
Cast House Manager
Norsk Hydro
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Phoenix • Arizona • United States
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About the role
- Manage and direct all aluminum casting operations, including melting, casting, and sawing, to meet production goals while ensuring strict adherence to safety, quality, and maintenance standards
- Responsible for the safety of all Cast House employees
- Will be the site SPA for Molten Metal
- Responsible for performance management evaluation process for the Cast House employees, both salaried and hourly
- Willingness and ability to hold subordinates accountable for their areas of responsibility
- Responsible for maintaining quality standards and keeping training up to date for both direct and indirect reporting employees
- Responsible for maximizing scrap utilization and minimizing prime utilization
- Accountable for on time delivery to the next customer both internal and external
- Drive Safety to be engrained in the culture of the Cast House employees
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in aluminum casting, extrusion or related industry
- Minimum of 5 years of prior supervisory experience in an industrial plant
- Experience with lean 6 sigma a plus
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or Metallurgy or equivalent (preferred)
- In depth knowledge of casting process, operation of equipment, aluminum alloys and standards, use of precision instruments and customer orders and specifications
- Ability to use various systems to track, understand, report and improve on all KPI’s
- Experience with ISO 9000 and/or ISO/TS 16949 Quality Systems
- Travel up to 5%
Benefits
- Medical, Rx, Dental, Disability, Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Retirement Savings Plans with Company Match/Contributions
- Education Assistance
- Bonus Plan Eligibility
- Parental Leave
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
aluminum castingmeltingcastingsawinglean 6 sigmacasting processoperation of equipmentaluminum alloysprecision instrumentsKPI tracking
Soft Skills
performance managementaccountabilitysafety cultureemployee trainingleadership
Certifications
High School DiplomaGEDBachelor’s degree in engineeringBachelor’s degree in Metallurgy