Plant Manager - Gulfport, MS

Since 1973, Taber Extrusions has been a leading manufacturer of aluminum extrusion-based products for OEMs in markets ranging from Military, Department of Defense, Aircraft/Aerospace, Marine/Shipbuilder, Boat Docks, Platforms, Decking, Motor Housing, Electronics, Heat Sinks, Automotive, Rail, and Structural Components. Taber is headquartered in Russellville, Arkansas and operates two manufacturing sites in Russellville and one manufacturing site located in Gulfport, Mississippi. The Company segments its operations into Extrusion, Cast House, Friction Stir Welding and Micro Extrusion.

Taber is highly committed to growth and recently expanded their Russellville facility with the addition of a new 125k sq. ft. building housing a state-of-the-art 10,000 UST front load direct press line. The press line features a 16-inch (406mm) container that can handle profiles up to 600mm wide and is designed to meet the rigorous demands of the aerospace industry. It includes state of the art quench and solution heat treat capabilities.

This $80 million investment is intended to more than double Taber’s revenue by allowing the company to enter new segments of the market and be more competitive is active segments.

Taber offers a broad set of capabilities including a full range of aluminum alloys (1000, 2000, 5000, 6000 and 7000 series), extrusion sizes from micro up to 31” in profile width, and value-added services such as precision cutting, welding, bending, friction stir welding and customer supply chain solutions. Taber has grown into a leader in micro extrusions with capabilities to produce precision aluminum components for a broad range of markets.

The company produces its own secondary aluminum billet using a cast house located in Gulfport with sizes ranging in diameter from 7”, 9”, 11”, 16”, 20”, and 10x28” slab. The Company can also deliver other value-added services that are key to providing the unique capabilities demanded in today’s market. For further information, please see the Company’s website,

This role will provide leadership for all areas of plant operations including; planning/scheduling, maintenance, as well as all manufacturing departments. This position is responsible for establishing and managing processes to ensure that objectives are exceeded for safety, customer service, quality, and overall manufacturing cost. A major responsibility for this position is to embrace and support efforts to develop and utilize the principles of lean manufacturing and six sigma to facilitate the creation of a highly engaged work culture that embraces continuous improvement as a way of life.

As a key member of the Taber leadership team, the Plant Manager works closely with Sales, Finance, Technical Services and Human Resources to successfully develop and manage Taber’s quest for industry leadership while exceeding established financial objectives. Key indicators of success will be the effective development of assigned resources and the consistent execution of the manufacturing process while exceeding established objectives.

This position reports to the Vice President of Operations for Taber Extrusions, LLC.

• Serves as the plant champion for safety, ensuring that a zero-accident mindset is instilled in all employees.
• Provides necessary leadership to create a customer centric culture that sets the industry standard for quality, lead-time, and on-time delivery.
• Establish, deploy, and monitor plant performance metrics to support AOP objectives while ensuring goal alignment throughout the organization.
• Support efforts to continuously reduce unplanned scrap and improve the COPQ (cost of poor quality).
• Ensures that an effective maintenance management system is…