Hydro Aluminum Metals USA is seeking a Managing Director for the extrusion ingot recycling plant in Commerce, Texas. The plant has 63 employees and produces 105k metric tons of extrusion ingot and is part of the Business Unit Recycling in Primary Metals together with 6 other plants. The managing director will have close working relationship with the other plant managers and the Commercial organization.
• Provides overall leadership, direction and motivation to all team members/functional areas to develop and sustain a culture of respect and a commitment to safety and the environment throughout the plant’s operations. (Materials, Maintenance, Human Resources, Production, Quality and Safety, etc.)
• Assumes P&L responsibility of the plant
• Manage operations to increase quality, productivity and optimize raw material utilization
• Drive business performance, change and improvements
• Develop the organization and employee competence to meet requirements
• Develop maintenance organization and programs to ensure stability and reliability in production to consistently meet customer expectations for product delivery and quality.
• Manage and develop internal and external communication
• Develop plant objectives and business plans to be integrated with the Business Unit strategies and plans
• Representing the plant to external stakeholders and community
• Ensure compliance to company, local, state and federal rules and regulations
Qualifications
• A Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience; Master degree preferred.
• 10-15 year of progressive experience in manufacturing; experience from an extrusion ingot casthouse highly preferred.
• Financial understanding and practice with change management and strategic planning
• Demonstrated leadership skills with high level interpersonal, communication, collaboration and team skills
• Good understanding of business with specific knowledge of the U.S. aluminum market/industry; background in recycling is highly preferred
• Good project management skills
• Experience with an Automated Production System; SAP experience a plus
Additional Requirements:
• 10-20% Travel (includes domestic and international)
• Eligible to work in the United States
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