Manager - Engineer

Carpenter Technology Corporation’s Hartsville Operations in McBee, South Carolina, is a mini-mill producing high-quality round, square, and hexagonal stainless steel bars for distribution. The facility was acquired in 1997 to expand manufacturing capacity within the corporation’s core Specialty Alloys Operations division.

Responsibilities

• Plans and directs all aspects of engineering activities.
• Leads facility expansion and capacity additions.
• Procures and implements new processes, technologies, and equipment.
• Supports ongoing operations and ensures health, safety, and environmental regulatory compliance.
• Ensures all projects, initiatives, and processes conform to the organization’s established project management methodology, policies, and objectives.
• Applies business and management expertise to achieve financial and operational objectives within or across areas or departments.
• Develops departmental plans including business, production, and/or organizational priorities.
• Manages resources to ensure financial and operational objectives are met.
• Identifies and resolves complex technical, operational, and organizational problems.
• Develops relationships with key customers to identify emerging needs.
• Effectively coaches, provides performance feedback, and offers development opportunities within or across areas or departments.
• Leads business improvement efforts and assists others in using statistical methods for decision-making.
• Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Four-year college degree required.
• Ten or more years’ experience as an engineer in a manufacturing environment.
• Preference for five or more years of managerial experience in a related technical discipline or manufacturing.
• Expert knowledge of engineering principles, standards, methods, and practices.
• Ability to execute business plans and achieve goals.
• Ability to organize and prioritize tasks and make timely, appropriate technical and business decisions.
• Willingness to solve problems and investigate issues in mill manufacturing areas.
• Strong awareness of industry best practices and supporting technology.
• Ability to travel as required.
• Open and candid communications style; willingness to dissent and encourage dissent prior to final decision-making.
• Ability to lead others, manage individual employee performance, and train and develop other professionals.
• High responsiveness to requests from other teams and departments.
• Ability to be a team player; consistently delivers against commitments to the team and its members.
• Ability to work proactively and effectively with business units and a large manufacturing organization.
• Good business writing skills.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Comprehensive benefits package including life, medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Disability coverage.
• 401k with company contributions.