Senior Product Manager

About the role

Maintain complete ownership and accountability for assigned precast concrete product lines from concept and design coordination through manufacturing, shipment, and continuous product improvement.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Engineering during project development to ensure precast member designs incorporate manufacturing-friendly details, standardized connections, efficient reinforcement layouts, and practical production methods.
• Collaborate with Purchasing to optimize the selection and sourcing of concrete materials, reinforcement, embedded items, connection hardware, and outsourced fabricated components while balancing cost, quality, and availability.
• Lead initiatives to increase product standardization while maintaining the flexibility required to satisfy customer and project-specific requirements.
• Develop standardized product families, details, and manufacturing practices that reduce engineering variation and simplify production.
• Evaluate opportunities to increase the use of prefabricated reinforcement assemblies, custom welded wire reinforcement, and standardized reinforcement solutions to improve quality and reduce labor.
• Lead initiatives to optimize reinforcement designs, minimizing unnecessary complexity while maintaining structural performance and code compliance.
• Develop strategies to maximize the use of reusable formwork systems, including HDO plywood, composite plastic forms, steel forms, and modular forming systems, reducing reliance on single-use materials and minimizing form replacement costs.
• Work with Engineering and Operations to balance custom product requirements with standardized manufacturing practices that improve throughput and production efficiency.
• Identify opportunities to reduce unnecessary member variations, repetitive drawing revisions, and excessive detail sheet (D-sheet) development through product standardization and design simplification.
• Establish processes to recognize repetitive product characteristics beyond identical member marks, allowing similar products to utilize common manufacturing methods, reinforcement layouts, and formwork configurations.
• Partner with Purchasing to leverage bulk procurement opportunities for outsourced fabricated steel assemblies, embeds, lifting hardware, and commonly used production materials.
• Collaborate with Production Planning and Plant Operations to optimize casting schedules by minimizing form width and length changes, maximizing form reuse, reducing setup time, and improving production flow.
• Perform technical reviews of project specifications to ensure manufacturing processes appropriately satisfy customer requirements without unnecessary processing, excessive material usage, or over-engineering.
• Evaluate opportunities to standardize concrete mixes, reinforcement details, embedded components, finishes, and production methods while maintaining product performance and quality requirements.
• Analyze manufacturing data, labor performance, production costs, and product profitability to identify continuous improvement opportunities.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives focused on improving productivity, reducing waste, increasing manufacturing consistency, and enhancing overall product value.
• Develop and maintain product standards, manufacturing guidelines, design criteria, and best practices that can be implemented consistently across multiple precast manufacturing facilities.
• Benchmark industry best practices and evaluate emerging manufacturing technologies, materials, and production methods that improve Tindall's competitive position while maintaining its commitment to quality and customer service.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in the precast concrete, structural concrete, or construction manufacturing industry.
• Thorough understanding of precast concrete manufacturing, reinforcement detailing, formwork systems, production planning, and construction practices.
• Experience working with Engineering, Estimating, Production, Purchasing, Operations, and Sales in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of design for manufacturability (DFM), Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, and product standardization.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, structural details, specifications, and manufacturing documentation.
• Excellent project management, analytical, communication, and leadership skills.

Key Performance Indicators

• Increased standardization of precast products and manufacturing methods.
• Reduction in unnecessary engineering variation, member designs, and drawing complexity.
• Increased utilization and longevity of reusable formwork systems.
• Improved production efficiency through optimized casting schedules and reduced form changeovers.
• Lower material and fabrication costs through strategic sourcing and standardization.
• Increased use of standardized reinforcement assemblies and prefabricated components.
• Improved manufacturing productivity, quality, and product consistency.
• Reduced overall cost of production while maintaining customer satisfaction, structural integrity, and project performance.

Benefits

• Low-cost employee health plan
• Dental and vision coverage
• Short-term and long-term disability (STD/LTD)
• Fully-paid basic life insurance
• Voluntary life, whole life, accident, and hospitalization insurance
• Critical illness coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401k plan with company match and profit sharing