Operations Manager
Cooksey Steel -- has an immediate opening for a Operations Manager. The Operations Manager plans and directs operations for a functional area that includes multiple departments and shifts for a Steel Processing Service Center and maintains "on-time" Customer Order processing and deliveries.
Essential Functions:
- Oversees the daily operations in of the following areas: production, material handling, production control, inventory, scheduling, and transportation
- Plans and establishes work schedules, assignments, and process sequences to meet production and safety goals
- Routinely inspects production areas and monitors worker activities to proactively address safety risks and operational standards
- Makes decisions or recommendations regarding manpower needs, hiring and termination decisions
- Analyzes specifications, blueprints, work orders, inventory/production control reports to determine production requirements and schedules
- Initiates changes to improve efficiency and safety
- Coordinates operations and activities within or between departments
- Determines training needs of staff and assigns less experienced employees to train with more experienced employees
- Explains and enforces company policies and procedures
- Resolves worker problems, complaints, or grievances
- Requires proficiency in material handling, production processes, machine capability, production reporting, transportation and/or multiple machine operation acquired through considerable experience and/or training, and an ability to engage workers
Cooksey Steel offers a competitive starting salary and benefits plus upward mobility professional growth.
Cooksey Steel provides equal employment & affirmative action opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.
- Minimum four (4) years' experience in a steel service center management or supervisory role and basic knowledge of planning, resource allocation, human resources, leadership techniques, and coordination of people and resources.
- Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality controls, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
- Reading and writing comprehension in English (to read customer drawings or sketches, instructions, tickets, safety, and policies manuals)
- Measuring and arithmetic skills (read tape measure to 1/16 of an inch and check parts for correct dimensions)
- Ability to use Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word consistently and knowledge of operating a printer and fax machine.
- Must possess a valid driver's license.
- Candidate must pass a pre-employment drug screening.
Skills Required
- Minimum four years of experience in steel service center management or supervision
- Knowledge of planning, resource allocation, human resources, leadership techniques, and coordination of people and resources
- Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality controls, costs, and manufacturing and distribution optimization techniques
- English reading and writing comprehension sufficient to read drawings, instructions, tickets, safety materials, and policies
- Measuring and arithmetic skills, including reading a tape measure to 1/16 inch and checking part dimensions
- Ability to use Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word
- Knowledge of operating a printer and fax machine
- Valid driver's license
- Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening
What We Do
Metals USA is a leading provider of value-added metal processing and inventory management services. They are a primary supplier of processed carbon steel, stainless steel, and manufactured metal components. Operating through a national network of service centers, the company provides world-class processing services and custom solutions, including laser cutting and welding, to a broad base of O.E.M. and metal forming customers across the United States.
