Tyler Union - Foundry Operations Manager; Anniston, AL

Company Description

Tyler Union is looking to hire a Foundry Operations Manager for the main manufacturing facility at Anniston, AL. The Foundry Operations Manager is responsible for providing hands‑on leadership while managing aspects of foundry operations to ensure safe, efficient, and cost‑effective production. This role oversees daily manufacturing activities that may include molding, core making, and finishing as necessary, while ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and environmental standards.

The Foundry Operations Manager drives continuous improvement, optimizes labor and equipment utilization, controls costs, and develops a skilled and engaged workforce to meet production, quality, and delivery goals. The Foundry Operations Manager helps advance a proactive, solution‑oriented culture aligned with The McWane Way principles, values, and behaviors.

This is a salaried exempt position, with an excellent benefits package including health, life, dental, and vision insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, vacation, holiday pay, and 401(k).

All candidates offered employment must submit to a drug screen, physical, and background check.

Job Specific Duties and Responsibilities (Other duties may be assigned.)

• Operations & Production Management
  • Lead and manage department managers within the foundry operations, including molding, core making, pouring, and finishing, as assigned.
  • Establish foundry goals and objectives; monitor and evaluate operating performance; provide direction, judgment, leadership, and technical expertise to maximize efficiency.
  • Ensure production schedules are met while maintaining quality, safety, and cost targets.
  • Monitor production metrics such as throughput, yield, scrap, rework, and on‑time delivery.
  • Coordinate with planning to ensure material availability and efficient workflow.
  • Troubleshoot production and process issues to minimize downtime and disruptions.
• Quality Management
  • Ensure compliance with quality standards, customer specifications, and internal procedures.
  • Work closely with Quality to reduce scrap, defects, and customer returns.
  • Support root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions.
  • Ensure proper documentation, process control, and adherence to ISO or customer requirements.
• Cross-Functional Support
  • Work with Maintenance and Engineering to ensure equipment uptime and reliability.
  • Participate in capital planning, equipment repairs, upgrades, and new installations.
  • Manage departmental budget as well as control labor, materials, energy, and consumable costs.
  • Identify cost‑reduction opportunities without compromising safety or quality.
  • Evaluate new technology and how it can be applied to enhance the operation.
  • Attend trade shows and other events to promote capacity and capabilities of the facility.
• People Leadership & Workforce Development
  • Directly manage managers, supervisors, leads, and production teams across shifts.
  • Hire, train, coach, and develop employees to build a skilled, accountable workforce.
  • Manage labor planning, scheduling, and performance evaluations.
  • Foster employee engagement, teamwork, and adherence to company values.

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in an engineering discipline such as Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Engineering, or related field.
• 3‑5 years of experience leading teams in a foundry (metals, castings, machined components, or similar).
• Understanding of electric melt, preferred.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands and fingers to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear.

The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance…