Plant Manager

Horizon Steel, a leader in the steel processing industry since 1983 has an exciting opportunity for an energetic, "hands on" Plant Manager at our startup facility in Kalamazoo, MI. The ideal candidate must possess strong communication, organizational and problem solving skills.

Duties & Responsibilities

Supervision

• Supervise the work of Plant staff.
• Provide training for operating equipment and in procedures.
• Hire and fire employees.
• Monitor plant employee attendance.

Inspection

• Provide ongoing training to plant employees in inspection procedures.
• Contact Sales Dept. and/or Quality Dept. for assistance in evaluating a potential non-conforming material situation. NOTE: As Plant Manager you have final say as to what meets Horizon’s standards.

Processing

• Review work orders to be processed.
• Provide additional processing instructions as needed.
• Coordinate the movement of material throughout the facility.
• Monitor processing activities to verify compliance with procedures and proper inspection are performed.
• Perform Corrective Actions when events happen during processing that cause inefficiencies or excess scrap. Notify the VP of Operations when these events occur.
• Fill in on any of the production jobs when needed.

Production Support

• Maintenance
• Purchasing
• Monitor inventory of supplies.
• Purchase materials – use bidding to select sources.
• Negotiate scrap contracts and coordinate scrap pick-ups.
• Housekeeping

Fully participate in and support the Horizon Steel Quality System.

Minimum Qualifications

• Steel processing center experience preferred
• Management and metals' background required i.e. slitting and shearing lines

Knowledge and Skills Preferred

• Must possess basic reading, writing and math skills
• Related Equipment:
• Slitter including; coil cars, turnstiles, arbors, etc.
• Tooling set-up computer program
• Calipers
• Micrometers
• Olsen
• Rockwell
• Gamma Gauge