Foundry Manager - Military veterans preferred

ASC Engineered Solutions


Columbia, Pennsylvania

AREA OF INTEREST: Manufacturing: Foundry
POSITION TYPE: Full-time


Job Title: Foundry Manager


About the Company

Following the 2019 merger of Anvil International and Smith-Cooper International, our unified company relaunched in March 2021 as ASC Engineered Solutions. Under a single name and logo, ASC Engineered Solutions continues our focus on improving the customer experience every day and striving to deliver service excellence. For more than 150 years we have provided the finest-quality pipe products and services with integrity and dedication to superior customer service at all levels. ASC Engineered Solutions provides expertise and product solutions for a wide range of applications, from plumbing and mechanical, HVAC, industrial and fire protection to mining, and oil and gas. Our comprehensive line of products includes: pipe couplings, plain-end fittings, valves, cast and malleable iron fittings, forged steel fittings, steel pipe nipples and couplings, pipe hangers and hardware, channel and strut fittings, mining and oil field fittings, and much more.

How You Will Help:

• Direct a team of 200 employees in a fast paced green sand molding foundry environment operating across 3 shifts to achieve financial and production results.
• Manage departmental expenses to maintain established budgets.
• Support and drive a positive safety culture that ensures safety of all employees to include timely resolve of issues, implementation of policies, procedures, and methods to accurately oversee the safety program.
• Identify and drive cost savings activity across all areas of responsibility.
• Develop and execute operations plans to direct Melting and Foundry operations that aligns and supports the financial goals of the plant.
• Maintain KPI's through process stability and control across multiple departments.
• Work cross-functionally with supporting departments to insure feasibility, organization and implementation of the ideas.
• Direct required activity to ensure good communication, quick reaction to problems and address employee issues promptly on all shifts.

• Bachelor's degree required, preferred discipline in Metallurgy, Industrial or Mechanical Engineering or
• 5 years of green sand molding and iron foundry experience required.
• Requires strong leadership and business management skills including analysis, budgeting, strategic planning, communication, interpersonal skills, team-building and people management skills.
• Information systems literacy (in particular linked to production, MRP, MPS, Scheduling)
• Experience with Union environment.
• Ability to create and drive accountability within the team and lead by example.
• Strong Continuous Improvement experience.
• Must be customer-oriented and bottom line driven.

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