About this role
Steel Piping Operations Manager oversees daily manufacturing, fabrication, coating, and workflow efficiency for steel pipe production lines while managing safety and staff performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Production & Operations: Lead daily plant operations across steel pipe manufacturing, tubular processing, or ID/OD (inner/outer diameter) coating lines.
- Quality & Safety: Enforce OSHA compliance, safety protocols for heavy machinery (cranes, forklifts), and QA/QC or API inspection standards.
- Performance Optimization: Monitor KPIs like equipment uptime, scrap reduction, throughput yield, and labor utilization.
- Cross-Functional Coordination: Partner with maintenance, quality control, engineering, and logistics teams to prevent bottlenecks and ensure on-time customer delivery.
- Workforce Leadership: Hire, train, mentor, and supervise production supervisors, machine operators, and skilled tradespeople.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Experience: 5 to 7+ years of progressive leadership experience in heavy industrial manufacturing, steel processing, tube mills, or pipe fabrication.
- Education: High school diploma required; a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, Operations Management, or a related technical field is preferred.
- Technical Skills: Strong mechanical troubleshooting ability, reading technical blueprints/shop drawings, and familiarity with ERP/WMS systems or Lean manufacturing/5S.
- Certifications: OSHA, crane/rigging safety, or Six Sigma/Lean certifications are a strong plus.