Cold Side Manager

Why Join Our Team?

Do you want to be part of a team that is making a positive difference in lives across the globe? Do you want to be part of a culture where you are recognized, respected, and rewarded for a job well done? U.S. Pipe has been providing quality water and wastewater products since 1899, and for over the past 125 years we have proudly supported local governments, municipalities, water departments, and businesses across the United States, and the world.

What We Offer:

• Team Collaboration: Join a team-oriented environment where collaboration is not just a buzzword but a priority.
• Career Growth: Be part of an industry leader renowned for world-class design, manufacturing, sourcing, and distribution, and take your career to the next level.
• Comprehensive Benefits: We provide a comprehensive benefits package with options tailored to meet your needs and those of your family.

About the Role:

  U.S. Pipe is seeking a Cold Side Manager for our U.S. Pipe plant in Bessemer, Alabama. The ideal candidate will be responsible for supporting and ensuring that pipe is processed according to manufacturing and quality specifications and in a cost effective and efficient manner.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing and directing the production of pipe annealing and processing with direct management responsibilities over Annealing, Processing, Cement Linin, Packaging and Zincing.
• Ensures that all work activities are performed in a safe and efficient manner and assures optimum production with maximum productivity, highest quality, and lowest costs.
• Uses RCA thinking where there are gaps to the target process condition.
• Directs and supervises the work of Supervisors in Pipe Run, Zinc, Annealing, Cement Lining, Packaging, LD Processing.
• Assigns work to the CI resources assigned to the Cold Side of the Plant.
• Works in consensus with the Hot Side and 2nd Shift Superintendents.
• Assists direct reports in evaluating the efficiency of working procedures, manpower utilization and cost control measures.
• Makes recommendations and implements actions to achieve objectives.
• Monitors, reviews, and evaluates daily, weekly and monthly production, cost, and material usage data, identifies problems, and implements corrective actions.
• Coordinates scheduling activities with the Scheduling Department.
• Advises Plant Manager immediately of significant maintenance or production problems causing or having the potential to cause delays or shutdowns to operations and works expediently toward a resolution to the problem.
• Ensures that the plant is maintained in a neat and orderly condition.
• Directs, trains, counsels and advises subordinates in the solving of problems, work assignments and action to be taken.
• Answers grievances and hold grievances meetings as needed.
• Evaluates and makes recommendations regarding new processes, equipment, products and services.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Plant Management.
• This position will observe confidentiality of all customer and company information

Skills and Qualifications:

• A minimum of 5 -8 years of experience with the knowledge and understanding of ductile iron pipe making processes such as casting, melting, or annealing, as well as 3-5 of those years being in supervisory or managerial positions.
• A BS degree in an applicable field, Engineering, Management, Metallurgical, or Industrial Engineering, or equivalent is preferred (not required).
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma a plus.
• Some formal training and experience in a problem-solving protocol is recommended.