MetalJobs | September 2024
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Results are in! Our 2024 Compensation Survey results are available now in Metal Center News! Thank you to everyone who participated in our 2024 Compensation Survey!
Fall is just around the corner! We hope that the lingering summer heat doesn’t linger too long for you! With September, we are bringing you another newsletter highlighting our hottest open opportunities in case you know someone who might be interested. We’ve also include 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.
- Experience running a $30-75M+ metals manufacturing facility (or #2 at a larger company)
- Steel forging and flange experience a plus.
- Deep understanding of the most important KPI’s for a manufacturing company.
- Hands on leader. Not “too senior” to get involved in all aspects of the business. Comfortable on the floor, but also has the professional attributes needed to build/grow an exceptional team
- Direct P&L experience necessary
- Relocation assistance will be provided.
- LEAN World Cup, team building operations, production, maintenance, CAPX, Green Energy, electronics, plastics
- Plant turnaround GKN
- Value stream improvements
- Successfully implemented $6 Mil capital project on time under budget
- Conceived, justified, and implemented a plant re-layout and staffing restructure resulting in significantly more lean process
- Turned around manufacturing operation losing $40 Mil a year to being profitable within two years
#100000
Regional Fabrication Sales Rep
- Evolved operation from cost center to profit center. P&L responsibility for multiple operations at once.
- Improved processes to enable operations to become profitable.
- CAPEX Responsibility for $1M+ expansions.
- Right-sized & streamlined operations to retain profitability
#17479
VP/Director of Operations
- Project Manager for $100M product BU transfer
- Project Manage for $40M capital expansion.
- Taking over a facility with 10+ OSHA recordable rate reduced to 0 in one year and maintained for three straight years.
- Lead cross functional team that resulted in 40% touch time improvement across 15 pieces of equipment.
- Developed process improvement procedures that took quality and delivery rating from a failing grade to over rating over 98%, achieving the highest profit margin in the history of the contract
- Realized $115,000.00 in savings over a 9-month period due to process improvements, quality improvements in vendor products and local outsourcing of machine parts.
- Managed the gallon water bottling department, Increasing Net Income by 15% from this time last year.
- Achieved the highest report card rating of 99.34% from our largest customer for on time delivery, the highest rating ever achieved in the 2 years of tracking this data.
Featured Open Opportunities
Outside Sales – Fabrication
#2367
- Must have 5+ years carbon steel sales and fabrication experience
- Proven success managing teams and sales success is a plus
- Must have familiarity with steel coil processing and/or fabrication required
- Preferred experience of sales in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa
- Must have ability to travel throughout the territory as needed
Outside Sales (Mid-Atlantic)
#2365
- 5+ years aluminum extrusion sales experience selling to OEM’s and/or distribution
- Proven success of high performance activity and growth of existing territory
- Must have sales experience in Michigan, Ohio, Eastern Indiana, Kentucky, or Western Pennsylvania
- Remote position, must have ability to travel throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region
Rebar Fabrication General Manager
#2336
- Lead the manufacturing team and oversee the production process at our rebar plants
- Maintain the overall safety, quality, and performance standards within the facility
- Must have a strong background in steel manufacturing, process flow
- Will be responsible for coordinating production schedules, managing resources and ensuring the safety compliance of all manufacturing activities.
- 5+ years aluminum extrusion sales experience selling to OEM’s and/or distribution
- Proven success of high performance activity and growth of existing territory
- Must have sales experience in Illinois, Wisconsin, Northwest Indiana
- Remote position, must have ability to travel throughout the Midwest Region
- Driven individual with the desire to learn and grow with the company
- 3+ years metals or Industrial sales experience is preferred
- Metals industry Outside Sales experience is a plus
- Proven success of high performance activity and growth of existing territory
- Knowledge of aluminum extrusions is a plus
Hot Opportunities
For more information on any of the candidates or positions listed above, or to discuss your specific search needs, please contact our Search Consultants:
Joey Golemboski
Vice President
joey@metaljobs.net
502-208-1211
Darren Valentine
Project Director
darren@metaljobs.net
502-208-1206
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