Operations Manager

Operations Manager

REAL ALLOY is the market leader in third-party aluminum recycling and specification alloy production. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, we have 16 plants strategically located across the United States, Mexico, and Canada. We convert aluminum scrap and by-products into reusable aluminum metal for a growing number of applications across various industries. We are ideally positioned to respond to the needs of an increasingly recycling-conscious world. Advanced technologies enable us to process a large variety of scrap and dross and reduce the amount of residual waste from aluminum manufacturing that would otherwise end up as landfill.

Responsibilities

We are seeking a driven and experienced Operations Manager located in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, to lead daily production operations at our aluminum recycling facility. This role is responsible for overseeing production, safety, quality, and team leadership to ensure efficient plant performance and continuous improvement.

We are looking for an Operations Manager with industrial environmental experience preferably experience supervising in a heavy industrial setting with knowledge of large mobile equipment, managing operational KPI's and developing employees with best training and performance goals.

• Drive and develop the culture of Safety First
• Develop and mentor supervisors and team leaders to strengthen leadership capability within the plant
• Direct plant production operations, and establish priorities in keeping with effective operations and cost factors
• Establish, plan, direct, and support production priorities and schedule activities
• Lead change management initiatives and help drive operational improvements across the facility
• Develop and implement operating methods and procedures designed to meet and/or exceed KPI's
• Development and implementation of improvement action plans for each area of responsibility to ensure year-over-year improvement in critical plant metrics.

The Operations Manager will inspire staff to achieve results in alignment with company and business strategy as well as operational objectives focused on safety, health and environment, quality, productivity, inventory, people development, and employee engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (B.S.) in business, operations management, engineering
• Minimum five years' experience in a manufacturing operations role with three years managerial experience, preferably heavy industrial
• Working knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, and other continuous improvement tools preferred
• Solid understanding of Change Management tools and concepts preferred

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not construed to be an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified.

Equal Opportunity

REAL ALLOY is an equal opportunity employer and supports diversity in the workplace. Qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Our HR teams will reach out to the applicants who met the qualifications and most closely aligned with requirements of the positions.