

#2284: Outside Sales

#2285: Logistics Manager

#2291: Inside Sales

#2292: Outside Sales

#2298: Process Engineer

How to Spot a Great Outside Sales Rep for Your Metals Company

If you’re in the metals industry, then you know that outside sales reps are key to your company’s success. After all, they’re the ones who are out there pounding the pavement, making connections, and closing deals. But how can you tell if a candidate has what it takes to be a great outside sales rep for your company? Here are four things to look for.