Vice President of Engineering

Trueline, a long-established American manufacturer of pipe fittings and flow-control products, is seeking a Vice President of Engineering to lead all engineering at its high-volume foundry and manufacturing campus. You’ll own engineering across a century-old, 500-ton-per-day electric melt foundry, a machine shop, and paint, zinc, and assembly operations. You’ll lead a team of 13 direct reports and manage $20-22 million in annual capital projects, for a base salary of $230,000-$240,000+ plus a 25% bonus target.

The plant is growing and investing heavily in automation, new molding and melt technologies, and an Industry 4.0 integrated factory. The right person is a seasoned foundry engineering leader and a true team player who wants to modernize a historic operation alongside a strong, collaborative team.

What You’ll Do as the Vice President of Engineering:

• Develop and execute the engineering strategy to drive operational excellence and long-term growth across the entire foundry and manufacturing campus
• Lead and develop a team of 13 direct reports across engineering, tooling, process, and metallurgical functions
• Establish engineering standards, best practices, and technical direction for the site
• Optimize melting, molding, core-making, pouring, heat-treating, and finishing operations to improve yield, reduce scrap, and increase throughput
• Support engineering for the machine shop, paint, zinc, and assembly operations
• Lead the plant’s automation roadmap and its move toward an Industry 4.0 integrated factory
• Evaluate and introduce new molding and melt technologies, robotics, and automation
• Identify, scope, and manage $20-22 million in annual capital projects, including budgets, timelines, vendor relationships, and ROI analysis
• Direct the design and development of gating systems, risers, patterns, fixtures, and tooling
• Lead new product introductions from concept through production
• Review and approve engineering drawings, models, solidification simulations, and casting feasibility analyses
• Champion Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement, using SPC, DOE, and root-cause analysis to solve problems for good
• Ensure engineering documentation and process controls meet ISO standards, and support compliance with safety, regulatory, and environmental requirements
• Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, EHS, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams on daily production, equipment reliability, and customer technical needs

Must-Haves as the Vice President of Engineering:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Metallurgical, or a related engineering discipline
• 10+ years of engineering experience in heavy industrial manufacturing, in a closely similar engineering leadership role
• Foundry engineering leadership experience in a high-volume operation
• 5+ years of progressive leadership managing technical teams
• Hands-on experience leading automation initiatives in a manufacturing environment
• Strong command of casting processes, metallurgy, heat treatment, and material properties
• Experience leading multimillion-dollar capital project portfolios
• Proficiency with Lean, Six Sigma, CI methods, and data-driven problem solving
• A collaborative, team-first leadership style and strong cross-functional communication skills
• Willingness to relocate to the Columbia, PA area, with relocation support provided

Nice-to-Haves as the Vice President of Engineering:

• Electric melt experience
• Experience implementing new molding and melt technologies
• Industry 4.0, smart factory, or connected manufacturing implementation experience
• Experience with solidification modeling software such as MAGMA, ProCAST, or FLOW-3D, and with CAD tools
• Experience with ductile or malleable iron, pipe fittings, valves, or similar products
• Experience with machining, painting,…