Meyer Utility Structures is searching for a Director, Advanced Manufacturing, to support our Engineered Structures segment, based out of Fort Worth, TX or Tulsa, OK. The Director, Advanced Manufacturing, is a hands-on manufacturing engineering leader responsible for driving capital equipment projects, technology deployment, and new facility startups across a multi-plant metal manufacturing network. This role leads both greenfield plant launches and brownfield expansions, working in union and non-union environments. This position blends project management, industrial engineering, and operational leadership to deliver safe, efficient, and scalable manufacturing operations.
Meyer Utility Structures is a proud subsidiary of the infrastructure company, Arcosa, Inc. We commit to and pride ourselves on providing reliable structures, superior service, and product solutions. Meyer Utility Structures is an industry leader in the engineering design and fabrication of concrete and tubular steel structures for transmission, distribution, and substation applications.
What You’ll Do:
Capital Projects & Equipment Deployment:
- Lead capital project execution from concept through commissioning:
- Ensure that capex investments translate to measurable gross margin expansion and cost reduction
- Equipment specification, RFQs, vendor evaluation, and Capex justification
- Manage FAT/SAT, installation, and ramp-up of major equipment and production lines
- Develop plant layouts, material flow designs, and utilities planning
- Build ROI models tied to labor productivity, throughput, scrap reduction, and safety improvements
- Minimize cost overruns, change orders
- Manage phasing of cash outlays by month and quarter and coordinate changes with plants across the enterprise
- Report monthly on project capital performance and forecasts
New Plant Startups & Expansions:
- Serve as technical lead for greenfield site launches and brownfield expansions
- Minimize ramp losses, under-absorption while accelerating time to profitability
- Develop launch schedules, ramp plans, staffing models, and training strategies
- Coordinate with construction, utilities, IT, maintenance, safety, quality, and operations teams
- Ensure production readiness prior to start of production (SOP)
Technology & Automation Strategy:
- Identify and implement new manufacturing technologies including:
- Automation, robotics, CNC equipment, saw lines, roll-forming, press lines, finishing systems, and material handling
- Lead pilots, proof-of-concepts, and standardization across sites
- Deliver improved YOY throughput, yield, labor efficiency, lower downtime
- Drive digital manufacturing initiatives (MES, OEE, data capture, SPC, condition monitoring)
Industrial Engineering & Continuous Improvement
- Perform time studies, line balancing, and capacity modeling
- Develop standard work, labor standards, PFMEAs, and control plans
- Participate in Lean manufacturing initiatives to improve safety, quality, and productivity
- Support union and non-union workforces through change management
Project & Stakeholder Leadership:
- Build schedules, budgets, and risk registers
- Lead cross-functional teams across multiple internal plants and vendor partners
- Communicate progress, risks, and ROI to executive leadership
What You’ll Need:
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering
- 8+ years in heavy manufacturing or metal processing environments
- Demonstrated experience leading capital projects and plant startups
- Strong knowledge of:
- Metal forming, machining, fabrication, or structural product manufacturing
- Automation, robotics, PLCs, and industrial controls
- Strong financial and project management skills
- Greenfield startup leadership experience preferred
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt preferred
- MS Project, Smartsheet, AutoCAD or Finario experience preferred.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering
- 8+ years of experience in heavy manufacturing or metal processing environments
- Experience leading capital projects and plant startups
- Knowledge of metal forming, machining, fabrication, or structural product manufacturing
- Knowledge of automation, robotics, PLCs, and industrial controls
- Strong financial and project management skills
- Greenfield startup leadership experience
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
- Experience with MS Project, Smartsheet, AutoCAD, or Finario
Arcosa Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Arcosa and has not been reviewed or approved by Arcosa.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is frequently highlighted as a meaningful part of total compensation. Feedback suggests this retirement offering is a strong pillar of the package.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage are often characterized as good or competitive. Feedback suggests the quality of health insurance contributes positively to perceived total compensation.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered fair or decent for many roles and local markets. Opportunities for overtime can lift take‑home pay for those who choose additional hours.
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What We Do
Arcosa, Inc. is a provider of infrastructure-related products and solutions with leading brands serving construction, engineered structures, and transportation markets. Our individual businesses have built reputations for quality, service, and operational excellence over decades. Arcosa serves a broad spectrum of infrastructure-related markets and is strategically focused on driving organic and disciplined acquisition growth to capitalize on the fragmented nature of many of the industries in which we operate. With Arcosa’s current platform of businesses and additional growth opportunities, we are well- aligned with key market trends, such as the replacement and growth of aging transportation infrastructure, the continued shift to renewable power generation, and the expansion of new transmission, distribution, and telecommunications infrastructure. Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ACA.
