Title: Melt Shop Manager

Location:

Jacksonville, FL, US, 32234

Group: North American Steel Group

Division: Melt Shop

Job ID: 16555

it's what's inside that counts

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There’s more to CMC than our products and the buildings, structures, and roads they go into. At CMC, it’s the people inside our recycling centers, fabrication plants, manufacturing facilities, steel mills and offices that make us who we are as a company. Our success comes from finding, retaining, and supporting the highest quality talent by offering:

Day 1 Benefits Coverage with low cost Medical, Vision, Dental
Day 1 Paid-time Off and Vacation
4.5% Company Match 401(k) plan
$500 Annual Company-paid Lifestyle Benefit
Competitive Compensation and Bonuses
Company-paid Life and Disability Insurance
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Training and Advancement Opportunities

Why This Job

CMC provides an excellent opportunity to learn the steel, construction reinforcement and ground stabilization industries and to grow in your career. Whether you will spend your day brainstorming in an office cubicle, operating a crane, running manufacturing equipment or troubleshooting technical obstacles, at CMC, you’ll get the training and support from your team that you need to excel in your role and reach your full potential.

What You'll Do

Champion a Safety Culture - Promote a robust safety culture by enthusiastically ensuring adherence to regulations and procedures
Supporting company safety programs, and fostering an environment of personal integrity and genuine care for each other's development and well-being.
Team Management – Effectively lead the melt shop team by supervising the recruitment, hiring, training, coaching and discipline of department personnel
Additionally, perform performance evaluations, create individual development plans and assign tasks to the most appropriate team members.
Manage training program to maintain and improve process performance and develop all salary and hourly employees.
Process Management - Utilize Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) and other forms of data analytics to meet or exceed departmental goals, objectives, & forecasting models.
Collaborate with logistics to optimize delivery, storage, and inventory of raw materials
Monitor market trends to assess impact on costs and availability. Coordinate with raw material supply chain for the lowest billet cost, considering scrap and conversion expenses.
Strategic Planning – Collaborate with the Director of Operations and department managers to develop an ongoing strategic plan, detailing a roadmap for the next 5, 10, and 15 years.
Advocate sound business practices to support mill operational processes to safely produce a quality product within budget, on schedule and in alignment with plant and company strategy
Perform performance evaluations, create individual development plans and assign tasks to the most appropriate team members
Manage the procurement of raw materials required for steel production, such as ferrous scrap, alloys and fluxes
Strategic Planning – Work alongside the Director of Operations and Department Managers to consistently develop the future strategic plan, outlining a roadmap for the next 5, 10, and 15 years.
Administrative tasks - Establishing effective working relationships with plant employees, the, other departments, and corporate.
Manage melt shop maintenance department working together with reliability department, engineering department and coordinating with other production departments
Develop and implement a comprehensive refractory maintenance program to optimize lifespan and performance
Ensures compliance with employment laws and regulations, minimizing the company’s exposure to adverse outcomes of complaints, litigation, audits and inspections
Support continuous process improvements plant wide include: product quality, processes and cost efficiency

What You'll Need

A minimum of 5 years of experience working in a Melt Shop environment with knowledge of different scrap types, fluxes, power/ burner programs, EAF refractory, EAF and Continuous Casting practices
Understanding of metallurgy, refractory materials, their properties, and applications.
Familiarity with safety and environmental regulations within the steel industry
Ability to work with the other Managers as a part of the Management Team
Exceptional leadership and team building skills along with effective listening and communication skills (verbal and written)
Organizational skills for keeping track of various budgets, employees and schedules simultaneously.
Possess strong data analytical skills, an understanding of lean manufacturing methods and a familiarity with production management systems

Education

A Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy, Engineering or a related field. Additional educational experiences are a plus

We are CMC, a Fortune 500 company at the leading edge of our industry. Our construction reinforcement and steel products have supported construction projects and structures around the world. The secret to our success? We’ve built our legacy by assembling a team of innovators and doers to tackle some of the most challenging construction reinforcement problems facing our world for more than 100 years — and we’re just getting started.

If you’re ready to join a team working to make our industry more sustainable, support the bridges, roadways, buildings and infrastructure that connects our communities, and do meaningful work, you’re ready to join CMC. Apply today and start moving your career — and our world — forward. Let's build a better world!

CMC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, or other status protected by federal, state or local law.