Welcome December! The year’s end is a perfect moment to celebrate accomplishments and look ahead. We are excited to share one last set of hot, open opportunities for 2025. If someone in your network is ready to explore a new role, these opportunities are worth checking out.

Our 2025 Compensation Survey results are now live on our website, featuring insights from branch managers, general managers, and their assistants across the metals industry (conducted in partnership with Metal Center News). This year’s report is packed with meaningful data and takeaways designed to help leaders understand current compensation trends and competitive positioning.

We’re also excited to share that you’re among the very first to access our brand-new STAR Talent App — officially launching to the wider industry next week. Built for precision and powered by 34+ years of metals recruiting expertise, the app gives candidates effortless, 100% confidential profile creation and gives hiring teams a vetted, industry-specific talent pipeline at their fingertips.

December Star Talent

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Outside Sales Manager

• Secured 7 year GM contract
• Achieved Six Sigma Black belt certification
• Received supplier Excellence award from Lennox

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Operations Manager

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Metallurgist

• Supervised multiple process improvement initiatives, leveraging data-driven methodologies to identify inefficiencies and drive sustainable enhancements.
• Managed a metallurgical testing and R&D facility with a staff of 15+ personnel.
• Familiar with filler metal weld development, testing and inspection techniques. Have experience developing weld procedures and certifying welds to AWS D1.1 requirements. Certified as AWS CWI.

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VP/Director Sales

• Built $75,000,000 business unit (building products) in 6 years
• Founder of a private specialty products, sales and distribution business. Drove profitable growth. Sold in 2014.
• Developed diffusion, annealed, nickel plated, steel for automotive fuel line business
• Turned around an ailing specialty products division

MetalJobs Network Open Opportunities

Operations Manager
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• 10+ years of experience in sheet metal manufacturing environment with 5+ years of managerial experience
• Steel fabrication experience is required
• Demonstrated ability to lead others in a fast paced environment
• Must be proficient with ERP systems as well as computer skills
• Strong organizational, planning and leadership skills
• Multi-plant leadership experience preferred which includes but not limited to continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, as well as the promotion of cross training of other team members.

Electrical Maintenance Manager
#2608

• 2+ years’ experience supervising maintenance teams (Union experience a plus)
• Desire to work in a leadership role, supervising, and not as an individual contributor
• Experience with multi-voltage outages and repair
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
• B.S./A.A.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, preferred
• Experience managing schedules, resources, and improvement plans
• Ability to work rotating shifts

Fabrication Engineer
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• Experience with fabricating metal, forming, pressing, cutting shapes
• Knowledge of press brakes and punch presses
• Estimator experience, a plus
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in metal fabrication
• Ability to see projects and customer requests through from conception to completion
• Ability to travel 25%

National Sales Rep
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• 10+ years aluminum specific sales experience required
• Role will manage large accounts on a national basis
• Familiarity with aluminum products is a required w/ extrusion experience preferred
• Must have ability to travel nationally as necessary

Area Manager – Project Execution Office
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• Operational Oversight: Manage daily production, maintenance, safety, environmental, and quality aspects of a specific area, like Concentrator Operations & Maintenance.
• Leadership: Provide direction and leadership to operating and maintenance departments.
• Financial Management: Develop business plans and manage large-scale budgets.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to meet customer requirements.
• Continuous Improvement: Lead efforts to identify and implement profitability improvements.
• Must have a deep understanding and knowledge of the steelmaking process
• Relocation available for the right candidate

Business Development Manager
#2614

• 4+ years metals sales experience required
• Ideal candidate will be located in the Northeast – Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, PA
• Familiarity with actively selling carbon flat rolled steel is required
• Role will target specific business with OEMs in various markets, machine shops, fab shops
• Must have ability to travel throughout the state/territory as necessary